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Lehigh Valley Planning Commission urges Northampton County to increase planning funding, seeks watershed-plan match
Summary
Becky Bradley, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, asked Northampton County Council to increase its by-county planning contribution to $969,500 and to provide a 12.5% match (about $116,000) to update 15 watershed plans required under Pennsylvania's Act 167.
Becky Bradley, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, asked Northampton County Council to increase its by-county planning contribution to $969,500 and to provide a separate 12.5% match—about $116,000—to finish a coordinated update of 15 watershed (Act 167) plans for the Lehigh Valley.
Bradley told the council LVPC has seen a sharp rise in development reviews and stormwater work, with about 284 subdivision and land-development reviews in 2024 and roughly 250 already this year. She said the commission responds to reviews on a 30-day timeframe and performs stormwater regulatory reviews required by Pennsylvania law. “Volume has gone way, way up,” she said, citing both advisory land-development reviews and regulatory stormwater reviews.
Bradley and LVPC finance staff said the watershed…
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