Thursday, August 11, 2011
Two Lower Macungie Township officials answered questions regarding the creation of the zoning amendment that may lead to the development of 600 acres of farmland.
Both the township manager and its chief planner testified Wednesday night regarding the development of an ordinance commissioners passed in July 2010 that may change the scenery in 600 acres of prime farmland in the southwest corner of Lower Macungie Township. Additionally, Zoning Hearing Board Chairman William Royer asked Peter Lehr, attorney for the township, to reconsider producing documents that Royer had subpoenaed and Lehr had deemed "privileged." Tempers flared at times as Lehr, Joseph Zator, attorney for Jaindl Land Co. and Donald Miles, who represents appellants Gerald and Karen Kronk, Peter H. Kells; Ronald and Constance Moyer; and Joseph and Kimberly Castagna, tried to make their cases. And in the end, Royer and board member …
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Still, for all the supposed interest in preserving the township's farmland, it could be better.
Lawyer Joe Zator won a lot of technical decisions for Jaindl Land Co. at the Lower Macungie Township’s Zoning Hearing Board meeting on July 14, but he was floored when it came to predicting pubic interest. “With the number of hearings we had so far, there has been certainly no interest by the residents so far, even with the media hype,” Zator said in June as he prepared for the meeting. “Virtually no one has been in attendance, not even appellants filing litigation.’’ But the tide may be turning. With the meeting held in the meeting room in the Lower Macungie Township Building, all 50-some seats were quickly filled by the public, and more folding chairs were needed for the overflow crowd. “I was happy to see the public participate,” said …
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Friday, July 15, 2011
According to some, Lower Macungie was zoned to preserve its farmland until last year.
Lower Macungie Township’s Zoning Hearing Board absorbed its first testimony in the ongoing lawsuit between Jaindl Land Co. and the group of Lower Macungie Township residents who oppose the development of about 600 acres of township farmland. The first order of business was to remove Thomas Streck and his wife, and Darlene Adonizio from the list of appellants because lawyers for both sides agreed the land they own would not be negatively affected by the proposed development, said William Royer, zoning hearing board chairman. The remaining appellants include Gerald and Karen Kronk, Peter H. Kells; Ronald and Constance Moyer; and Joseph and Kimberly Castagna. The first hour of the hearing was devoted to objections from the lawyers for both …
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Friday, June 24, 2011
However, citizens may want to hear what will be said at three upcoming sessions, lawyer says.
Roe v. Wade. Brown v. Board of Education. Streck et al v. Lower Macungie Township and Jaindl Realty. The case hasn’t yet reached the Supreme Court, but some involved in the Jaindl controversy would like to see it heat up to supreme levels in coming weeks. The object would be to have the public crash the doors of the hearing room demanding zoning officials to “Save our farms!” The dispute stems from the agreement between Orefield-based Jaindl and the township to develop 600-plus acres of mostly farmland into 4 million square feet of warehouses, 700 homes, a 443,000-square-foot shopping center, a convenience store with 16 gasoline pumps and a sit-down restaurant. Jaindl lawyers contend they proposed to build this as sensible alternative …
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optimist
10:52 pm on Friday, August 12, 2011
I agree Lee. We need the next round of elections. Voters do not forget this! more ›