Rutz Farm Development Could Get 90 Homes

Residents who live near The Hills, the proposed housing development on the former Rutz farm, are concerned about increased traffic on Walbert Avenue and nearby roads in South Whitehall.

Residents who live near The Hills, the proposed housing development on the former Rutz farm, are concerned about increased traffic on Walbert Avenue and nearby roads in South Whitehall. Neighbors packed the Planning Commission meeting Wednesday night to learn and comment about the Jaindl Land Co.'s plan to build 90 single-family homes on about 94 acres of cornfields between Hampton Road and Penn's Crossing. The sketch plan presented was a reduction from the original plan for 130 homes, developer David Jaindl said. A presentation in June 2011 was for 106 single-family homes. Several residents disagreed with engineer Larry Turoscy's assessment of current and future traffic projections in the area near 40th Street and Penn's Crossing, …

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