Tuesday, December 15, 2020

On 12/17/2020 at 7:30 PM a planning commission meeting!

The North Whitehall Planning Commission will address the most recent version of the Proposed Strawberry Acres AARC development at a meeting viz zoom on THURSDAY DECEMBER 17 AT 7:30.   This is a special meeting on a special day just to address the AARC issue.   Please sign up and participate in the meeting!   Directions on how to sign up for the meeting are below.

It has been a long 7 years that we have been fighting this issue.  After extensively reviewing the proposed plans, we find that they comply (with the exception a few small details) with the zoning ordinances  of the Township.  Therefore, the Board of Supervisors will probably have to approve the development, as required by law, as soon as these details are made to comply with the various ordinances.   We need your continued support and involvement to help drive this to conclusion.   
 
Although we were not able to stop the development, we should be very proud of our accomplishments.  Remember, the early plans called for 3- and 4- story buildings, high density, a smaller plot of ground, and on site sewage disposal.   The development is now 90 2-story units, plus a required 2 story community center on a larger plot of ground, lower density, more landscape barriers for sight line blockage, and a full sewage plant operated by an independent authority.   These are significant changes that only occurred because of the efforts of the landowners in the area expressing our continued interest to the North Whitehall Township authorities. Thank you.  We would also like to thank the Board of Supervisors and Chris Garges for their help throughout this process.

To register for the meeting on your phone or tablet, go the the North Whitehall Township website and:
  • On the phone version click the 3 bars in the top right corner
  • Then click on "Departments"
  • click on the "Planning" Icon
  • in the department menu bar click on the 4 line icon on the right side
  • click on the "Agenda / Minutes" line item
  • In the area just above the date table note the sentence "To view our most recent agenda please (click here)"   Click where it says click here.
  • Download the documents that come up.   In the first document there is a link for reserving a spot in the meeting.   Click on that and provide the requested information.   You will receive a return email with an actual link for the zoom meeting.
To reserve using a computer is similar.
  • Go to the North Whitehall Township webpage.
  • Click on the Planning Icon
  • Click on the "Agenda / Minutes" in the menu box
  • In the area just above the date table note the sentence "To view our most recent agenda please (click here)"   Click where it says click here.
  • Download the documents that come up.   In the first document there is a link for reserving a spot in the meeting.   Click on that and provide the requested information.   You will receive a return email with an actual link for the zoom meeting.

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