North Whitehall Supervisors' Chairman Ronald Heintzelman opened the continuance hearing for the proposed Lehigh County Authority wastewater treatment plant for a 5-acre subdivision of KidsPeace property.

Resident Ronald Roth presented pictures of a failing septic system along Route 309.

He told supervisors this home could be hooked up to the proposed treatment plant. Roth contended it would cost less to connect to the sewer system than to install a new septic system.

He also presented the board a list of names of properties that have had either septic systems installed and drain fields replaced, repaired or altered over a period of five years in the township.

Jeanine Bauer, of The Voice of the Jordan citizens group, asked whose opinion it was these people would benefit from the sewer system.

She also questioned the relevance this material had to the conditional use application.

Solicitor Lisa Young said supervisors would decide the relevance of material presented.

Michaelyn Mohr asked if Roth was sure the plant would have served all of the people he mentioned.

He replied not all on the list would be served by the system.

Also, the Lehigh County Authority did not state it would serve customers along Route 309.

Next to offer evidence was Janelle Yonak.

She presented a newspaper article concerning the use of GPS by truckers and how it was misleading them by giving directions onto roads where they should not travel.

Yonak was concerned trucks might try to traverse the covered bridges and get stuck on them.

LCA Attorney Jim Preston objected to the relevance of this item but Young allowed it as a piece of information for the board.

Bauer, who presented more than 20 items as evidence, came well prepared, offering copies of correspondence from different agencies referencing the Lehigh County Authority and the proposed treatment plant site.

These agencies included the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

She also presented correspondence from Spotts, Stevens and McCoy plus several maps of the area and a petition signed by 700 residents of North Whitehall and Lowhill townships.

The petition was presented in behalf of The Voice of the Jordan.

With less than a half-hour remaining for the evening, the board agreed to continue the hearing until Sept. 10.

At this time, Preston will have the opportunity to question Bauer on her submissions.