Lehigh County top organisation sees $118.4 meg in spending, forthcoming stick issue; $1 meg for stadium | Lehigh Valley Regional News – Journal Global Internet

LEHIGH CO, Pa. – Lehigh County’s five-year top organisation envisions $118.4 meg in outlay finished 2029 and a stick supply of $78.4 million.

The county is in beatific appearance but “there are a sort of momentous needs to be addressed,” County Executive Phillips jazzman wrote in the 2025-2029 top organisation booklet. The executive staleness beam a five-year organisation to the Board of Commissioners annually.

On Monday, the organisation — which covers long-term outlay on bounteous projects — module be reviewed by the commissioners’ generalized services and direction committees.

The large cost module be $53.5 meg for the ordinal form of renovations at the Cedarbrook nursing home. The organisation leaves unstoppered the existence of converting expanse in Cedarbrook’s B aerofoil into apartments or individualized care.

The organisation allocates $11.3 meg for protective rural land. The county does this by purchase “easements” on the land, message the creator ease owns the realty but it haw exclusive be utilised for agriculture, in perpetuity. The realty haw not be developed.

Lehigh County has cured more than 29,000 acres of farmland, and more is available. The county entireness with the State of university to spend unstoppered space.

“There are currently (more than) 50 farms on Lehigh County’s tilth betterment program” move list, according to the top plan.

Other big-ticket items for the five-year organisation allow $9.8 meg for bridges, $7.3 meg for situation upgrades, $7 meg for tract and $6.1 meg for aggregation technology.

Coca-Cola Park in metropolis is cod for $1 meg in impact over the fivesome years. The bag of the Iron Pigs ballgame aggroup is in its 17th season, according to the plan, which notes “Maintenance of the artefact is required to secure its viability.”

In 2027, Armstrong’s organisation calls for a $78.4 meg stick supply for top projects.

Armstrong said his offering strikes a balance.

“I analyse this organisation as existence conformable with centering responsibly (on) the county’s assets patch recognizing the current requirement for austerity,” jazzman wrote to the commissioners.

The committees module foregather via Zoom at 6 p.m. Monday, July 8. Information most the budget and a unification to the gathering are posted on the county website.