James Hunt, director of governmental relations at Berkheimer Tax Innovations, approached the Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners at the meeting May 11 regarding an issue over which businesses in the township are responsible for paying business privilege taxes — and which are not.

Berkheimer collected $430,684.27 in business privilege taxes, which Hunt said was $118,981.62 higher than this time last year. He said a portion of that amount included delinquent privilege taxes. He reported they collected $107,350.78 in delinquent taxes.

In other business, the board voted on several resolutions, one of which was a proposal for handicapped curb and sidewalk ramp work.

According to supporting documents, the work, which will be done by the township public works department, is being paid through a Multimodal Transportation Fund grant.

Mayor Joseph R. Marx Jr. said this was part of the ongoing 2026 streets program, which includes curb cuts on the end of the streets in the township. Most of the work will be completed in the Arlington Knolls subdivision and Alberta Drive.

No specific locations were identified, but Marx reported this program seeks to move work along to provide more curb cuts and Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility on township roads.

The measure was unanimously approved in a 5-0 vote.

The next resolution was a proposal for a settlement agreement regarding a tax assessment appeal between the mayor and the owners of the La-Z-Boy location on MacArthur Road. Lehigh County and the Whitehall-Coplay School District would also be involved in the tax assessment appeal.

The next resolution was the authorization of a pre-construction security agreement with Abra Development. This project is the Whitehall Farms development on 3855 Lehigh St. and 3305 Municipal Drive, which will see the construction of 42 single family homes adjacent to Arlington Memorial Park.

Marx said this plan was previously approved by the board, and the developer had returned to the board to ask for some things to be waived. Commissioners were unavailable for comment on what was waived on the project, and it was not directly stated.

A large sign is visible next to the memorial park, signaling that homes will be available at some point soon, with a number to call.

According to past township meeting minutes, the Whitehall Farms project was approved in October of 2022, after all concerns and issues were addressed among commissioners at the time and the developers.

The security agreement was unanimously approved in a 5-0 vote.

The commissioners will next meet for a workshop 7 p.m. June 1 at the municipal building, 3219 MacArthur Road.