November 5, 2026 Economic Development Committee Meeting

The November 5, 2026 Northampton County Economic Development Committee meeting included discussion of several Local Share Account (LSA) pass-through grant requests for community organizations. The committee heard a request for $500,000 for critical laundry equipment at Grey Steel Laundry; a presentation by Second Harvest Food Bank seeking county sponsorship for a roof replacement, with a contractor estimate of approximately $985,000; and Historic Bethlehem Museum and Sites’ request for county partnership on a $197,267 statewide LSA application for phase three of the 1761 tannery restoration, covering ventilation and humidity control. Second Harvest said it would follow applicable procurement policies and obtain bids, including at least three contractor bids under its own process.

Miller-Keystone Blood Center presented a roughly $700,000 equipment project, comprising a bacterial detection unit estimated at $416,000 and a blood irradiator estimated at $284,000. Suburban EMS requested support for an LSA application for equipment associated with ambulances, with a quoted cost of $285,937, including power-load and power-lift systems. The transcript records presentations and requests for support but no votes or motions on these items; the status of any approvals is not included in the provided excerpt.