tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post8039878513452217127..comments2024-03-28T21:38:40.389-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Is Green Pond Development For the Birds?Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83810643994476628562013-03-20T22:35:58.431-04:002013-03-20T22:35:58.431-04:00More strip malls please.......and wearhouses if po...More strip malls please.......and wearhouses if possible.<br />Who gives a damn about migratory birds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80636498913883024292013-03-20T21:58:23.166-04:002013-03-20T21:58:23.166-04:00In this development are there any proposed commerc...In this development are there any proposed commercial venues? Like a mall or stores? I hope a good hot dog stand or cheese-steak place goes in there. This area needs it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-55308690292709440392013-03-20T21:45:03.879-04:002013-03-20T21:45:03.879-04:00What do Hudak and Weiss have to say about this?What do Hudak and Weiss have to say about this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-77604484949718639042013-03-20T20:09:00.430-04:002013-03-20T20:09:00.430-04:00Correction $250 thousand.Correction $250 thousand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8122179120123300892013-03-20T20:08:23.658-04:002013-03-20T20:08:23.658-04:00anon 10:10 The Township actually spent $250 on tha...anon 10:10 The Township actually spent $250 on that Comprehensive map and zoning. Get your facts straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60190129543130399002013-03-20T14:37:39.036-04:002013-03-20T14:37:39.036-04:00What a remarkable shame that the Moravians are not...What a remarkable shame that the Moravians are not leading the way toward a humane and enviromentally <br />resonable solution.<br />Is it too late? Maybe there is still hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22551595157041149472013-03-20T13:01:20.795-04:002013-03-20T13:01:20.795-04:00The intersection of Church Road and Easton Avenue ...The intersection of Church Road and Easton Avenue is awful and I don't see any way to fix it unless you tear the church down. Most of the time you can't turn right onto Easton Avenue without someone letting you in. And to turn left is impossible. And the sight lines are very dangerous. Therefore does it make sense to add more traffic to this intersection? The plan calls for about 1,000 parking spaces, and that's a lot of cars to dump onto currently inadequate roads. Between the drainage issues and the road issues, this acreage just doesn't seem suitable for any kind of dense development. Maybe that is why in the last ten plus years it has never made it past the sketch stage. Also, I believe this area was rezoned in 2001 or 2002 for residential golf course development at the request of the then developer. At that time the plan included intermingling houses and fairways. The current plan has no relation to the golf course, except for being next to it. So not sure that it would qualify now for that zoning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9063833267710494422013-03-20T10:10:23.509-04:002013-03-20T10:10:23.509-04:00In the early 2000s, Bethlehem Township spent appro...In the early 2000s, Bethlehem Township spent approximately $150k on a complete Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance that was designed to promote reasonable development and create the community that everyone could live with. In the past two years, because of the excuse of the economy, the Planners and Commissioners are doing whatever they can to supersede this Comprehensive Plan by handing the keys of the Township to developers. <br />So either they were short-sighted and wasteful in spending the taxpayer's money in 2000 on an unworkable comprehensive plan, or they are in such dire needs financially they are willing to mortgage the future of the Township to outside developers that don't give a hang about the community. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76320030375904542472013-03-20T09:10:11.953-04:002013-03-20T09:10:11.953-04:0010:45
Sorry to continue this into the next day, I ...10:45<br />Sorry to continue this into the next day, I go to bed early. I fully understand SALDO, Zoning, and Stormwater BMP (how the game is played). There are multiple factors that come into play here, the township, the objectors, the developer etc. Petrucci is one of the good guys who I believe cares about this region. Why can't a solution be derived that best preserves the most unique portion of this parcel and yet allows the investor to maximize the potential of his land? After all, people come from all over this area to see this particular spot, why not develop in a way that enhances its unique characteristics? cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57445655927995798592013-03-20T02:07:29.435-04:002013-03-20T02:07:29.435-04:00Brady is CMC's man on the inside. The whole th...Brady is CMC's man on the inside. The whole thing has the smell of something slightly rotten. The township is all up for sale, forget about zoning- planning or doing what's right for the future. Just save some special piece for Abe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16598236703420077852013-03-19T23:25:31.502-04:002013-03-19T23:25:31.502-04:00Saving the park,or the pond, and preventing the fl...Saving the park,or the pond, and preventing the flooding or destruction of the watershed is just an excuse for a socialist and communist agenda. <br />Wake up. Don't you recognize socialism and communism when you see it?<br />Thank God for Mr. Hudak and Mr. Weiss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24464807475682059692013-03-19T22:45:43.319-04:002013-03-19T22:45:43.319-04:00@8:17 Proper planning is in place. What don't ...@8:17 Proper planning is in place. What don't you understand? Do you not know how the game is played? The property is planned by the County and Township. It is zoned by the Township. Developer/property owner is ENTITLED to an approval so long as it meets the plans and ordinances. Laws state you, the Government, can't make changes to the plans and ordinances while the land owner (yes this is still the USA)proposes to use HIS land. So.. there you have it. He can do what he wants with his land so long as he meets your socialistic/communistic laws. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57931521602381318312013-03-19T22:30:19.601-04:002013-03-19T22:30:19.601-04:00The City of Bethlehem will bear the burden for mos...The City of Bethlehem will bear the burden for most of the downstream flooding.<br />What an irony that Central Moravian Church will be in part responsible for flooding Historic Bethlehem's Industrial Area and MusicFest.<br />Historic Bethlehem Inc. knows this but is forced into silence by the power of CMC and BAM. This is a fact that can be verified. CMC want to max out its it's profit by ignoring the Luzzy Prime will and selling land left for open space to high density development. This plan goes back to Rev. Doug Caldwell. Again, this can be verified. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14892631040327741892013-03-19T22:21:07.690-04:002013-03-19T22:21:07.690-04:00Check out the zoning around the park. Also the tp&...Check out the zoning around the park. Also the tp's<br />last comprehensive plan. <br />( I'm not talking about the golf course area here.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-4490945021522855972013-03-19T21:12:56.169-04:002013-03-19T21:12:56.169-04:00Isn't this a "By right plan"? My und...Isn't this a "By right plan"? My understanding is that the developer does not require any special zoning relief or any ordinances to make this possible. If that is so, then it appears that this land has been slated for development all along. So your assertion that this is contrary to the township's long-range plans appears to be inaccurate. I understand your misgivings, especially after listening to Jack Glagola, but believe your facts are wrong. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85547237583146109792013-03-19T21:06:53.552-04:002013-03-19T21:06:53.552-04:00The townships own long-range plan calls for the pr...The townships own long-range plan calls for the protection of open space along the creek, and in the southwest section of the township. Also along the Lehigh River.<br />But what the hell, it's okay to ignore your own plans, if you can make a buck out of it. It ain't about livability. It's about the Almighty dollar.<br />Plans were made to be ignored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90358279746774975552013-03-19T20:48:36.151-04:002013-03-19T20:48:36.151-04:00Fuck any open space. Bethlehem Township is about d...Fuck any open space. Bethlehem Township is about development. You want open-space go somewhere else.<br />Pave the township!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24198770485580650372013-03-19T20:32:32.096-04:002013-03-19T20:32:32.096-04:00I loved Rocco in Skyfall.I loved Rocco in Skyfall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49024076407416548452013-03-19T20:17:50.129-04:002013-03-19T20:17:50.129-04:00Perhaps you should wait until the election is over...Perhaps you should wait until the election is over in LMT before you display such smug behaviour. What the people in LMT willl get is compromise. What is wrong with wanting to preserve a few portions of a community (Bethlehem Twp.) that make it special and unique? What is wrong with proper planning? That's not anti anything, it's pro responsible. cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82193728474727189062013-03-19T17:41:43.009-04:002013-03-19T17:41:43.009-04:00Development equals jobs. It equals investment in a...Development equals jobs. It equals investment in a community. Who would fight this, the very same people that have already moved in the Township living in their McMansions or Townhomes? Bethlehem Township is growth community. Look at all the approved plans at the Township and County levels, this is where development is slated. If you want to look at ponds and birds, move up to the Slate Belt area or the Rural Townships. Anti development people are simply ignorant and not credible. Ask the anti's in Lower Macungie what their crusade cost them personally and the Township taxpayers. Enough said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74702960731142562922013-03-19T17:00:19.307-04:002013-03-19T17:00:19.307-04:00The future in the township belongs to the develope...The future in the township belongs to the developers. Everyone knows the fix is in. The developers------ and a special thank you to Central Moravian Church.<br /><br />$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-32040713015678415082013-03-19T16:22:02.402-04:002013-03-19T16:22:02.402-04:00Pave it all. Plenty of room for dead stuffed bird...Pave it all. Plenty of room for dead stuffed birds in museums. <br />After all, more homes equal lower taxes right? <br />To hell with cost of community services studies. cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37031135267353327162013-03-19T15:09:49.231-04:002013-03-19T15:09:49.231-04:00How stupid can you be? Until some people in the to...How stupid can you be? Until some people in the township get organized to fight this, there's no hope and more intelligent planning.<br />If outsiders want to help do anything. They should help organize people inside the township. Anything y else is just a waste of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61960555035213115832013-03-19T14:20:41.755-04:002013-03-19T14:20:41.755-04:00There's not enough fill in the area to displac...There's not enough fill in the area to displace that much water. The flooding there has gotten very bad in recent years. Moravian Academy is building a monstrosity near by and is likely exacerbating the problem.<br /><br />It should be clear to everybody that Bethlehem Township is in desperate need of additional residential development. Whatever steps need to be taken, including constructing a bridge over those troubled waters, should be taken post haste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-268082830430921202013-03-19T14:06:52.527-04:002013-03-19T14:06:52.527-04:00Remus for Township Commissioner. He would be perfe...Remus for Township Commissioner. He would be perfect. He would fit right in.<br />Run Remus. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com