Opponents 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.
A group of Lower Saucon Township residents who oppose a rezoning amendment adopted by township council that paves the way for an expansion of the Bethlehem Landfill filed an appeal in the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas Friday.
A standing room-only crowd filled Lower Saucon Town Hall’s meeting room Wednesday night to oppose a zoning amendment that would allow the Bethlehem Landfill on Applebutter Road to double in size by expanding across nearly 275 wooded acres. However, after a hearing that lasted several hours, township council voted 3-2 to approve the controversial rezoning from Rural Agricultural (RA) to Light Industrial (LI) and other changes.
State 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.
A group of residents concerned about proposed rezoning that would allow the Bethlehem Landfill in Lower Saucon Township to expand have announced a public meeting that will be held Wednesday, Dec. 14 at Steel City Mennonite Church in Steel City.
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An important east-west thoroughfare for many Saucon Valley and Bethlehem area residents will have lane restrictions on it for a milling and paving project throughout the month of August, PennDOT officials said Friday.
A local man who has faced the challenge of being homeless is enjoying a happier holiday season thanks to his friends at the Allentown Rescue Mission and his employer, IESI Bethlehem Landfill in Lower Saucon Township.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 6 p.m. to discuss IESI Bethlehem Landfill’s proposed Southeastern Expansion.
Under a new directive, Lower Saucon Township Police issued a monthly police report for January detailing the work of the department and crime statistics.
