Citing fiscal, neighborhood, environmental and other concerns, a group of Hellertown residents told Borough Council Monday they don't want a new basketball court to be built near their homes.
The Southern Lehigh Public Library board's meeting Tuesday evening was a highly anticipated one, as the board was expected to consider a $1 million library services proposal from Lower Saucon Township. However, the meeting's results proved anticlimactic.
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.
Instead of trash-talking their favorite football team's opponent, residents of Coopersburg will be doing a different type of trash-talking Tuesday, borough officials hope.
Fountain Hill Borough Council's meeting Jan. 18 was a tale of decisions already made as well as some things still to come.
A Lower Saucon council member Tuesday sharply criticized a resolution authorizing a lawyer and his firm to be the township's special legal counsel that also retroactively authorized work performed by the firm on library service matters in 2022.
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.
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.
The Greater Valley YMCA will host a community forum this Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Saucon Valley High School auditorium.
At its most recent meeting, the Southern Lehigh Public Library Board of Directors instructed its Solicitor to advise Lower Saucon Township officials that the Board is “on hold” with any activity as it relates to their joining SLPL’s service area until they meet "two basic requirements."
