The Bethel Township Planning Commission considered and acted upon numerous construction projects at their June 17 meeting.
Bethel Township
Posted inHistory
Lebanon County’s northern tier was once a hotel haven for road-weary travelers
Northern Lebanon County was home to numerous hotels, motels, and tourist homes in the 1900s, and were said to have been visited by celebrities.
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Bethel Twp. supervisors approve waiver requests for various building projects
Bethel Township supervisors granted numerous waiver requests for building projects during their June 12 meeting.
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I-78 lane closure set for fuel spill cleanup
PennDOT will close one lane of westbound Interstate 78 in Bethel Township next week to remediate soil contaminated by a diesel fuel spill.
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Bethel Twp. zoning board rejects farmer’s request for a lumber business variance
Bethel Township Zoning Hearing Board members deny a variance request for a lumber operation on a Union Road farm.
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Bell & Evans gets green light for Bethel Twp. processing and packaging facility
Bell & Evans officials receive permission to advance cold storage and packing facility plans at 241 Blue Mountain Road during a zoning hearing before Bethel Twp. officials on May 22.
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Bethel Twp. officials field questions on tentative affordable housing project
Bethel Twp. supervisors address an early plan to construct affordable housing units in Fredericksburg at their May 15 monthly meeting, among other action items on a busy agenda.
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Local ministry proposes affordable housing project in Fredericksburg
A Fredericksburg developer plans to construct 47 affordable housing units in that Bethel Township town beginning next year.
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Bethel Township Planning Commission asks for more info on intersection project
The commission wants to know if Bell & Evans could increase sight lines by taking down the bank of the woods and raising part of Chestnut Hill Road.
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State agencies partner to restore native habitats at Swatara, Memorial Lake parks
A joint effort between state agencies is transforming more than 200 acres in Swatara and Memorial Lake state parks into grassland ecosystems, aiming to reverse the 53% decline in grassland bird populations since 1970.
Posted inPeople & Places
Statue rededication ceremony honors Lebanon County’s Civil War veterans
The Sentry Monument at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Bethel Township, was rededicated during a ceremony on Saturday, April 12.
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Bethel Township moves forward with Tree Line Ave. pipe replacement
The Bethel Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to the low bid of $236,224 for a pipe replacement along Tree Line Ave. at its monthly meeting Thursday.
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Traffic plans for hazardous Bethel Township intersection revealed
Tentative traffic safety improvement plans for a dangerous intersection in Bethel Township were presented on Friday, April 4 during a special session of the township’s planning commission.
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Community connections make Cedar Hill’s Civil War sentry project possible
Civil War statue in Fredericksburg has returned to stand guard over cemetery and town following restoration.
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Bethel Twp. planning members approve meetings with Bell & Evans officials
A number of projects involving poultry producer Bell & Evans highlighted the March meeting of the Bethel Township Planning Commission.
