After reopening the township's 2024 budget for review Thursday, Lower Saucon Township Council voted 3-1 to increase the tax rate from what was approved by the previous council in December; a move proponents said is in the best financial interests of the township and which would return it to the level it was at before last month's tax cut.
Lower Saucon Township resident Lynn Hill says some members of Lower Saucon Township Council are using a "bully pulpit...to push landfill propaganda."
Lower Saucon Township resident Mary Dawson says she and others who want home library services and the PA Access program restored are being ignored.
The Woodland Hills Preserve in Lower Saucon Township is now the Sandra Yerger Community Recreation Area and Nature Preserve. However, the decision to rename the 146-acre passive recreation area developed nearly a decade ago on the site of a former golf course isn't receiving universal praise, with some questioning its timing in the midst of a re-election campaign by Yerger.
At an upcoming meeting, Lower Saucon Township Council is expected to vote on whether to advertise several proposed zoning map amendments, including one that could result in a zoning change that could help pave the way for a controversial proposed Bethlehem Landill expansion.
To help our readers be informed voters, Saucon Source reached out to the seven candidates running for three open seats on Lower Saucon Township Council to request information about why they are running, what challenges they believe the township faces and more. If they responded to our request, you will find their answers here.
Lower Saucon Township resident Dave Willard says township council should offer the same deal it's proposing to Southern Lehigh Public Library officials to the Hellertown Area Library. The township was part of the HAL's service area until the beginning of this year, and currently has no home library.
At a special meeting Tuesday, after a number of residents spoke out against it, Lower Saucon Township Council voted to send a structured proposal for full library services to the Southern Lehigh Public Library board of directors.
Lower Saucon Township residents have been unable to access Southern Lehigh Public Library services and programs since Feb. 28, but that could change depending on the outcome of a special township council meeting that is now scheduled for Tuesday, April 4 at 6 p.m.
Lower Saucon Township resident Susan Blair formally announced her candidacy for a Lower Saucon Township Council seat on Tuesday.
