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Board renews Quarter Midget Association lease for 10 years after debate over consultant review
Summary
After a contested discussion about the term length during a pending parks review, the Board approved a 10-year addendum to the Quarter Midget Association lease requiring payment of applicable fire tax; some supervisors urged a shorter term pending the results of a planned recreation consultant study.
The Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors voted June 10 to approve a 10-year addendum to the Quarter Midget Association lease that includes payment of the applicable fire tax.
Supervisor Janet Sheats moved to approve the 10-year addendum and Jerry Pritchard seconded. Cindy Miller urged caution, arguing the Board should consider a shorter (three-year) term while the Township hires a recreation consultant to review parks and facilities. Miller said she did not oppose the track itself but questioned committing to a decade-long lease before a consultant completed a review. Opponents of a shortened term stressed the long community history of the track and the benefits it brings to local businesses and emergency services.
A vice president of the Quarter Midget Association described the group as a non-profit that raises outside funds and donates to local organizations, and other speakers recalled the track’s origins and volunteer investment. Supervisors voted to approve the 10-year addendum; the motion carried with all present voting aye.
Board members discussed that a consultant’s eventual recommendations could influence future park planning but did not change the lease at this meeting. The Township retains ownership of the property; the addendum continues a long-running arrangement for the facility.
