Easton Planning Commission conditionally approves 259-unit Foundry redevelopment on former industrial site. The five-member commission voted 4-0 with one abstention on each of two mixed-use buildings: a four-story, 100-unit structure at 1100 Bushkill Drive and a seven-story, 159-unit building at
Council approves $1 million CDBG allocations and development agreements. Easton City Council approved approximately $1 million in Community Block Grant funding for nonprofits at the second hearing on allocations, with Michael Brett, Deputy Director of the Redevelopment Authority, presenting.
Easton Environmental Council establishes new committee to guide fiscal 2027 budget planning. The Environmental Advisory Council voted 3-1-1 to create an adhoc finance committee tasked with developing the fiscal 2027 budget request by July 31, with a suggested $1,000 budget line. The council
Easton City Council amends affordable housing ordinance. The council unanimously approved amendments to Bill No. 12 revising Chapter 176 Affordable Housing, broadening section 176-3 criteria following discussion led by Council Member Julie Zando-Dennis. The council also passed five resolutions:
Easton environmental council votes on dam lighting and reviews climate rating. The Environmental Advisory Council voted unanimously to send letters to Friends of Easton and City Council regarding Lehigh Dam lighting and heard a presentation from Brandon Sullivan, Sustainability and Conservation
Easton City Council approves historic preservation permits and infrastructure agreements. The seven-member council unanimously approved eight certificates of appropriateness for historic district properties and four infrastructure resolutions on April 22, including agreements with Road-Con for
The Easton Planning Commission unanimously approved four residential and commercial development projects. The commission, led by Dr. Ken Greene, unanimously approved conditional final approvals for two residential low-rise developments at 364 and 367 East Berwick Street and a 12-unit, three-story
Easton environmental council votes to advance dark sky ordinance. The Environmental Advisory Council voted 6-0 to send a letter to town manager Dave Hopkins regarding the municipal dark sky ordinance draft, with discussion of aligning municipal tree lighting and decorative private lighting with
Easton Board of Health approves parking space after three-year delay. The board unanimously approved Cesar Santos's application for a designated handicapped parking space at 722 Bushkill Street based on his documented asthma, hypertension, hepatitis C, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary
Easton City Council unanimously approves 19 resolutions advancing infrastructure maintenance and economic development. All seven members voted to authorize two-year fire-detection contract with Johnson Controls at City Hall, sewer rehabilitation with Insituform Technologies in the West Ward, and