The Lower Macungie Township Board of Commissioners held its postponed meeting April 7 for the purpose of holding a public hearing for the potential acquisition of the Danweber property at 6300 Lower Macungie Road.

The hearing was conducted by Township Solicitor Marc Fisher. Residents gave their thoughts on this issue. There was a resident who spoke of family memories in this area. The general thought was residents are quite happy with this possible acquisition of this property. Stormwater issues and increased traffic were major concerns.

Resident Michael Siegel gave his input about the project. Siegel has been involved with this for 25 years. At one point, the area had been approved for development but stormwater had always been a major concern.

The hearing was held, the motion was made and voted unanimously in favor of acquiring the property. The township was authorized to acquire the property by eminent domain. It will be used for various purposes including parks, playgrounds and other recreation spaces.

Commissioner Ron Beitler spoke about the farmland preservation which now is over 1,000 acres. President Brian Higgins talked about the preservation of farms. He spoke about Lower Macungie Township aggressively pursuing preservation. Through all of this, residents have not seen any tax increases. South Whitehall and Emmaus Borough recently had tax increases.

There was an executive session March 24 to discuss personnel and potential litigation. There was an executive session after this meeting about potential litigation.

Resolution 2025-09 was approved. This is the contract with Emmaus Aquatic Club for pool management.

Resolution 2025-10 was approved. This is for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant application for the comprehensive master park plan.

Resolution 2025-11, also approved, is for disposition of township records.

Bid awards were approved for paving equipment rentals, crack seal and Craftco Mastic One Project and cleaning and porter services.

The condemned property at 7800 Creamery Road was approved for compensation. The payment for this property is $2.3 million.