Oct. 9, 2026
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
Work has started on the homes planned for the former Miller Farm in Bethlehem Township, a 50-acre tract on Farmersville Road that is across from a township park.
Earth was being moved on Thursday when I drove by, with a temporary road of big stones providing an entrance.
Kay Builders presented in 2022 a plan for 166 homes at 3107 Farmersville Road. The last plan I saw, from July 2025, had cut that down to 108 homes.
Here’s a note from that agenda:
“The applicant is proposing to develop a 50.37-acre tract as a residential subdivision – which is permitted
by-right in the Medium Density Residential Zone – at 3107 Farmersville Road. A total of 108 housing
units are proposed with the following Breakdown: 42 single family detached units, 8 single family
attached twins, and 58 attached townhouses. The project would be served by public water and sewer.”
Kay Builders paid $5.1 million for the land in 2025, according to Northampton County records.
When the proposal for the land known as the Miller Farm became public, many neighbors complained. Their homes too were built on what was once farmland, but they valued the view of green space and cows. The cows would sometimes forage in the small woods near Farmersville Road.
The complaints led to one of my favorite quotations about development.
When residents complained in 2023 about the farmland being turned into houses, Les Walker of the township Planning Commission said, “When you bought the home, you didn’t buy the view.”
We could use more straight talk from people in government. Like what they say or not, too many people in office are blowing smoke.
After I noticed the work going on at the old Miller Farm, I proceded to drive south to attempt one of the most daring deeds in Bethlehem Township: making a left turn onto Freemansburg Road. The Farmersville/Freemansburg intersection has been described as the worst in the township, though there are other nominees.
The last time I checked, the plan to turn the intersection into a traditional crossing with a traffic light was set for 2027. Until then, it will be two T-intersections, creating two hazardous crossings.
