Archive for September, 2008

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Group’s vision of Allentown takes shape

Allentown’s visioning committee unveiled a new vision statement to guide revitalization within the Hamilton Street district for the next decade. The statement says: ”We envision the Hamilton Street District as the commercial and cultural heart of the Lehigh Valley, an attractive, welcoming community, filled with activity and energy, offering employment, dining, arts, entertainment, shopping, and [...]

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Easton PA – Inspection of city’s rentals on track

The Easton codes department has inspected about half the city’s estimated 4,500 rentals and continues to re-inspect the densely populated West Ward as Easton’s rental licensing program enters its third year. Aug. 15 2008 marked the deadline for landlords to register their rentals and pay the $45 license fee for each apartment they own. According [...]

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Judge supports Bethlehem School District voting proposal

 A federal judge Tuesday hinted he will approve a settlement today that will change the way Bethlehem Area School District voters elect the school board. The Voting Rights Act lawsuit settlement ends two years of litigation and is meant to make it easier for a Latino candidate to be elected. The agreement would break up [...]

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Apartments proposed in Linden Street warehouse

 An 88-year-old former silk mill in Allentown PA may get a new life as apartments marketed to professionals working in New York City. Developer Nat Hyman says he wants to turn the third and fourth floors of his property at 315-325 Linden St., a warehouse that was once one of Allentown’s many textile mills, into [...]

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Hellertown wants to limit rentals in residential areas

Hellertown officials say renters responsible for most crime and their cars are causing parking problems in some neighborhoods, so they would prefer that renters live downtown. That’s the reasoning behind Hellertown’s latest proposal to ban apartment conversions in its residential neighborhood zones. Hellertown’s Planning Commission two months ago approved a measure that would ban all [...]

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Bethlehem gets $490,000 to plan garage, new terminal

Bethlehem has received $490,000 in federal funding to pay for the planning and design of a new parking garage/bus terminal on Third Street in the city’s South Side. The money comes from the Federal Transportation Administration. The overall project will cost between $22 million and $25 million, and is expected to take a few years. [...]

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North Whitehall Wal-Mart gets conditional OK

Wal-Mart took a step closer toward coming to North Whitehall as township supervisors voted Wednesday to give preliminary approval to the retailer’s subdivision plans. Wal-Mart’s application next goes to the township planning commission and then back to the supervisors for final approval. The store will be located off route 309.
Source: The Morning Call, 9.4.08

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Lehigh Valley Foreclosure Listings

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The amount of bank owned properties currently available in the Lehigh Valley has risen to new levels. Part of this is due to creative financing done by both banks and borrowsers in recent years. In addition many homes were over valued and therefore over priced, which lead to many buyers over paying. Add this [...]

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Another transfer tax revenue loss for Allentown

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski froze all nonessential spending this week to help plug a projected $1.9 million hole in the city’s budget. The city is on pace to see $1.5 million less than projected revenues from real estate transfer fees. The slowing housing market is affecting transfer tax revenue in all municipalities in the Lehigh [...]

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Lower Macungie Gets New Traffic Light Summer 09

Lower Macungie residents lobbying for a traffic light at a dangerous township intersection will have to wait until next summer.
Township officials said last week that a planned signal at Lower Macungie Road and Wild Cherry Lane near the Turnpike should be up and operating by June or July 2009. Some of the work is expected [...]

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