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Allentown Meetings
City Council, March 18, 2026
Approves 231 North 7th Street Apartment Renovation Sewage Module, 7-0 unanimous
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What happened
The Allentown City Council unanimously approved multiple pass-through grants totaling over $2.5 million for local cultural and community organizations, including $1 million for the Baum School of Art and $775,000 for the Allentown Art Museum.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 17 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0 unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 17
Lehigh and Union Street Reconstruction Funding
Bill 10 approved $346,158 increase to capital fund budget for reconstruction on Lehigh and Union Street as part of Pennsylvania local share account grant. Grant is fully reimbursable upon project completion.
- Fully reimbursable upon project completion
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Allentown City Council unanimously approved multiple pass-through grants totaling over $2.5 million for local cultural and community organizations, including $1 million for the Baum School of Art and $775,000 for the Allentown Art Museum.
Key Decisions (17)
Approved
Lehigh and Union Street Reconstruction Funding
Vote: 7-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Resurrected Community Development Corporation Grant
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
Jewish Community Center Grant
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
Museum of Indian Culture Grant
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
Baum School of Art Grant
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
Allentown Art Museum Grant
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
Traffic Signal Upgrades Transfer
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
Street Tree Fund Appropriation
Vote: 7-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Fire and EMS Equipment Grant
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
BELFOR USA Boarding Services Contract
Vote: 7-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Granicus LLC Contract Extension
Vote: 7-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved
231 North 7th Street Apartment Renovation Sewage Module
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
1 Center Square Sewage Planning Module
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
Historic District Certificate of Appropriateness - 1515 Linden Street
Vote: 7-0 unanimous
Approved
Police Department Command Vehicle Grant Application
Vote: 7-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Police Department Firearms and Equipment Grant Application
Vote: 7-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Emergency Traffic Signal Repairs
Vote: 7-0 unanimousConditions attached
Development Activity (3)
231 North 7th Street and 232 North Church Street Apartment Renovation
Residential
1 Center Square Development
Other
1515 Linden Street Historic District Work
Other
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
City experiencing supply chain delays on traffic infrastructure components including…
Housing Demand
Multiple developers including Waterfront Development Corp, North 6th Street properties,…
Sentiment
Shade Tree Commission actively working to increase cash-in-lieu fees for…
Infrastructure
City investing over $2.5 million in cultural institutions including Baum…
Agenda scorecard
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