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A 5-person committee of Allentown’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone recommended funding for four public improvement projects, including a makeover of downtown streets, that will cost a total of $10 million.
An Allentown City Council hearing Wednesday rehashed old debates over the purpose and governance of the authority overseeing the Neighborhood Improvement Zone — but culminated with a new twist. City Solicitor Matthew Kloiber suggested that the mayor has sole authority to make appointments to the nine-member board of the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority.