Excavation at 7th & Hamilton continues This is a weekly summary of this past week's twists and turns in the fast-moving NIZ story. Allentown's Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) is a 130-acre redevelopment area, located both in the downtown and along ... »
Although I was in Hanover Township, I've received word that Palmer Township Supervisors have voted to join the NIZ legal challenge, Palmer is the third governing body this week to question Allentown's EIT tax grab. According to an Express Times report,... »
This is the first in a series of articles that will keep you informed of the fast-moving NIZ story. Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski calls it transformational for his financially struggling City. But surrounding communities worry their own tax bases will ... »
Mike Schlossberg, who has no opponent in his state house race for Jenn Mann's seat, will take office in January. Since his district is mostly in Allentown, he obviously supports the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. Here's how he answered my questions. 1)... »
I'll have a detailed report later. »
Allentown plans to divert Earned Income Taxes from nonresidents who work inside a 130-acre Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) in the downtown and along the Lehigh River. Instead of passing this local tax revenue back to surrounding municipalities wher... »
South Whitehall Township might be the first Lehigh County municipality to join seven Northampton County local governments in a legal challenge to Allentown's controversial Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ). There will be an "official position" in the... »
