Final Public Hearing for Route 33 Interchange District

The Palmer Township Board of Supervisors will hold the third and final public hearing tonight on a Neighborhood Improvement District and governing board for the land around the proposed Route 33 interchange.

Public hearings were held over the past few months.

The board is expected to approve an ordinance tonight that would create the district.

The meeting will be in the conference room of the Palmer Township Library at 7 p.m.

The proposed interchange at Tatamy Road will feature multiple lanes and make the roads more accessible to residents in Palmer, Forks, Nazareth and Upper Nazareth.

Palmer officials believe with thousands of cars using Route 33 and Tatamy Road, there is a tremendous opportunity for growth, especially in the northern end of the township.

With 689 undeveloped acres at stake, the township wants to ensure that another plan is in place after a three-year tax-deferment program known as TIF (Tax Incremental Financing) expires ... that's what the NID is for.

Representatives of – which owns the land and is covering construction costs – are expected to provide an overview of the NID to the Board of Supervisors and public.