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They’re the talk of the town, and not in a good way. As the summer of 2019 has heated up, so has the population of spotted lanternflies multiplied in the borough of Hellertown, borough manager Cathy Hartranft confirmed at Monday night’s borough council meeting.
Hellertown Borough Council voted 5-2 Monday to approve a proposal by Lloyd Tactical to relocate their gun shop from Friedensville Road in Lower Saucon Township to a storefront at 766 Main Street in the borough, but not before several residents said they objected to the new location.
The wedding cake fountain at the center of Hellertown’s leafy Borough Authority Park has become an increasingly popular place for couples to say “I do,” which is why Hellertown Borough Council voted Monday to adopt rules for its use by wedding parties.
The detour now in place around the $3.8 million Water Street Bridge replacement project in Hellertown means more traffic than normal is accessing Main Street via Walnut Street.
The Hellertown American Legion needs to attract more members and guests, and doing that without an eye-catching sign is a challenge, Commander Eric Medei told borough council Monday.
If downtown Hellertown needs more life breathed into it, what better way to do that than with an event on Main Street involving food, music and art? It was just such a proposal that business owner Rogelio Castillo pitched to Hellertown Borough Council Monday.
Fountain Hill Borough Council met Wednesday and the first order of business at the meeting was to hire several seasonal part-time staffers to help keep summer playground operations running smoothly.
The state’s EPA has given Fountain Hill a two-and-a-half-year timeframe to meet the obligations of its MS4 stormwater program. Council is considering creating a local authority that would levy a fee on all borough property owners in order to pay for the improvements.
Consumer fireworks are now legal in Pennsylvania, but that doesn’t mean you can explode them whenever and wherever you want to. That was the message from Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp in response to resident concerns about fireworks at Monday’s borough council meeting.
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.
