Chrin V-7 Development Expected to Be Continued at Later Date; If So, Bethlehem Township Commissioners Will Not Hear Testimony or Take Action at Monday, April 7 Meeting

— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs

The Chrin plan for 264 apartments at the old V-7 miniature golf course site is expected to be continued at a later date, according to Bethlehem Township officials.

It remains on the Board of Commissioners agenda for Monday, April 7, but the board will not hear testimony or take action on the plan at the meeting.

Continuances are common with big developments and are often requested by developers.

Here is the agenda for the meeting, which will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, April 7, at the township municipal building, 4225 Easton Ave.

The link to a Zoom presentation of the meeting is posted on the township website under “Upcoming Events / Meetings.”

Agendas are subject to change. Check the township site Monday.

Here is some background on the development from an earlier story:

In February 2024, the developer won two variances for its proposed nine buildings, a mix of one- and two-bedroom “garden apartments,” and a clubhouse on 16.9 acres.

The land is vacant now. The proposal has drawn residents’ complaints about traffic, water runoff and more, but is probably going to move forward.

William Penn Highway and Freemansburg Avenue, two east/west throughfares in Bethlehem Township, have drawn developers’ interest. Commercial buildings, housing and a huge warehouse on Freemansburg Avenue, near the western border of the township, are in the works.

Easton Avenue, which becomes William Penn Highway as it goes east, is the site of about 280 new apartments. Some are up and more are being built at the site of the old Bethlehem Drive-In theater.

On Farmersville Road on the old Miller Farm, more than 100 housing units are planned, about a mile north of what has been deemed by some to be the worst intersection in the township, where Farmersville meets Freemansburg Avenue.

Chrin V-7 is seeking a conditional use for the site at William Penn Highway and Route 33. A conditional use is one that is allowed, but on which the township may impose additional conditions.

This plan has been in the works for awhile, is proposed for vacant land that is privately owned, and it will almost surely go through.