509 N 6th Street landmark designation
Case 15-8770
Approved 6-0
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Allentown Meetings
City Council, November 4, 2026
Approved: Budget transfer for city IT data center relocation and Cedar Pool repairs (R156), 6-0
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What happened
On November 4, 2026, Allentown approved Budget transfer for city IT data center relocation and Cedar Pool repairs (R156) (6-0).
Allentown City Council's most consequential land-use-related action was consent-agenda approval of R-153, certificates of appropriateness for historic-district work at 509 North 6th Street, 421 North 10th Street, 1035 West Turner Street, 223 North 17th Street and 37 North 17th St…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- November 4, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-0
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Certificates of appropriateness, historic districts (R-153) with R-154 appointments
Consent agenda approved certificates of appropriateness for work at 509 N 6th St, 421 N 10th St, 1035 W Turner St, 223 N 17th St, and 37 N 17th St. The same vote approved R-154 appointments: Joseph Peterson reappointed to the Zoning Hearing Board, and Miguel Rodriguez Colon, Sabrina Olivo and Kayla Thomas appointed to the Human Relations Commission, all with terms expiring 2029-11-05. Vote 6-0.
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Key Decisions (8)
Approved
Certificates of appropriateness, historic districts (R-153) with R-154 appointments
Vote: 6-0
Approved
Franklin Park improvements design contract increase (R-151)
Vote: 6-0
Approved
General Recreation cooperative contract (R152)
Vote: 6-0
Approved
Dog park ordinance amendment (Bill 83)
Vote: 6-0
Approved
Legal engagement of Cozen O'Connor (R-155)
Vote: 6-0
Approved
Budget transfer for city IT data center relocation and Cedar Pool repairs (R156)
Vote: 6-0
Deferred
Affordable and Workforce Housing bill referred (Bill 82)
Other
2027 Capital Projects Fund Budget introduced (Bill 90)
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Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
10 distinct speakers; 6 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 3 Staff, 5 Councilmember, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 5 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Santos, Councilmember.
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- public hearing (1 timestamps)
- zoning (1 timestamps)
- approved (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (8)
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