tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post1560101850252598135..comments2024-03-29T09:02:21.634-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Proposed Palmer Points Panned at Public HearingBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71346202128863379982016-02-24T12:26:45.582-05:002016-02-24T12:26:45.582-05:00I think the same thing applies to seminary project...I think the same thing applies to seminary project in Lehigh Twp. Which I think is good design. But the LVPC has justifiable concerns with increased rural density. So the solution is swap it. Than your not increasing the net. Your just re-arranging what's already there. And ideally doing it around existing public investments. <br /><br />Sprawl is lots of things. But at it's core it's expensive. <br /><br />Ron Beitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733220566253915497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20306591465231520012016-02-24T12:17:18.465-05:002016-02-24T12:17:18.465-05:00Thank you. Thank you. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62781613526765254862016-02-24T12:14:24.267-05:002016-02-24T12:14:24.267-05:00Planned density along established corridors (in th...Planned density along established corridors (in this case Rt. 22) is smart growth. One of the base tenants. ROI on investments already made. I just do not think that it should be given away. One mechanism to address that is a transfer of development rights program. With it a developer could purchase density from elsewhere in the township where the density is less appropriate. It's a free market preservation solution. <br /><br />On global scale township wide you would not increase the total amount of units in the township. Instead with TDR you swap them from one place ideally less desirable to another where infrastructure already exists or you get more bang for your buck with future investments. <br /><br />http://conservationtools.org/guides/12-transfer-of-development-rights<br /><br />Ron Beitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733220566253915497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27865925542571395242016-02-24T11:55:28.794-05:002016-02-24T11:55:28.794-05:00Wagner Farms residents have formed a neighborhood ...Wagner Farms residents have formed a neighborhood watch group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8491072901177707002016-02-24T10:10:51.092-05:002016-02-24T10:10:51.092-05:00thank you for the clarification.thank you for the clarification.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8237699378063327182016-02-24T09:41:49.700-05:002016-02-24T09:41:49.700-05:00There is a residential community located near Madi...There is a residential community located near Madison Farms, and one of them sued over the zoning changes in BT. And it could be that McAndrew is right. But i attend most Commissioner meetings in BT, and have never heard from anyone that Madison Farms has become a hotbed of crime. I have heard that complaint directed at the new dorms built at Northampton Community College, but not at Madison Farms. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56810442045886694802016-02-24T09:37:21.995-05:002016-02-24T09:37:21.995-05:00The Board has until the end of April to make a dec...The Board has until the end of April to make a decision. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12816859594499149552016-02-24T09:36:40.172-05:002016-02-24T09:36:40.172-05:00I believe I indicated in the body of my post that ...I believe I indicated in the body of my post that I question the accuracy of McAndrew's observation.But i give her credit for exercising her right as a citizen, and her concerns about crime are often expressed in opposition to these kinds of development. I don't accept the crime argument, but those concerns should be addressed with solid testimony. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8836535545672966272016-02-24T09:31:52.811-05:002016-02-24T09:31:52.811-05:00Hor Ron, Could you please explain your last senten...Hor Ron, Could you please explain your last sentence? It went rihht over me, I confess. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36999410831940070062016-02-24T09:31:07.890-05:002016-02-24T09:31:07.890-05:00Careful, this is what you may get! The value plac...Careful, this is what you may get! The value place advertises on craigslist for monthly rentals, studio apartments. <br /><br />https://allentown.craigslist.org/roo/5462300617.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17066907961303491162016-02-24T09:02:33.606-05:002016-02-24T09:02:33.606-05:00This is the same trap Lower Macungie fell into wit...This is the same trap Lower Macungie fell into with "Grandview" apartments. Where Commissioners at the time gave away density for nothing. <br /><br />The only thing density bonuses should be given out for is Transferable Development Rights. It still might not satisfy neighborhood NIMBY's but you keep the net density of the township level. No more hand outs of density. Defintely not for any one time cash windfalls associated with traffic "improvements". That is the definition of short sighted. <br /><br />Traffic isn't worsened because of some targeted density it's worsened by increasing the net unit count of a township. Negate that by transferring the density from elsewhere using TDR. Ron Beitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733220566253915497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1505404851000178442016-02-24T08:34:23.175-05:002016-02-24T08:34:23.175-05:00• Higher-density housing creates traffic congestio...• Higher-density housing creates traffic congestion and parking problems.<br /><br />Really? Under the zoning map, this property could be a warehouse. You could have Fedex trucks piling through these streets one after the other. They are complaining about traffic, yet no other type of traffic causes more congestion or damage to the roads as tractor trailer traffic.<br /><br />•Jessica McAndrew told Supervisors that this project is very similar to the Madison Farms apartment complex in Bethlehem Township. According to her, people who live in surrounding neighborhoods are now experiencing more vandalism, thefts and scams from "out of state people." <br /><br />What neighborhood is around Madison Farms? It's in the middle of a field next to Route 33 and south of an industrial park. This woman makes it sound like it was dropped in the middle of a residential neighborhood. "Those people"... That's what it's all about. "Those people". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48074335561164999352016-02-24T08:23:18.488-05:002016-02-24T08:23:18.488-05:00Under the Municipalities Planning Code, the munici...Under the Municipalities Planning Code, the municipality has to render a decision within so many days. Typically, in cases that involve a lot of testimony, the applicant will grant an extension of time from that date so that the Board has the ability to consider all of the evidence prior to rendering a decision. My assumption is that Mr. Pektor granted a waiver from that time so the Board can make a decision at a later date. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50001617012342925692016-02-24T08:20:45.731-05:002016-02-24T08:20:45.731-05:00This is not unusual. I saw it in Atlanta years a...This is not unusual. I saw it in Atlanta years ago when some old AT&T industrial buildings that were closed and the land was bought by developers.<br /><br />The buildings had no feasible re-use and they were torn down. The land was redeveloped into large housing estates, usually town homes or two or three story condos.<br /><br />Welcome to the rest of the world.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-559883925949827372016-02-24T08:08:01.370-05:002016-02-24T08:08:01.370-05:00These rentals are just more housing stock too add ...These rentals are just more housing stock too add to the allreddy houses of illrepukeZ¿!)$ Looking out from my shithole and gazing upon the hidious white boxeZ built this manipulation Z creation just has one bad apple jumping from hovel to hovel in the hide and seek gameZ of the circus, claiming ignorance for incompatence, but than again it just could be another collusionary dillusionary trixZ of the carnival as a holeZ¿!)$<br />Hell, they could have said appraisor, team palumpa and said court jesters do an appraisal for vacnt parkland formally the AZZphalt plant now said foodbank defunct too¿!)$<br /><br />Bernie, if you go there this evening you will be in the presence of the bearded fatlady formally of allentownZ original circus location¿!)$ Same old show with a couple faceliftZ needed and a nip and tuck¿!)$ Just like allentownZ Campaign Donors Democratical Dysfuncktional tools employeed¿!)$ They could send yet another yea or na voter to get liepoosuctionZ done in another country¿!)$<br />redd for Republican<br />patent pending<br /><br />Bernie, I redd what I redd yesterday, or was it that I took my tinfoil cap off for a second while having coffee and they penatrated or was the deletion a figment of my imagination being manipulated too¿!)$Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66243452456783146162016-02-24T07:12:27.010-05:002016-02-24T07:12:27.010-05:00I don't get the statement in ET that the super...I don't get the statement in ET that the supervisors have Petkor"s permission to wait until April to reply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14387912088763534282016-02-24T06:33:11.325-05:002016-02-24T06:33:11.325-05:00"Jessica McAndrew told Supervisors that this ..."Jessica McAndrew told Supervisors that this project is very similar to the Madison Farms apartment complex in Bethlehem Township. According to her, people who live in surrounding neighborhoods are now experiencing more vandalism, thefts and scams from "out of state people." She claims things are so bad that a Neighborhood Block Watch has been formed."<br /><br />What a baseless position to take. Claiming that Madison Farms apartments is some type of crime, filth ridden apartment complex is complete joke. Did she actually look at those units? Doe she know what the rents are? The tired suburban neighborhood from where she comes from probably has just as much crime and is is probably in the need for a crime watch too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11940900683055536102016-02-24T06:25:03.064-05:002016-02-24T06:25:03.064-05:00The "home run" of rental unit buildings ...The "home run" of rental unit buildings are those that are age-restricted. Less impact on school enrollment. This proposal appears to be all-age. The quoted rental prices seem high, but if required to accept government subsidized renters with children, the burden to actually live there is smaller. <br /><br />No multi-family building contributes a commensurate amount of funding for public education when two buildings of the same footprint contain 2 or more units with children. This growing tendency (rental living) DOES create a school tax issue. It's a component of the property tax reform movement, an effort I support.<br /><br />I find the reference here to architectural design excellence amusing. Looking at structures going up in downtown Allentown, I'd say generic, junk building design is a real possibility here, too!<br /><br />Fred Windish Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9869886876142473972016-02-24T05:57:55.366-05:002016-02-24T05:57:55.366-05:00Pave the Valley.
Extended-Stay Hotels for everyon...Pave the Valley. <br />Extended-Stay Hotels for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com