Community
Fountain Hill Council Discusses Zoning Amendment, Summer Staffing
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Est. Read Time: 3 minsFountain Hill Borough Council’s meeting Jan. 18 was a tale of decisions already made as well as some things still to come.
Community
‘Dump the Dump’ Signs Appearing Throughout Lower Saucon
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Est. Read Time: 3 minsOpponents of a proposed landfill expansion in Lower Saucon Township are taking their case to the motoring public by planting yard signs asking them to “Dump the Dump” along busy local roads and at intersections.
Community
Letter: State Rep. Urges Lower Saucon Council to Oppose Landfill Rezoning
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Est. Read Time: 4 minsState Rep. Robert Freeman, who represents the part of Lower Saucon Township that is home to the Bethlehem Landfill, says township council should oppose a proposed rezoning that would allow for a 275-acre expansion of the facility.
Business
Opinion: Wake Up and Smell the Garbage, Lower Saucon
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Est. Read Time: 3 minsThis is a letter to the editor. Letters must be signed and should be about local subjects of general interest. To submit a letter for consideration, email it to josh@sauconsource.com.
Government
Lower Saucon Township Council Member Resigns
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Est. Read Time: 2 minsA member of Lower Saucon Township Council resigned Wednesday, after less than five months in office.
Community
Hellertown Library Will Continue to Serve LST Residents (Letter)
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Est. Read Time: 8 minsHellertown Area Library Board of Trustees president Ken Solt says in his letter that in spite of a lack of funding from the township, the library will “continue free library services to LST residents for the time being.” Solt also provides insight into conversations with state library officials in which he says it has been learned that the current situation “has no known precedent in the Commonwealth.”
Access
Letter: Lower Saucon Council Should Restore Full Funding to HAL
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Est. Read Time: 2 minsLower Saucon resident Laura Ray writes that the relationship between Hellertown borough and the township has been “fractured” by the recent actions of the majority on township council with regard to the Hellertown Area Library. “This pack of council members has caused serious damage and they should resign,” Ray says in her letter to the editor.
Community
Lower Saucon Township Manager Submits Letter of Resignation
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Est. Read Time: 3 minsLower Saucon Township Manager Leslie Huhn has submitted her letter of resignation to township council. In the letter submitted Wednesday, a copy of which Saucon Source has viewed, Huhn said she is thankful for the opportunities she has had while employed by the township.
Community
Lower Saucon Council Reduces Funding for Hellertown Area Library
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Est. Read Time: 11 minsConcerns about a 5-year Hellertown Area Library funding agreement were aired by Lower Saucon Township Council members at their meeting Wednesday, with council ultimately voting 4-1 to donate $50,000 to the library less a one-month installment payment made Jan. 1 instead of approving the agreement worth nearly $500,000, while opening up the possibility of a lawsuit against the library if access is denied to residents as a result of Wednesday’s decision.
Agreement
Residents to Lower Saucon Council: Don’t Leave Hellertown Library
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Est. Read Time: 5 minsIt wasn’t on the agenda for Monday night’s Lower Saucon Township Council meeting, but about a dozen residents were so concerned following a recent discussion about a proposed five-year agreement with the Hellertown Area Library that they confronted council members with the issue and implored them to continue funding the library.