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Council approves three $30,000 awards for ambassador programs and a Lehigh Valley rail study
Summary
On April 2 the council approved three resolutions allocating $30,000 each (multi-year funding) from designated grant funds or hotel-room rental tax to support the Eastn Ambassadors program, Bethlehem Southside Ambassadors, and a passenger-rail economic-impact study for the Allentown–New York City corridor.
Northampton County Council on April 2 approved three separate funding resolutions, each authorizing the county executive to execute a grant agreement not to exceed the approved amount.
1) A resolution approves $30,000 over five years from a 2005 hotel-room rental-tax grant to fund the Greater Eastn Development Partnership "Eastn Ambassadors" program. Mr. Warren introduced the resolution and council members discussed that the award is tied to the 2027 budget year and is not a current-year reallocation.
2) A second resolution authorizes $30,000 (over five years) from hotel-room rental tax funds to support the Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation's Southside Ambassadors Program.
3) A third resolution approves $30,000 in community planning grant funds to support a passenger-rail economic-impact study for the Allentown–New York City corridor (All Aboard Lehigh Valley). The county executive was authorized to execute grant agreements for each award.
Each resolution was introduced by Mr. Warren and approved by roll-call vote during the meeting; the transcript records the council adopting the measures (roll-call yes votes read in the record and recorded as approved). The resolutions authorize the county to use designated hotel-room tax or community planning grant funds and do not specify additional county match or implementation schedules in the meeting record.
