At the Jan. 11 workshop meeting, East Allen Township Board of Supervisors set two significant hearing dates.

The first set of hearings is a noncontroversial session for a Toll Brothers project along Route 512 near Jaindl Road. (See story on page A1.) The conditional use hearing and the zoning amendment request will be heard at the same meeting. The hearings are scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at the municipal building.

The more controversial hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 23. The project has stirred much debate in the community.

At this hearing, representatives of Rockefeller Group will present their zoning amendment request for a development along Weaversville Road. It was originally scheduled for December, but the applicant asked for a delay.

According to Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick, who represents Rockefeller Group, the plans to be discussed at the hearing have been in process for three years.

Supervisors agreed to a Joint Uniform Construction Code Appeals Board. The board is run by Hanover Township, Northampton County.

“We see this as a benefit to the township and for the people who make appeals,” Chairman Roger Unangst said.

A prime benefit for anyone who needs to appear before the board is cost; the fee is reduced from $2,000 to $600.

In other news, township Manager Deborah Seiple asked for volunteers to attend a session on medical marijuana to be held at Layafette College Feb. 1. The session is designed to show the procedures and guidelines for municipalities under the state’s medical marijuana law.

Tax Collector Frank Kostecky asked the board for an increase in compensation citing the increased work level associated with administrating the tax program.

Supervisors asked township staff to put in place a procedure to address zoning hearings.

“We have a number of requests for hearings, and we need a way for the board to review the requests to determine if a hearing is warranted,” Unangst said.

Unangst wants to save time on requests that may not ever be approved. Solicitor Joseph Piperato cautioned he wants to make sure there are no legal complications.

“People can insist on a request for a hearing. They can fill out a request, but if the hearing is denied, they will get their money returned,” he said.

Unangst said he would rather have a request giving the details of the plan.

“There may be some plans that we will never consider, and there is no sense wasting our time and the applicant’s time on something that will not be approved,” he said.

Piperato and the staff will hammer out the details.

The township presented Judith Ladonis and Norm Daniel with completion certificates for classes they took with Lehigh Valley Planning Commission to sharpen their community planning skills. Daniel also was cited as a certified roads scholar after completing qualifications for technical and maintenance courses for public roads.