The Steering Committee Meeting for the Bethlehem Township Comprehensive Plan will take place on June 3, 2026 @ 5:00pm at the Municipal Building. This is an In-Person meeting only. View the Agenda

Bethlehem Township announces the retirements of Doug Bruce after a 23 year career as Assistant Township Manager and Township Manager, and Andy Freda, Director of Finance with 25 years of service. We thank them for their years of dedicated service to our residents and wish them well in their new endeavors.

Bethlehem Township welcomes our new Township Manager Edward "Ed" D. Hozza Jr.

Mr. Hozza was the Director of Administration for the County of Lehigh from 2018 to 2026 where he oversaw the Fiscal, Human Resource, IT, Procurement, Veterans Affairs and Risk Management divisions. Mr. Hozza was the full time Mayor of Whitehall Township from 2008 to 2018. Mr. Hozza was employed in the Private sector at RJR Nabisco and ALZA/J&J before entering public service.

Bethlehem Township's Community Days Festival runs Wednesday, June 10th through Saturday, June 13th, 2026. It's taking place at the Township Municipal Park and run by the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company. For more information, please visit the Community Days FaceBook Page

Bethlehem Township is seeking residents to fill a recent vacancy on the Planning Commission. The commission meets once a month, and members receive a modest stipend per meeting.

If you are interested in serving in this position, please send an e-mail of interest, with resume attached, to the following address: ehozza@bethlehemtownship.org.

What is a Comprehensive Plan? A Comprehensive Plan is created by local governments and residents to determine what the focus and vision of the community should be over a 10-year period. The Plan looks at the relationships between land uses, infrastructure, and community needs and can impact how and where a community grows over time. What is your role? Please complete a survey so that your input can be considered! Take the survey!

Bethlehem Township's Act 537 Plan is now available for viewing. Please visit the Wastewater (Public Sanitary Sewer System) for more information.

For any road closings or issues within the Township, please visit the Police Alerts Page.
You can sign up for Emergency Alerts from our Police Department. This is a FREE service. Alerts will come via Text Messages and/or Email.

Yard Waste Center 2026 Holiday Closings - July 4, September 7, December 25

The next regular public meeting of the Bethlehem Township Board of Commissioners is scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, December 16, 2024, at the municipal building. At the meeting the board will consider adoption of the 2025 township budget.

The budget includes a proposal to increase the township’s fire tax from 0.15 mills to 0.45 mills. This would result in a tax increase of approximately $30 per year for the owners of a property valued at $200,000 (and assessed for tax purposes at $100,000).

Revenue from the fire tax is used for purchases of firetrucks for the township’s two volunteer fire companies, Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company (BTVFC) and Nancy Run Fire Company (NRFC). At its current millage of 0.15 mills, the fire tax would generate $143,000 in 2025 revenues, bringing the fund’s holdings to just under $700,000.

The two companies were scheduled to replace three firetrucks in the period of 2023-2028. This schedule was accelerated several times in the past two years because of the condition of current trucks and the extremely long delivery times (typically 1,000 days from purchase) for new trucks.

The first new truck (NRFC) was purchased in 2023 and the 50 percent down payment of $591,496 was charged to the fire tax fund. The second new truck (also NRFC) was purchased in early 2024 and the 50 percent down payment of $611,931 was charged to the general fund because the fire tax fund had insufficient resources. The third truck (BTVFC) is now scheduled for purchase in February 2025 with the approximate $600,000 down payment scheduled to come from the fire tax fund, which will then be left with just under $100,000 at the current tax rate of 0.15 mills.

Based on the 1,000-day delivery scheduled, the second payments (totaling approximately $1.8 million) on these trucks will be due in 2026-2028.

The proposed increase of the fire tax from 0.15 mills to 0.45 mills would increase 2025 revenues from approximately $143,000 to $429,000. The proposed increase would allow the above-mentioned firetruck purchases to be paid from the fire tax fund without use of cash reserves.

Bethlehem Township has launched an online reporting system for stormwater concerns. This form is for Bethlehem Township residents only.

Concerns can include: flooding from creek/stream/waterbody or stormwater system limitations, etc. To report your stormwater concern please click HERE.

To view the Township's process for addressing reported concerns, please click HERE.