To the Editor:

Has your paper discussed the tax free bond subsidy to Costco at Hamilton Crossing? This should be a worthy subject for all the Tea Party voters in our area.

The subsidy has not been approved yet or bonds sold.

Little is mentioned but I believe the end result is the developer is receiving funds from tax free bonds. It is a crime. The development should stand on its own without a tax subsidy.

The remediation of iron spoil is a ruse. Many houses in our township were built on this type of soil with Keystone Consulting Engineers' approval. If the land has iron spoil, which I assume it has, it was dumped wet over 100 years ago from mining and never dried. This dirt was moved during the era of canal building when all dirt was shoveled by hand on horse carts and moved by horses. Dirt was only dumped a few feet deep because of the lack of mechanical means. The developer has created a ruse for a subsidy.

I would like to have Costco in the township, but not at the expense of the federal taxpayer's.

Ira Lehrich

Macungie