Advocates Make New Case for Bi-County Health Department
68 percent of Lehigh Valley residents favor bi-county agency, according to Muhlenberg survey.
Anticipating a Sept. 1 Northampton County Council vote that may kill the still-nascent Bi-County Health Department once and for all, advocates came together this afternoon to present new information championing its survival. Perhaps most politically compelling to the decision makers is that a little more than two-thirds of Lehigh Valley residents are in favor of establishing a new health department to serve both counties. This is according to the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion, which recently conducted its annual Lehigh Valley quality of life survey of residents of Lehigh and Northampton counties. At a news conference at the offices of the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Ilene Prokop, chairwoman of the …
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Chris Miller
12:16 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2011
As one who has lived in a rural now suburban area for well over 50 years. I would remind you that rural areas provide those of you in the cities with an item called food. Sadly most people do not have a clue as to how those things in cellophane wrap and cans get filled with tomatoes, beans, peas and meat. Many people would starve to death if it weren't for those rural areas. We have poured scads … more ›