“We operate with staffing levels that simply do not match the size, the complexity and the growth of modern Bethlehem," said Bethlehem Firefighters Local 735 President Lou Jimenez.
Coming off a bustling weekend of holiday atmosphere across town, this week marks more to celebrate, city officials said at the Main-Walnut streets intersection on Monday.
Christmas City Village will run from Nov. 14 through Dec. 21, operating from noon to 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
Lehigh Valley Industrial Park, with its headquarters also nearby, proposes to build the facility on 5 acres at its Lot 8, 1550 Spillman Drive.
Bethlehem's 40-in-10 parks master plan keys in on how to bolster park access and connectivity, ecology and conservation, infrastructure and facilities, and activation and programming.