TONIGHTS AGENDA WITH DETAIL
Last weeks meeting video
Announcements & Presentations:
Donation Presentation from Lutron to Emergency Services – Presented by Andy Hines.
Communication:
Of note 3 letters concerning opposition to the second request (the first one was rejected a couple months ago) to rezone a property from Semi Rural to Commercial off Rt. 100. Information on the last attempt here. I voted no. It was a 3-2 vote to kill the request. (Conrad, Brown and Beitler against. Lancsek and Higgins in favor)
Here is the letter we got from the Borough of Alburtis. The last time this was considered I agreed with this sentiment. Nothing has changed that I am aware of since the last request.
Donation of 15,000 dollar outfield fence from St. Lukes! St. Lukes is willing to pay entirely for a 15,000 dollar fence and installation on the backstop of “quarry #1” baseball diamond. In exchange they want the very reasonable concession of “sign rights for any healthcare company for 10 years”. The new outfield fence is being necessitated by running a new water/sewer line through the outfield area to serve the Jaindl Spring Creek property warehouse project. . .
Thank you to St. Lukes Hospital!
Resident Petition Opposing the Proposed Verizon Wireless Cell Tower
Approximately 180 residents have signed a petition urging commissioners to reconsider moving forward a proposed cell phone tower on the Kratzter farm. To date (we have been considering for many months) I’ve been generally receptive to the idea as long as the 20,000 dollar a year lease money went directly into the Kratzer farm and adjacent neighborhoods.
However, I am interested in what residents had to say. One of the reasons I was inclined to support was that until this petition I heard very little opposition to the project. In fact most I talked to liked the idea of using the lease money to upgrade the Kratzer farm.
Since I don’t have a particularly strong opinion I am very interested in what residents have to say on this issue.
Update on Schoeneck re-alignment.
An exceedingly frustrating issue. I am no longer “ok” with just updates on progress. First, past updates haven’t been accurate and second completion is an issue between the Jaindl Land Company and the East Penn School District at this point. There isn’t anything we can do to influence expediting the project. At this point the township needs to consider (quickly) restricting the road to truck traffic. I intend to pursue this further tonight.
Resolution 2015-25 – Adoption of Hamilton Boulevard Corridor Study
I support this resolution. I think it’s a critical visioning exercise to ensure one of our most valuable commercial corridors maintains a high quality tone. A sentiment I hear often from residents is that they do not want to see commercial corridors in our township devolve into “Macarther Rd.” This vision document is the roadmap to achieving that.
At it’s core the plan develops solutions that will improve multi modal safety, (de-STROADification), reduce traffic delays, enhance economic development acitivites, create linkages, rationalize land use, and manage stormwater.
The document is the result of a two-year planning process that began in fall 2012. During this time, Lower Macungie Township facilitated multiple public participation opportunities and worked extensively with a variety of stakeholders.