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Residents of both Hellertown borough and Lower Saucon Township who are concerned about the future of the Hellertown Area Library may want to attend a special Hellertown borough council meeting that will be held Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall.
Concerns 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.
It 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.
Friends of the Hellertown Area Library president Larry O’Donnell says community support is needed to help keep the library’s resources and programs available to Lower Saucon Township residents.
The Saucon Valley area is already well-known for its verdant parks and recreational facilities such as the Saucon Rail Trail. There is always room for improvement, however, and that’s what will be happening to the area’s park network thanks to more than $300,000 in grant awards from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).
The Southern Lehigh Public Library may be forced to operate on a tighter budget in 2021, as officials from Lower Milford Township have expressed opposition to providing funding to the library.
The lawsuit represents yet another test of Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency powers, which have been unsuccessfully challenged several times.
A long running Hellertown summer tradition was dealt a blow at Monday’s Borough Council Meeting when council members decided not to donate money to Dewey Fire Company for their annual summer fireworks show.
The Southern Lehigh School Board on Monday discussed classroom mini-grants that are being used by teachers to help encourage professional developmen and promote critical thinking skills among their students.
State Sen. Lisa M. Boscola (D-18) announced Thursday that $67,982 in ‘Green Light-Go’ funding has been awarded to the Borough of Hellertown to pay for upgrades to four traffic signals along the Rt. 412 corridor.