A summer recreation program for Fountain Hill children that was abruptly canceled at the end of July was halted due to a police investigation over alleged threats made by a former volunteer, parents who attended Monday's borough council meeting learned.
Fountain Hill Borough Council voted 6-1 Wednesday to terminate borough manager Eric Gratz, who had been on unpaid leave from the position since the spring, when he was charged with allegedly soliciting a minor for sex.
Despite a cease and desist letter in which the Borough of Hellertown was reportedly ordered to halt its operation of the Saucon Valley Compost Center, borough council president Tom Rieger said operations will continue.
A resident who said she wants to be able to responsibly raise chickens in her backyard received a relatively enthusiastic response from Hellertown Borough Council Monday night.
In addition to concerns about motorists speeding in an alley, Fountain Hill Borough Council discussed an ongoing volunteer effort to repair the Fountain Hill Pool and plans to demolish a strip mall at their July 3 meeting.
As Bethlehem Area School District officials evaluate their options for renovating or rebuilding Fountain Hill Elementary School, they are aware that their options are somewhat limited.
A new fire chief is expected to be confirmed in July.
Degrading and potentially damaging behavior is occurring at the Hellertown Pool this summer--despite the fact that the borough recently spent thousands of dollars installing security cameras--and it's because of a failure by some parents to instill respect for public property in their children, Hellertown Borough Council's president said Monday.
Fountain Hill Borough Council decided Monday that the borough's swimming pool will again remain closed this summer, despite an ongoing effort by a grassroots community coalition to raise money for its repair and take other steps to help reopen it.
If you live in Hellertown Borough and are registered to vote as a Republican or Democrat, you have the opportunity to vote for candidates running for borough council in the upcoming municipal primary election. To help our readers be informed voters, Saucon Source recently reached out to all five candidates running for seats on Hellertown Borough Council to request information about why they're running, what challenges they believe the borough faces and more.
