A meeting to discuss plans for a school for tractor-trailer drivers and mechanics is moving to the Charles Chrin Community Center in Palmer Township.
That venue can handle a much larger crowd than at the municipal building.
The Palmer Township planning commission will hear plans at 7 p.m. Tuesday from Werner Enterprises for the new facility at 1460 Tatamy Road.
After hearing opposition from residents last year, Werner revised its plans to re-route the entrance from neighbors.
About 100 people packed an informational meeting in June concerning the school. About 240 people are members of the closed Facebook group “Concerns & Complaints Villages of Mill Race/Tatamy Hunt,” which circulates news and opinions about the trucking school and its effect on nearby home property values.
Neighbors are circulating fliers urging attendance at the planning commission meeting. That group will make a recommendation to the township board of supervisors, which will have the final say on whether the trucking school can be built.
“Get involved now!” the flier says.
Trucking school goes back to the drawing board
The initial plan called for 75 parking spaces for truck tractors, 169 spaces for trailers and 179 car parking spaces. It’s unclear how plans have changed for the 50-acre site.
Werner Enterprises is based in Omaha, Nebraska. The international trucking company was founded 60 years ago and has a facility in Upper Macungie Township.
Rudy Miller may be reached at rmiller@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @RudyMillerLV. Find Easton area news on Facebook.
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