April 26, 2026
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
The Northampton County Housing Authority will meet Monday to consider several contracts, including one for cleaning common areas at the Oliver Border House, Nazareth; Howard Jones Manor, Bath, and the Goepp Street Apartments in Bethlehem.
The authority (NCHA) meeting agenda lists occupancy rates for the three subsidized residences: Oliver Border House, 92%; Howard Jones Manor, 90%, and Goepp Street, 93%.
Applicants for housing must meet eligibility standards, and there is a waiting list.
“NCHA maintains the waiting lists for three other subsidized housing buildings that are privately owned and operated. Applicants would have to be determined eligible by NCHA guidelines before being submitted to the landlords for final approval of tenancy,” according to the authority’s website.
The Northampton County Housing Authority Board of Directors will meet at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, April 27, at Howard Jones Manor, 129 Mill St. in Bath. The meeting is open to the public in person, and available via Zoom or telephone.
Here’s a link to information about the board and Monday’s agenda, and below is a cut-and-paste version:
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
April 27th, 2026
REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA
You may attend in-person (Howard Jones Manor Community Room), via
Zoom or via phone.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC INPUT- limited to agenda items only.
**APPROVE MINUTES OF March 23rd, 2026, REGULAR BOARD MEETING
FINANCIAL UPDATE – March 2026 financials with Brian Havrilak
**APPROVE THE FINANCIALS FOR MARCH 2026
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT- Gwen Becker
- PH vacancies
- Custodial quotes
- Engineer for Goepp
- NOFO Grant
- Community room flooring
Status Reports March 2026
PUBLIC HOUSING
Oliver Border House- 69/75 92%
Howard Jones Manor- 28/31 90.32%
Goepp Street Apartments- 50/54 92.60%
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM
Regular Vouchers – 548
Mod-Rehab- 25
Mainstream- 43
VA- 7
Port-Out- 6
Total – 629
OLD BUSINESS
***Motion to approve to keep TKE elevator contracts for HJM and OBH due
to the buyout cost and consider switching once the contract is up
NEW BUSINESS
***Motion to approve renewing HT Lyons for preventative maintenance at
Oliver Border House, Howard Jones Manor, and Goepp Street
Apartments.
***Motion to approve the quote from East Coast Flooring to repair the
community room flooring at Oliver Border House in the amount of
$12,247.06
***Motion to approve the quote from East Coast Flooring to complete the
common area bathroom at Oliver Border House in the amount of
$1,491.56.
***Motion to approve Vanguard Cleaning Systems quote to clean all
common areas weekly at Howard Jones Manor at a cost of $525.00 a
month, Oliver Border House at a cost of $990.00 a month, and Goepp
Street apartments at a cost of $785.00 a month.
***Motion to approve Entech Engineering to assist with the Goepp Street
Apartments heating conversion not to exceed $10,000.
***Motion to approve the washer and dryer quote with Kleckner and Sons
for all 3 properties not to exceed $45,000.
***Motion to approve ordering 4 money changers from OEM Equipment in
the amount of $8,887.20.
***Motion to allow the submission of the NOFO grant with HUD
**Motion to approve ordering kitchen cabinets for Oliver Border House from Lezzer Lumber in the amount of $4,295.02 for ADA compliance conversion of an apartment. PUBLIC INPUT EXECUTIVE SESSION Litigation ADJOURNMENT The next Board Meeting will be held on Monday May 18th, 2026, at 4:15PM Gwen Becker is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NCHA Regular Board Meeting Time: Apr 27, 2026 04:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Meeting ID: 875 4369 2852 Passcode: 064534 One tap mobile +16469313860,,87543692852#,,,,064534# US
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