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It’s about a mile from where the trees are, but that’s where a monument will help best tell the story of the Hellertown I-78 Memorial Tree Project, which was completed in the fall of 2019.
Some dilapidated properties and businesses around Fountain Hill borough could be the recipients of a makeover soon, thanks to a proposed facade matching grant program.
If you own a property on Main Street in Hellertown that could perhaps look a bit better, there’s now an added incentive for you to consider making improvements to it.
Borough junior councilman Noah Kates’ ambitious highway beautification effort known as the Hellertown Tree Project entered its final phase Wednesday with the planting of dozens of young trees in the grassy median between I-78 and the highway’s westbound exit ramp to Rt. 412.
A local teen’s ambitious plan to plant nearly 100 saplings at the I-78 interchange on Rt. 412 is taking shape thanks to the support of donors and with a planting plan from a local engineering firm.
A Hellertown junior council member has an ambitious vision for the relatively barren I-78 interchange at the borough’s northern entrance, and it involves planting 100 trees…but only if he is able to raise the funds needed to purchase them.
At a meeting Monday, Hellertown Borough Council continued its discussion about purchasing “hometown hero” banners to display on light poles in honor of local veterans, and ultimately decided the project should become the work of a committee.