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City and county discuss Greenway land amendment to allow private amenities while adding replacement green space
Summary
County staff recommended moving forward with a city proposal to amend covenants on small parcels of the South Bethlehem Greenway to allow private patios and a hotel drop-off while adding a replacement parcel roughly three times larger; the county must approve changes because DCNR and similar grant covenants require equal-or-better replacement land for recreation use.
County parks staff and a City of Bethlehem official described a proposed land amendment to the South Bethlehem Greenway that would remove covenants from three small parcels (about 4,489 square feet total) to allow private trail-adjacent amenities — including a brewery patio, a hotel patio and a drop-off area — while adding a replacement parcel of about 13,588 square feet to the county's greenway corridor.
Brian Cope explained that county funding and state DCNR grants attach covenants requiring that…
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