City Council, July 15, 2026
Approves Bill 49 - Capital budget for crosswalk warning beacon on 14th Street, unanimous
What happened
This Allentown City Council meeting contained no site-specific zoning or development entitlement decisions; the most consequential land-use action was final passage of Bill 33, which repeals Chapter 135 (abandoned real property/blight) and adopts Chapter 611 (vacant and at-risk p…
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 16 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 16
R82 contract change order for vehicle suspension/steering/alignment
Authorization for a contract increase of $10,000, from an estimated $40,000/year to $50,000/year, for a contract awarded to Gilboy Ford, Ross Body and Frameworks, and Stengel Brothers to provide vehicle suspension, steering, and alignment for city vehicles. Passed six yeas, no nays.
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
This Allentown City Council meeting contained no site-specific zoning or development entitlement decisions; the most consequential land-use action was final passage of Bill 33, which repeals Chapter 135 (abandoned real property/blight) and adopts Chapter 611 (vacant and at-risk p…
Key Decisions (16)
R82 contract change order for vehicle suspension/steering/alignment
R83 cooperative contracts for goods and services
R84 change order for Bogert's Bridge rehab
R85 change order for D&L Trail engineering design
Bill 33 - Vacant and At-Risk Property ordinance (amendments)
Bill 33 - Vacant and At-Risk Property ordinance (final passage)
Bill 49 - Capital budget for crosswalk warning beacon on 14th Street
Bill 50 - General fund budget upgrade of health positions
Bill 51 - General fund budget downgrade of grants position
R80 - Independent five-year financial analysis
R86 - PennDOT multimodal grant application for 15th Street corridor
R87 - Account transfers
Bill 53 - Supplemental appropriation from Community Action Lehigh Valley
Bill 54 - Paid Sick Leave Act (citizen initiative)
Bill 55 - Police Pension Fund service credit amendment
Bill 56 - Noise ordinance amendment for continuously operating uses
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Council cited a housing shortage in Allentown, noting long-term vacant…
Commercial Demand
A commercial owner/broker (NAI Summit agent) noted office properties in…
Infrastructure
The city is leveraging multiple state/federal grants (PennDOT TASA, Pennsylvania…
Sentiment
A pending data center zoning text amendment (Bill 52) and…
Who Spoke (16)
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, 2 staff members, and 2 members of the public.
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