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Lehigh Township considers open‑space fund, schedules community outreach before possible referendum
Summary
Residents and presenters urged the Board to adopt an open‑space/farmland preservation program funded by up to a 0.25% earned‑income tax; supervisors asked for community outreach and placed the item on the March 25 agenda for further action.
Lehigh Township supervisors heard a detailed presentation Feb. 25 on starting an open‑space and farmland preservation program funded by a possible 0.25% earned‑income tax and agreed to bring the matter to the March 25 meeting for public outreach and next steps.
The presentation, delivered by residents Zach Szoke and Mike Hock, outlined preservation options — fee‑simple acquisition, agricultural easements and conservation easements — and described the ways easements can limit development while leaving ownership with the landowner. Mike Hock said the policy would be a long‑term local tool to protect farmland and natural resources and urged prompt action, saying, “Protect the best, zone the rest.”
Why it matters: Presenters argued that preserving farmland and open space can reduce…
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