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Envision LV Public Meeting Tonight 6pm Macungie Institute
Contents Residents concerned with how the East Penn region will grow over the next 20-50 years are invited to express their concerns at a public meeting tonight at 6 p.m at the Macungie...
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It’s OK to grow! Contrasting 2 development plans
‘Friends LMT’ is not anti growth. We recently got some press in a couple outlets for our support of the Hamilton Crossings Development. Even Friends for the Protection of Lower Macungie, which has been...
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Dec 7th BOC will vote on Allen Organ Ordinance
A few months ago ‘Friends LMT‘ submitted a position statement to the planning and zoning committee (Doug Brown and Ron Eichenberg). We felt that further action on the Allen Organ property should be...
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My letter to Commissioners re: Walkability Willow Lane Elementary Corridor.
A Stalker Board in conjunction with 15 MPH speed limit school zone. Stalker boards tell residents their speed and alert them to slow down if they are over 15MPH when the light is flashing....
View Article1/4 Allen Organ LVPC comments letter
1/4/13 Board of Commissioners, I would like to encourage you to address the recent comments by the LVPC regarding the proposed Allen Organ Ordinance. I believe this is an example of building an...
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Development Watch: Allen Organ Rezoning on agenda this Thursday.
ContentsThe controversial Allen Organ rezoning is on the agenda for this Thursday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. The ordinance was advertised in January and will likely be voted on at the meeting....
View ArticleQuestion & Answer – TIF Funding/Hamilton Crossings
Rec’d this question today. I thought it was worthy of a blogpost answer. From Facebook - William DeMauriac - Ron, what is your position on spending tax revenue on any private project like the Hamilton...
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My position on the Kratzer Farm open space
Position Statement Kratzer Farm Importance/overview: The Kratzer Farm is centrally located adjacent to the Village of East Texas. It’s strategic centralized location makes it readily accessible to...
View ArticleInexplicable decisions…..
I commented on a proposal to preserve the Kratzer Farm property at the last BOC meeting. I’m going to capture video and post later on this week. Read my full position here. The board was asked if they...
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Development Watch: Costco/Target dealt blow by LVPC
The proposed Hamilton Crossings Plan The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) voted 24-7 against the proposed Hamilton Crossings shopping center project in Lower Macungie Township. (LMT) What is...
View ArticleTo TIF or not to TIF……
Trying to put together a comprehensive list of information regarding Hamilton Crossings from the last month. I’ve also included some opinion pieces outlining various positions on TIF’s in general. I...
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Challenging Hamilton Crossings team for better facades….
Hamilton Crossings is being sold to us as a “Promenade esque” walkable “town center concept”. For the record I am in favor of this type of walkable/towncenter lifestyle scale development on the...
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Traffic impact fee suddenly does not apply to Hamilton Crossings.
This is extremely disappointing. First, here is an article the Morning Call posted tonight. And here is the WFMZ article which delves just a little deeper. We have two issues: 1. The fact that this...
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Public Comment from TIF Hearing
Here is the youtube video of the meeting. Public Comment on TIF happens from 1:12 to 2:18. My comments are 2:20-2:31 There were different reported tallys of speakers and positions in the papers. This...
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Every neighbor & LVPC opposes Rt. 100 rezoning on BOC agenda Thursday
This Thursday the Board of Commissioners will consider a rezoning request at the corner of Rt. 100 and Spring Creek Rd. The owner of the property has requested a zoning change from Semi-Rural to...
View ArticleWhat are those new cameras on Hamilton Boulevard traffic signals?
So, what are those new cameras on Hamilton Boulevard traffic signals? The cameras being installed along a sequence of signals on the Boulevard are part of the hardware package for the townships new...
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