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Consultant illness stalls zoning ordinance rewrite; Board seeks options while approving audit and setting wages
Summary
Consultant Charlie Schmehl is unable to finish Lehigh Township’s zoning ordinance rewrite due to illness; the Board said Pennoni Associates may finish part of the work but has not committed to the subdivision and land development ordinance (SALDO). The Board adopted Resolution 2025‑1 to appoint a CPA for the audit (cost reported at $6,250) and set non‑union wages in executive session (amounts not disclosed).
Township staff told supervisors on Jan. 6 that the consultant hired to rewrite Lehigh Township’s zoning ordinance, Charlie Schmehl, cannot complete the project because of illness, leaving the Board to seek a replacement or firm to finish the remaining work.
Manager Alice Rehrig said Schmehl’s office contacted Pennoni Associates, which indicated it could finish the zoning ordinance for the contracted amount but had not committed to completing the SALDO. Board members noted that a new firm…
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