Amid an ongoing housing shortage, developer interest in Hellertown remains robust. The latest plans to come before Hellertown Borough Council include a five-story complex to be built between Clauser Street and Williams Street.
Hellertown Borough Council got down to business Monday at their first meeting of the new year, which was relatively brief due to a lack of any major business on the agenda.
The holidays will be a bit brighter for the Saucon Valley Conservancy and other Saucon Valley area nonprofit organizations thanks to a distribution of funds by Lower Saucon Township Council.
In November, Hellertown Borough Council adopted a 2025 preliminary general fund budget which included the addition of one new full-time officer to its police staff. But at Monday’s meeting, the preliminary budget was amended to increase that number to two full-time officers, with no tax increase in 2025.
There was disagreement among council members during a budget discussion about expanding staffing for the borough’s police department.
After serving the Borough of Hellertown for more than a decade as its Zoning and Codes Enforcement Officer, Kris Russo is moving on.
Lower Saucon Township is seeking residents interested in serving on the Environmental Advisory Council (EAC). Two non-voting seats are open on the board, which meets monthly to discuss township environmental issues.
After months of searching, the Borough of Hellertown has hired a new police chief. Former Lower Merion Township Police Department officer James “Jim” Baitinger was sworn in and introduced at Monday night’s Hellertown Borough Council meeting.
Lower Saucon Township is seeking high school students who are interested in serving on the township council and other community boards and commissions.
Hellertown Borough Council President Tom Rieger hopes to shoot down a proposed three-story apartment building for seniors at 30 Bachman Street.
