The first half of the Upper Macungie supervisors June 1 meeting was dominated by a discussion on the proposed development of the Jaindl property along Oldt Road.

A standing-room-only crowd packed the meeting room to offer their opinions or just to listen to the comments.

The Jaindl proposal is to develop warehouses on the tract which would generate 250 to 300 truck trips per day.

Elizabeth Collins read a prepared statement outlining the residents’ concerns and issues. The group came up with their options for the property.

Option one was no warehouse. Option two was to develop the property with medical, office or data processing uses with the rest of the property donated to the township.

Option three was for a small warehouse on the corner of the property with the remainder used for residential uses.

The final option was the land swap that had been discussed at a previous meeting.

The board decided at that time not to pursue the land swap with Jaindl.

David Jaindl has met with the residents to show them what he has proposed for the tract.

Several residents voiced their concerns about safety, especially for their children since the trucks would be traveling through a residential area.

In the end, supervisors decided to evaluate the data presented and come to the best decision possible.

Supervisor Kathy Rader noted there were several different plans for the tract.

Supervisor Sean Gill was in favor of re-visiting the land swap and when Supervisor Jim Brunell made a motion to reopen the land swap study, Gill seconded the motion.

Brunell made a motion to have Keystone Consulting Engineers work on the traffic plan and to contact Jaindl and his staff to see if the swap is feasible.

If the swap is determined to be viable, the matter will be on the July meeting agenda.

In other business, supervisors passed a resolution amending the employee manual as it relates to retirement.

All three fire companies will have their fire police at the Night in the Country celebration in Heidelberg Township.

The township’s 2009 pick up truck was sold to Weisenberg Township.

The yearly bid for the I&I reduction in the sewer lines was granted to Insituform Technologies LLC at a cost of $250,533.67.

Dax Sunderbunk, representing the Farmers Market at the Velodrome, Trexlertown, approached the board requesting the market be allowed in the Grange Park.

Sunderbunk said they have outgrown the current site and need more space.

The market would be located next to the Community Center site.

Zoning Officer Daren Martocci noted this use was not permitted in that district and the group would have to go before the zoning hearing board.

Sunderbunk said they would not do that because they were a nonprofit group.

Supervisors tabled the discussion until more research could be done.

“No Parking” designations were discussed for areas in the Laurel Fields and Hidden Meadows developments.

Rader would only support this if parking is allowed on one side of the road.

Brunell wanted to check other town house developments to see if they would need “no parking” areas on their streets.