Officials with the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission say a massive residential and commercial development called Saxton Walk in North Whitehall Township helps to address a housing shortage but raises some concerns.
The commission’s Comprehensive Planning Committee reviewed the proposal Tuesday, approving a comment letter that would be sent to township officials. The full commission is set to vote on approving the letter at a virtual meeting Thursday night.
Committee members flagged concerns about sewer infrastructure and the scale of the proposal for what is now farmland in the 3400 and 3500 blocks of Mauch Chunk Road at Cedar Crest Boulevard…