— Uodates with Cole-Borghi’s bail set at $500,000.
March 25, 2026
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
Lehigh County’s Board of Commissioners will vote tonight on a $1.5 million grant for the new Fountain Hill Elementary School in Bethlehem tonight.
The money will come from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, passed through the county to the Bethlehem Area School District.
The board will also vote on expanding the uses of a $62.4 million 2023 bond sale. If approved, $5 million can go toward work at the Cedarbrook nursing home, and $5 million toward an upgrade at the Lehigh County Authority Industrial Pretreatment Plant.
The “pretreatment” plant removes pollutants from industrial wastewater before that water goes through the usual wastewater treatment process.
The commissioners will also review several appointments to boards.
Whether Commissioner Zach Cole-Borghi will attend is a good question. He was charged earlier today with additional drug offenses. Bail was set at $500,000.
The Lehigh County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, March 25, at the government center, 17 S. Seventh St., Allentown.
Agendas are subject to change. Check the county website for individual agenda items.
Below are details of the meeting and a link to an Internet broadcast:
To join in person at:
Lehigh County Government Center
Public Hearing Room
17 South Seventh Street
Allentown, PA 18101
or
Virtual meeting via Zoom
Click on the link above
or dial:
(551) 285-1373
(646) 964-1167 (Spanish Line)
Webinar ID: 161 961 3548
Passcode: 917923
This meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Lehigh Valley News Briefs 