Northampton County Council can't decide on new member, forfeits choice to court
Northampton County Council has voted 12 times to fill the vacancy left by Tara Zrinski and has not been able to pick her successor.
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Northampton County Council has voted 12 times to fill the vacancy left by Tara Zrinski and has not been able to pick her successor.
Lou Pektor won again Thursday night, as Northampton County Council voted against taking a tax break from his River Pointe Logistics development.
Northampton County Executive Lamont G. McClure has a new proposal to limit the break on property taxes on Lou Pektor's development that he will present to County Council on Thursday.
Northampton County Council is due to consider an ordinance to rescind a tax break for Lou Pektor's 800-acre development in Upper Mount Bethel Township.
None of the 25 applicants received the necessary five votes to fill out the remaining two years of Tara Zrinski's term, so voting will resume Feb. 1.