Supervisors To Tackle Rec Board Plan

Upper Macungie Supervsiors will tackle the when they meet this evening at 7 p.m. at the municipal meeting room, located at 8330 Shantz Rd in Breinigsville.

The plan was well-received by township residents at February public hearing. However, attorneys for Jaindl Land Co.to supervisors, stating higher fee schedules and acreage requirements required for providing recreational space for residents will be a deterrent for developers.

Township officials designed the proposed recreation plan to preserve open space and increase the number of leisure activities available to its more than 20,000 residents, including the and its athletic fields.

In February, Jaindl attorneys told supervisors that the proposal of hiking the per unit recreation fee for developers from its current $2,500 to $5,00 by 2020 is excessive.

Other agenda items for tonight's meeting include:

-- An ordinance for the township to vacate Mulberry Road, near Route 100, for a private developer.

-- An update on the to keep a unit within the township at all times.

-- Bid awarding for the Terrace at Lehigh development for pond, tree and open space improvement.

-- Reports from the last meetings of the Planning Board and Recreation Board.

-- Updates concerning the on-line sewer maintenance program, the Pennsylvania State Police barracks renovations and progress at the