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Goldfish Swim School Of Bethlehem to open With COVID-19 safety Precautions in place
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LT Supervisors consider Short-term rental Ordinance Submitted by CHRISTINE HOFFMAN
Goldfish Swim School – the leading premier learnto-swim franchise concept – opened its newest location in Pennsylvania on July 21 offering water safety and swim lessons for children ages four months to 12 years old. Goldfish Swim School of Bethlehem is located at 3055 Linden Street and owned by local husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Joe and Luana Negrao. Families can enroll children in a wide range of swim lesson and water safety instruction that utilizes a proprietary curriculum, The Science of SwimPlay®, which helps to build life skills both in and out of the water using play-based learning in a fun and safe environment. Goldfish Swim School of Bethlehem will be open for lessons seven days a week, with flexible scheduling for
busy families. “We are eager to welcome the families in Bethlehem into our stateof-the-art facility and experience all that Goldfish Swim School has to offer,” said Joe Negrao. “With our shiver-free 90-degree pool, thoughtful amenities, and 4:1 class ratio, we think our members will appreciate the care and attention to detail that has gone into making this swim school a reality.” Goldfish Swim School of Bethlehem features tropical décor, ocean-lifethemed murals, private changing huts, an ultraviolet light pool sanitization system, and an air-conditioned viewing gallery for parents and guardians. The school’s amenities include the Snack Shack snack bar, Treasure Island Pro Shop for swim gear, swimsuit dryers and a hair-drying station. The pool, which measures 4 feet and 2 inch-
es at its greatest depth, has 12 horizontal swimming lanes. Six of those lanes will be closed as part of the school’s COVID-19 safety precautions. Additionally in response to the pandemic, Goldfish Swim School of Bethlehem has implemented notable adjustments to standard class sizes, sanitization procedures and school policies to ensure social distancing and to abide by guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some of the various updates include: health assessments of all team members upon arrival to screen for illness, protective equipment to be worn by instructors at all times and by members while entering and exiting the facility, and heightened attention to sanitization of all hightraffic areas and commonly touched facility elements. Continued on page 6
by JOE KORBA At the July 14 meeting of the Lehigh Township Supervisors, residents attended in person and via teleconference to voice concerns about an Airbnb rental in the township. The property, on Longacre Drive in Cherryville, was purchased in January of 2019 by an investor from out of town. The residents said that the sole purpose of the property is to act as a rental for upwards of $699 a night after it was completely renovated from a family home with three bedrooms to a 12-bedroom unit. The complaints ranged from loud noise to large parties and the physical assault of a neighbor. “I didn’t move here to live next to a Howard Johnson’s,” one of the residents said during public comment. One of the major
concerns was renters he had a phone conference with from out of state staying the PA Department of Environin the home during the mental Protection regarding the Covid-19 crisis, in direct Municipal Separate Storm Sewer violation of the Gover- System permit program (MS4). nor’s orders. Residents The MS4 program is an unfunded in the neighborhood state mandate that was handed said they are worried to municipalities and designed to about their property val- protect waterways from polluted ues going down because storm water runoff. Lehigh Townof the possible illegal ac- ship, while unable to completely tivities taking place on dodge the mandate, is appealing to the property. “lower the numbers” and decrease Board of Supervisors the possible burden on taxpayers. Chairperson, Cindy “We are one of the few who Miller, said that they have pushed back. Maybe the only would look at existing ones,” Miller said. ordinances and “decide The next Lehigh Township Suwhat they want to re- pervisors meeting will be on July strict in their commu- 28. Since Northampton County nity.” Supervisor Phil is currently in the green phase of Gogel implored the residents to be patient and Continued on page 3 said that changes won’t happen immediately, 79th Year, Issue No. 30 but they will address www.homenewspa.com violations as they arise. In other business, a representative from Lehigh Engineering, who is contracted by the township, said that USPS 248-700