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Allen Township board gives Final okay to FedEx megahub By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
After months of discussion by the Allen Township Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors, final approval was given on Thursday night to the $335 million, 1.2 million square foot FedEx distribution center by the Supervisors. The vote was 3 to 1 as chairmen Paul Balliet, Alfred Pierce and Larry Oberly approved. Dale Hassler voted no, and vice chairman Bruce Frack abstained since he serves on the Lehigh-Northampton Au-
thority which is selling the land it owns, on which the megahub will be built. Hassler’s objection was that the plans do not call for sidewalks to the center. As a number of township residents were present, who again voiced their objections, led by Robert Nappa. As a spokesman for the group, he read a lengthy statement of objections at last month’s Supervisors meeting. On Thursday, Nappa’s wife, Kim, also spoke out. Nappa again called for a third traffic study, while his wife asserted that
the township officials haven’t listened to them. A Hanover Twsp. Lehigh County Supervisor also had concerns with traffic. The distribution center will be off Willowbrook Road. FedEx expects to make $40 million in road improvements related to the project, including Airport Rd., Race St., and Willowbrook Rd. Gov. Tom Corbett recently approved $5 million in discretionary funding by PennDOT as a boost to the improvements. Now that Allen Township has given its approval, the next
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okay must come from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the form of permits since the hub will be on Lehigh Valley International Airport land. Construction of the facility will be in three phases, the first an 800,000 warehouse, starting this fall. The Rock-
efeller Group planning the project expects that there will be 600 persons employed in the construction, 700 FedEx jobs when the building opens, and by the year 2030 a total of 3,000 workers employed at the massive distribution center.
Winners announced for 61st Looking Back Million Miler Moorestown Garden Club show
Winners in the 61st Moorestown Garden Club flower show are seen here. Seated (l-r) – Linda Kortz, Jay Geiger, Carol Bear-Heckman; and standing – Joan Boccabella, Lois Frye and Linda Shiver. Missing from photo is Betty Tumpey. – Home News photo By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
The Moorestown Garden Club held its 61st annual flower show this past Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16 and 17. Held in the fellowship hall of Salem U.C.C. Church, Moorestown, the show theme was “Memories.” Club president Linda Kortz announced
these major winners, who received ribbons and/or glass bowls: Arrangements Best of Show in Arrangements, Carol Bear-Heckman; sweepstakes, Linda Kortz; runner-up, Carol Bear. Novice Award in Arrangements, Carol Bear.
Horticulture Best of Show in Horticulture, Jay Geiger; sweepstakes, Joan Boccabella; runner-up, Lois Frye. House Plants Best of Show in Houseplants, Joan Boccabella; sweepstakes, Betty Tumpey; runner-up, Linda Shivek.
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by ED PANY Here is a 1974 story about one of our neighbors: A Bath truck driver was honored for having driven more than a million miles without an accident. Carl J. Milkovits 46, of Green Street was given a “Million Miler” Award for safety excellence at a ceremony at the Holiday Inn West. A driver for D. F. Bast, Inc. Allentown the past 18 years, Milkovits was the first Pennsylvanian to win this type of award from the Heavy Specialized Carriers Conference of the American Trucking Association. He has driven 1.4 million miles since joining the Bast firm. Participating with Milkovits in the awards ceremony were his wife Mary, and their three children, Theresa 10, Christina 18, and Karl, 12. Milkovits has been a trucker since 1949 and hasn’t had an accident either while working or in driving his family car. He
Club Project Club Project – Marigold, Joan Boccabella, and Club Project – Squash, Lois Frye. Vegetable Best of Show in Vegetable, Lois Frye; sweepstakes, Lois Frye; runner-up, Carol Bear.
The next meeting of the club will be on Tuesday, September 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Salem U.C.C., Rt. 946, 2218 Community Drive, Bath.
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noted, “I came out of the service and that was the first thing that was open that I thought I would like, I stuck at it.” He also said he doesn’t carry a citizen’s band radio on his truck, explaining, “If you obey the laws you don’t have to worry where the police are.” The award was presented to Milkovits by Douglas Hughes, director of transportation for the Association. This is the second year he has presented this type of honor. A total of 67 drivers for the Bast Co. received safe-driving awards on Sunday, combined 429 years of accident-free trucking. Among the Company officials present were Phillip I. Berman, board chairman, Donald Profitt, president, George Leader, treasurer, Rep. Fred B. Rooney and State Sen. Henry Messinger. Do my readers recall when D.E. Bast and many trucking companies hauled loads of steel beams from the Bethlehem Steel? They helped build America!
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