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Antics reigned supreme as the Lower Saucon Township Council took more than two hours to vote on the first two actions on the agenda.

For more than three hours Wednesday night, Lower Saucon Township Council was again plagued by personal attacks and partisan battles.

Verizon Wireless is seeking conditional use approval to construct a galvanized steel lattice tower rising 145 feet tall in Lower Saucon Township.

Councilwoman Laura Ray suggested that the townships last solicitor left after seeing the "chaos and craziness" of Lower Saucon meetings.

Township Council will meet Wednesday to vote on appointing Goudsouzian and Associates.

Debates over a Verizon cell tower proposal, the budget, meeting time limits and relations with Hellertown made for a long meeting of the Lower Saucon Township Council.

Lower Saucon Township Council on Wednesday night discussed complaints some residents said they experienced during Election Day.

Northampton County Council has no authority over local zoning issues, but it can pass resolutions expressing support for the anti-expansion effort.

Lower Saucon Township Council discussed a variety of issues Wednesday night, including term limits and the ongoing Bethlehem Landfill expansion controversy.

The plan, formally known as Ordinance 2023-05, would change the classification of a large land area from rural-agricultural to “light industrial” under the township’s zoning codes.