Why warehouses are taking over the U.S.
When will it stop? We are losing farmland and open spaces at an alarming rate. Diesel exhaust fume exposure, from the warehouse trucks, poses a chronic health risk to everyone. The Lehigh Valley is a prime victim of these warehouses! Organize and contact your local…
Just what Lehigh Valley needs: more warehouses, with the accompanying truck traffic and toxic diesel fumes.
Plan for new warehouse straddling Allentown-Whitehall border moves closer to reality; concerns about closeness to residences are downplayed: by Lindsay Weber, The Morning Call: “The Allentown Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved plans for a 23,000-square-foot warehouse straddling Allentown and Whitehall. The warehouse would be located…
The negative effects of Lehigh Valley’s warehouse industry are cause for alarm | Opinion; by Mary Ellen O’Connell, lehighvalleylive
Living in the Lehigh Valley, one only needs to watch what is happening in our community to understand how climate change has become an alarming public health issue…. As a nurse I have seen firsthand the negative impacts of poor air quality and excessive heat…
More Warehouses for the Lehigh Valley
Indus Realty completes purchase of American Parkway land for $3.9M, plans industrial building at site. By Jeff Ward, WFMZ 69 NEWS Indus Realty Trust Inc., a developer of industrial properties and warehouses, has completed the purchase of land off the American Parkway in Allentown…
Our RTK request was denied. We are left wondering what is option/plan C?
As we posted earlier in the NEWS section of the website, we filed a Right To Know request with East Allen Township regarding the Draft Weaversville Curve Study. Approximately 35+ days later, after not receiving a response from the Township, we filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania…
Good news! Let’s hope more farmland is preserved throughout our country.
Newly donated parcel of land on Springhouse Road must only be used for farming, South Whitehall commissioners say. By Kevin Duffy For The Morning Call. “A donated swath of land in South Whitehall Township will be used only for farmland, according to the township’s Board…
Great to see residents stand up for their rights by challenging the rezoning with a lawsuit!
Phillipsburg does a redo on rezoning needed for controversial warehouse (By Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com) Phillipsburg Town Council is taking a second look at last spring’s rezoning approval that is needed for a proposed warehouse. The reason is a lawsuit filed by residents challenging the rezoning, alleging…
After year of hearings, East Allen Supervisors reject Rock LV’s Curative Amendment pleas (By Home News Staff)
“During their meeting on October 28, East Allen Township Supervisors closed the Rock LV Curative Amendment Hearing. After over a year of testimony, on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, supervisors rejected all four allegations made by the developer”. https://homenewspa.com/2021/11/01/after-year-of-hearings-east-allen-supervisors-reject-rock-lvs-curative-amendment-pleas/
A Case of Eminent Domain in Pennsylvania
The Price of Progress: A battle over eminent domain (by Samantha York; CBS 21 News) Dauphin County, PA — Just compensation in the eminent domain code is being called into question by property owners in the path of one of Pennsylvania’s largest infrastructure projects to date….