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Committee advances $10,000 contribution from developer for traffic-signal upgrades on Lehigh Street corridor
Summary
Council committee advanced Bill 119, accepting a $10,000 contribution from the Ferber Company for traffic-signal back plates, line painting and pedestrian equipment along the Lehigh Street corridor; the contribution was described as voluntary and will be used for targeted signal improvements.
A council committee moved Bill 119 forward to the regular meeting after staff described a $10,000 contribution from the Ferber Company for traffic-signal improvements along the Lehigh Street corridor.
The staff member said the payment is tied to nearby development of the former Brass Rail site and the planned Wawa store. ‘‘We’re getting the city's receiving a $10,000 contribution from the former Brass Rail site where the Wawa's gonna be going,’’ the staff member said. The money will pay for retro-reflective back plates on signal heads, line painting and pedestrian equipment along Lehigh Street, the staff member said.
The presenter told the committee that developer contributions of this type are commonly offered ‘‘as a courtesy’’ with land developments; there is no written obligation requiring the developer to pay. ‘‘There's nothing, like, in writing that requires or even requested. It's just... they do it as a courtesy,’’ the staff member said.
A motion to move Bill 119 forward was made and seconded; the committee chair called the voice vote and recorded ‘‘Aye,’’ advancing the bill to the regular meeting. The motion summary read: ‘‘Bill 119 amends the 2024 capital fund budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of $10,000, from the Ferber Company for traffic signal improvements.’’
Bill 119 will return to the council’s regular meeting for final action.
