2 weeks Ago
In response to the May 12 letter regarding the demise of the bookmobile, the Dec. 14 Holiday House Tour 2024 fundraiser will be donating part of its proceeds to the library to help with its fundraising, and to Historic Bethlehem Museum and Sites for the World Heritage Site. About every three years, Bethlehem Historic District Association members open 10 historic homes to the public for a holiday-themed tour.
The money raised goes to a grant program for streetscaping in the district and other charitable organizations. The BHDA is proud to help maintain the historic ambience of the district as well as give to very worthy causes in Bethlehem. I can’t think of a better cause than the bookmobile and the World Heritage Site designation.
Tickets to this event will be available soon on the BHDA website. Madeline Sachdev Bethlehem Lehigh University should stick to education. The ridiculous “alley houses” project reminds me of tenements in New York in the 1800s.
Zoning laws were passed to maintain properties. I can’t believe Lehigh has an endowment of over $2 billion and still wants to take government money for this project. It’s taking money from the very people it wants to help.
The infrastructure of many old neighborhoods, i.e., water and sewer, are not easily expanded, nor are parking and drainage issues easily solved.
How are property transfers to take place in the future? One way to have affordable housing would be to build modular home communities. Don’t turn Bethleh.
