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MAY 5-11, 2016
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Bath Council welcomes Two personnel changes by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
Two new personnel changes were announced on Monday at Bath Borough Council meeting. Council president Mark Saginario introduced the new office secretary, Marena Rasmus, and the new zoning officer, Shawn Leidy of CodeMasters. One resolution was approved, a Certificate of Appropriateness for 104 S. Chestnut St. Three ordinances were adopted. One adopted Colonial Regional Police Department’s uniform traffic regulations, which regulates parking, removal of vehicles, snow emergencies, penalties and form of notice of violations. A second ordinance amends the streets and sidewalks ordinance, which allows up to 24 hours to clear sidewalks, and now adds fire hydrants. An ordinance setting height and maximum size of storage sheds and greenhouses up to 12 ft. in height and 240 square
feet, along with limiting storage, repair and painting of motor vehicles and boats was passed, but not before some objections were voiced by Councilman Michael Reph. Two other ordinances are being considered: in drafting phase is one that recognizes the Bath Vol. Fire Dept. and authorizes emergency response reimbursement. Another has been drafted, which adds the terms “Mixed Use” and “Underlying Zoning District” to be added to the Bath zoning ordinance. It would also establish the schedule of permitted use, dimensional requirements for mixed use, accessory uses, conditional uses and special exception uses in a parking overlay district. Council reports In reports made by committee members were these items: MetEd has been contacted about the top of a utility pole that is hanging loose on E. Main St.; cross walks will be painted; the conContinued on page 7
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East Allen manager says She’s heard little on FedEx Cameron Chuss holds his project of the year award. – Contributed photo
Local teen wins United Way’s “Making a Difference” award
submitted by EVAN CHUSS Moore Township resident Cameron Chuss was honored on Thursday, April 28 at the United Way’s Celebration of Caring event held at DeSales University in Center Valley. He was recognized as the recipient of the 2015 “Making a Difference” Award. The “Making a Difference” Award recognizes local teens and the “TeenWorks Project of the
Year” for making a difference in the community, as well as in the lives of the young people who performed the service. In addition to on-stage recognition, he also received congratulations from the Pennsylvania Senate and House Representatives. Chuss’s service project also completed his Eagle Scout rank requirement. The project benContinued on page 2
by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
East Allen Township Manager Deborah Seiple said at Thursday night’s meeting of the Board of Supervisors that she has heard nothing regarding the latest plans for the FedEx megahub distribution center, except what she reads in the newspaper. The Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority reportedly has agreed to sell an additional 233 acres to the Rockefeller Group, which could mean another two warehouses of one million square feet each. It includes 21 acres north of the Allen Township Fe-
dEx site and 57 acres west of it, along with a 155-acre parcel of land along Willowbrook Rd. east of FedEx in East Allen Township. Early estimates in 2012 were that an additional 12,000 cars and 1,800 trucks would be using local roads once the warehouse distribution center is in full operation, possibly by mid-2018. Ground will be broken in June for 24 months of construction, six days a week. Other matters • The board granted a waiver request by Rebecca Sutton on reContinued on page 3
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