Whitehall Township is catching up with those who are delinquent in paying the Local Services Tax (LST).

Berkheimer Inc., the firm retained by the township to collect the LST, which is withheld from paychecks by employers, has been successful in recouping $68,800 in delinquent LST taxes for 2012, according to Mayor Edward D. Hozza Jr.

The township continues to pursue "additional volumes of money," Hozza noted.

"The township will be taking prompt action to file a municipal lien against the Jordan Gates Development owners for failure to remit payment of delinquent invoices and other issues related to the subdivision," Hozza said in a recent report to the commissioners.

"The real estate taxes for the undeveloped remaining 18 lots were unpaid and are with our delinquent real estate tax collector," he said.

On the issue of liens, Hozza noted the biggest debtor was the Bramble property on California Avenue, which was recently sold. The sale satisfied eight municipal liens exceeding $10,000 in principal and interest as well as two garbage liens.

Hozza said EIT revenue collections continue to exceed 2012 levels by $433,000.

The township has invoiced Lehigh County for nearly $60,000 for work the township performed on the Jordan Greenway, off Mickley Road and next to the Jordan Creek.

More than $17,000 was put in township coffers, Hozza stated, as a result of claims it filed in connection with two accidents. The crashes involved traffic signals on Fullerton Avenue and Route 22 and the corner of Third and Grape streets.