ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel used his inaugural State of the County address Thursday evening to announce plans to declare homelessness a disaster and emergency, explore a 1% local option sales tax and introduce legislation barring county cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Speaking before a packed house at the PNC Club Level at Coca-Cola Park, Siegel — the youngest county executive in Pennsylvania history — outlined proposals spanning housing, fiscal policy, tourism, worker benefits and the county’s response to the Trump administration.
“The time for half steps and half measures is over,” Siegel said during the roughly hour-long address, hosted by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce…