The Lower Macungie Township Board of Commissioners meeting Aug. 4 included a conditional use hearing for the Salvador Galindo Veterinarian Hospital, 6594 Hamilton Blvd.

This hospital will only perform outpatient surgery with brief boarding if necessary. There will be no large animals, no outdoor activity and no evening or weekend hours. Building changes will need to be made to the property. This was approved.

The completed 2015 audit was presented. The major sources of revenue for 2015 were earned income tax, real estate transfer tax, local services tax, solid waste charges, sewer charges and property taxes. Major expenditures include highways and streets, sewer collection and culture recreation expenses.

The auditors expressed their satisfaction with the financial management of the township.

A resident, who lives along Mill Creek Road, raised an issue with her property. She said there have been discussions over the past regarding her property which was to include a portion used as part of the greenway plan. It is now included on the official map. Her concern is this will devalue her property.

Township officials assured her they are not taking her property but upon sale, this land would be township property. The resident will put in writing that she intends to sell her property to the township.

Jeral Gade, president of the Lower Macungie Township Library Board, provided a library report. Gade said the summer reading program “was our best summer reading program ever.” There were over 200 participants with 40 teen helpers and 60 adults.

There will be a soup tasting event at the library Sept. 10. The annual bus trip to Washington, D.C. for the literacy book festival will take place Sept. 14. There will be a mystery at the library Oct. 29.

Arcadis, a design and consultant based firm which checks natural and built assets, provided a report of the future of the regional wastewater systems of Lehigh County.

Wastewater systems must have enough space for air and the piping must be in good shape. When pipes allow rainwater in, this allows for unnecessary overload on the main system. This is what is involved in the Sewer Capacity Assurance and Rehab Program.

Over the course of time, sewers will be checked for proper functioning. There will also be additional reconfiguration of intersections and possible additional tanks and rehabilitation of pumping stations and pipes. Macungie and Alburtis will experience more of a burden as these communities have older systems.

It was suggested the speed limit along Route 100 be studied. Presently the speed limit is 45 miles per hour and the suggestion is to reduce the speed to 35 miles per hour.

Township Manager Bruce Fosselman presented before and after photos of the rehabilitation of the Camp Olympic Barn, park and parking lot. A tour of the area will occur in the near future.

“No Outlet” signs are proposed for Krocks Court. Presently there are signs but they are posted too far into the court so motorists are already committed to the entrance before realizing it is a dead end.

A bid for bridge rehabilitation was awarded to Professional Construction Contractors. The amount to complete this project is $203,540. The bridges to be rehabilitated are Mill Race Road, Wild Cherry Lane and Camp Olympic.