{"id":186937,"date":"2026-05-08T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/186937\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T06:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:30:09","slug":"after-nixing-dixie-cup-tif-northampton-county-council-considers-taking-aim-at-river-pointe-lerta-northampton-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/186937\/","title":{"rendered":"After nixing Dixie Cup TIF, Northampton County Council considers taking aim at River Pointe LERTA | Northampton County"},"content":{"rendered":"

EASTON, Pa. \u2013 After nixing one tax abatement proposal Thursday night, Northampton County Council is looking into the possibility of canceling another one that’s been on the books for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of the items on its agenda for its Thursday evening meeting was the introduction of an ordinance<\/a> (see page 87) to repeal a separate ordinance passed in 2023.<\/p>\n

That ordinance \u2014 No. 744-2023 \u2014\u00a0extended a 10-year, Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) area for the River Pointe Logistics site in Upper Mount Bethel Township.<\/p>\n

The LERTA, first established in 2018, was also approved by the township and the Bangor Area School District.<\/p>\n

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Northampton County Executive Lamont G. McClure has a new proposal to limit the break on property taxes on Lou Pektor’s development that he will present to County Council on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Then-County Executive Lamont McClure was opposed to the extension; he vetoed council’s ordinance, but council overrode his veto, 6-3.<\/p>\n

A separate effort to rescind the extension the following year also failed.<\/p>\n

The River Pointe project was billed as a massive industrial site spread across 12 buildings on more than 800 acres. But development has been slowed by litigation and other problems. Amazon was rumored to be considering building a data center there, but the deal fell apart.<\/p>\n

Northampton County Council did not offer a reason for introducing the possible repeal on Thursday night. A public hearing, discussion and possible vote have been scheduled for council’s meeting on May 21.<\/p>\n

The introduction came on the same night council denied a TIF (tax increment financing) proposal for the developer of the Dixie Cup project in Wilson Borough.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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