Will South Whitehall Township Challenge Allentown's Tax Grab?

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Allentown plans to divert Earned Income Taxes from nonresidents who work inside a 130-acre Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) in the downtown and along the Lehigh River. Instead of passing this local tax revenue back to surrounding municipalities where these nonresidents live, the money will help pay for a hockey arena and other improvements over the next thirty years.

So far, seven Northampton County local governments have agreed to support a legal challenge being spearheaded by Hanover and Bethlehem Townships. Lehigh County's South Whitehall Township might soon join them. In a news release last week, Township Manager Jon Hammer stated there would be an "official position" in the "coming days."

It's on the agenda for tonight's 7:30 PM meeting, at 4444 Walbert Avenue.