ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2013 Allentown City Council voted Wednesday night to adopt an ordinance to update the name of the two-acre dog park along the Trout Creek Parkway.<\/p>\n
The dog park is being renamed Judge Memorial Dog Park at Dixon Street. It was previously known as the Dixon Street Dog Park.<\/p>\n
The park was renamed in honor of Judge, a 14-year-old Labrador Retriever who served the Allentown Fire Department\u2019s first arson K-9 unit.<\/p>\n
In addition to the name, the park ordinance was amended to eliminate the need for users of the dog park to obtain and use a key fob for entrance.<\/p>\n
In other business, Council President Santos Napoli announced he is referring the proposed bill on affordable workforce housing -known as Bill 82- back to a special meeting on November 11, when the Community and Economic Development Committee Budget will be discussed.<\/p>\n
The proposed ordinance would establish affordability requirements for certain new construction of multifamily rental housing developments that receive public incentives or assistance, including tax abatements under a Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) Program, receive at least $250,000 in City Housing Trust Fund funding, or acquire or utilize publicly owned or controlled land subject to certain exemptions.<\/p>\n
The concept is to ensure that the public incentives, financial assistance, or land resources generate a corresponding public benefit through the creation of additional rental housing opportunities affordable to moderate-income households accessible to the city\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n
The administration previously objected to the advancement of the bill during budget season because there hasn\u2019t been sufficient financial analysis on establishing a LERTA.<\/p>\n
No council members objected to Napoli referring the bill to the special meeting.<\/p>\n
The special meeting on Nov. 11 will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is part of the council\u2019s ongoing review of the budget with specific city departments.<\/p>\n
The special meeting will review budgets for law, human resources, information technology, the mayor\u2019s office, non-departmental expenses, and the Community and Economic Development Department.<\/p>\n
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