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Idea to drop Bethlehem s open-container law to encourage bar patronage met with skepticism

Idea to drop Bethlehem’s open-container law to encourage bar patronage met with skepticism Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 With the winter severely slowing business in downtown Bethlehem, City Council member Bryan Callahan proposed relaxing the open container laws to encourage supporting restaurants and other downtown businesses. But the suggestion didn t make much traction at the final council meeting of the year.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com Facebook Share With the temperature dropping outside and indoor dining shut down for the near future, the holidays have become dire for many of the Lehigh Valley’s restaurants and bars, even more so than the last nine months already have been.

Tax abatement approved for Bethlehem solar array

Tax abatement approved for Bethlehem solar array December 20, 2020BETHLEHEM The Bethlehem Select Board approved a $720,000 tax abatement request for a solar array at the Profile School at last week s public meeting. The approval comes one year after the Ammonoosuc Regional Energy Team (ARET) first presented the idea of an array to the Profile School Board. The proposed PPA (Purchase Power Agreement), approved 91-6 by voters at the school s annual meeting in June, allows Profile to lease land to Barrington Power. In turn, the energy company sells electricity back to the school at a discounted rate. Through such a funding model, the solar equipment is owned and maintained by the energy company, and the proposed agreement has a twenty-five-year life span with the option to purchase at year five. After five years, the school has the option to buy the array from Barrington Energy at a fraction of the installation cost. PPAs are quite common in the solar industry, and there are numer

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