Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Palmer Township officials try to revive stalled Sheetz project.
In an effort to get the stalled Sheetz development moving again, Palmer Township's solicitor has sought the green light on a traffic light. Township Solicitor Charles Bruno recently presented the Board of Supervisors with an addendum that addresses the issue of a traffic light at Route 248 and Kingston Road. With a new CVS nearly finished on the Northwood Center property, Bruno encouraged supervisors to approve spending $250,000 to help develop the intersection. "My intent was to advance the process," Bruno said. "The process has been ongoing for a while and this will allow the process to move forward." The project has stalled for several months as the developer, Strausser Enterprises, sought permit approval from the state Department of …
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Palmer Storage Center
3301 Northwood Ave, Easton, PA
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Road closure expected Friday for construction of Northwood Center. Detour could be up to 45 days, Palmer Township officials say.
Get ready for a major road closure. Palmer Township Public Safety Director Tom Adams said earlier this week that Kingston Road is expected to be closed starting Friday. The closure, which could last up to 45 days, will allow construction crews to work on the side of the Northwood Center project where a strip mall, possibly including a bank, will be developed. A CVS is nearly complete on the Northwood Avenue side of the project and there are also plans for a Sheetz convenience store, which would be the biggest in the Lehigh Valley. The detour is supposed to flow traffic around the Northwood Center traffic, with motorists using Kingston to get to Route 248 from Forks Township to turn on Van Buren Road and connect with Route 248 from either …
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Northampton County District Court
Kingston Road and Route 248, Easton, PA
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A detour in Palmer Township will allow developer of CVS strip mall to make road improvements such as adding a lane and traffic signal.
The Palmer Township Board of Supervisors heard plans Monday night by Strausser Enterprises, developer of the new CVS, for a detour at Kingston Road as it continues construction in the area. As part of the Northwood Center project, Strausser is proposing road improvements, including some significant work -- like a traffic light and another lane -- on Route 248 and Kingston Road. First, Strausser requested a detour of a few days. Now, the developer is seeking a detour of up to 45 days, Supervisors Chairman Dave Colver said. "They are gonna tear the whole road apart and put in new curbing, lighting and would like to block the road off without having to use flagmen," Colver said. While township officials support a detour, they are concerned …
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Palmer Storage Center
3301 Northwood Ave, Easton, PA
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Monday, May 28, 2012
As walls are put up at Northwood Avenue site, Sheetz still working out traffic issues for its store here.
The sign says: CVS Coming Soon. With building permits approved three weeks ago, the three-lot development on Route 248 at the corner of Northwood Avenue is suddenly taking shape. Construction crews are putting up the frame of what will be a 13,200-square-foot pharmacy. Director of Planning Cyndie Carman said township officials have not been given a timetable as to when the CVS will be completed. But, based on the construction so far, Carman said she doesn't expect the work to take too long. "I imagine they're trying to get it built as quickly as possible," Carman said. Bill Hissam, project manager for Strausser Enterprises in Palmer Township, was not available for comment. The CVS, which will sit on a 2-acre lot, is the first project for …
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Ian & Ivy
3421 Northwood Ave, Easton, PA
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Developer Gary Strausser seeks an extension on a project to finalize an agreement to build largest Sheetz in Lehigh Valley.
Plans for the largest Sheetz in the Lehigh Valley have stalled. Gary Strausser, the developer building the project, sent the Palmer Township Board of Supervisors word that he "is not ready to enter into an agreement" with Sheetz for the convenience store and gas station along Route 248. Township Solicitor Charles Bruno said Strausser Enterprises is seeking an extension on the project until May 31 to work out the agreement. The supervisors approved that extension at their meeting Tuesday night. In December, the supervisors had approved the final development plans for the Sheetz. The three-lot development sits along Route 248 at the corner of Northwood Avenue, where the First Star Bank used to be. Work on the land has already begun with the…
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Diner 248
3701 Easton Nazareth Hwy, Easton, PA
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Palmer Township Supervisors approve plans for the Lehigh Valley's largest Sheetz.
Palmer Township Supervisors approved the final development plans Tuesday for the Lehigh Valley’s largest Sheetz. The three-lot development sits along Route 248 at the corner of Northwood Avenue and Route 248, where the First Star Bank used to be. In addition to the convenience store and gas pumps, the development will include a CVS, said David Lear, project manager for Lehigh Engineering Associates Inc. in Walnutport. The third business hasn’t been determined yet. According to the drawings, Sheetz plans to have parking next to its building that lies beside a road that will connect Northwood Avenue to Kingston Road. Cyndie Carmen, planning director for Palmer, told the supervisors that the township’s ordinance doesn’t permit vehicles to …
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Palmer Township Municipal
Kingston Road and Route 248, Easton, PA
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Sheetz convenience store franchise gets approval from Palmer Township Planning Commission.
The Palmer Township Planning Commission approved the land development plan Tuesday night for a Sheetz convenience store along Route 248. The new convenience store will be one of three stores in an 18-acre development at the intersection of Northwood Road and Route 248 (Easton-Nazareth Highway), said Michael LaCesa, a director of real estate for Sheetz Inc. In order to get the plan through, however, a zoning ordinance had to be amended to allow convenience stores in that area. The land, which once was the home of a First Star Bank, is now zoned as a general commercial district. Work on the land has already begun with the excavation for a CVS Pharmacy. It will be the first of the three buildings to go in the development, said David Lear, …
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Palmer Township Municipal
Kingston Road and Route 248, Easton, PA
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Yves
6:32 pm on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Love it! Keep em coming. We miss all the conveniences of NY and NJ. New Lehigh Valley here we come! more ›