Nicole Boncik and Daiyana Rodriguez live just half a mile away from each other. Yet both educators say they have the same problem: new developments planned next to their homes on Bethlehem’s West Side.
“Neighbors are terrified,” Rodriguez said. “Every time somebody sees a ‘for sale’ sign, people have to be terrified because any developer can build a building next to anybody’s houses.”
Two separate developers have submitted plans for multiunit buildings where single-family homes now stand. The developers say the projects will bring economic vitality to the area, but neighbors like Boncik and Rodriguez say the plans threaten their green space and quality of life…