Remarks by Heather Newall
134 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
- Play at 3:52:06
“Okay. And then just to make a correction, since we have the press here, I was the one that did state about learning through planning commission meetings that if you want to control how a property is zoned or developed, that you need to buy the property, but then also went on to talk about that's why we have zoning rules within Lehigh. That's why we allow things like developer agreements so that we can add protections in, and that's the whole process. So I apologize if that was taken in a way to think that it was solely saying to you as residents to buy the property, just to state that that…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 3:56:41
“I was just going to add on to that. Specifically with the concept, I would like to see the setbacks, the parking, where the buildings would actually be. I think that would really help the residents to see maybe these buildings are going to be set back so far that they wouldn't want residential because we're now, it's more of an open space there rather than putting the homes there. But I would like to see that too.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“talk about what we want in there and get it going so that when it come can it come back in two weeks if we do that yeah my my only concern is I really liked where Rachel had talked about with having so residents could see what it was gonna look like maybe nail down the berm versus the eight-foot fence if that's good and the trees I I just get that the residents are concerned we start trying to pass it now and they're worried about like it's not in writing they don't see it i'm with you i want to move this for the you know that's the dilemma always right do we do it by motion and include…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 4:12:07
“So then it becomes very specific about what is allowed, like a light office warehouse, like listing the things that would be allowed and not with the residential. And then I prefer that so much more than trying to think of everything we have to eliminate. So I like that direction a lot.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“My biggest thing with the concept is I want to see the buffering and where the parking lot is and kind of an idea of where the building is. But I think that's important to show buffering on the sides and also the screening. But I know that maybe where they're actually going to build that may be a little bit different. I just don't want it to come back and change that, oh, we're going to put the building in the back here or it's not going to be as far away from what they were saying before. I just want a rough layout.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Can I also... There's a couple of things. The drive-through facilities is permitted. And then also a shooting range. Are those? OK. Those were two I think we should take out, too. OK.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“No. I would prefer to leave the table until the development agreement is done.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 4:47:35
“I would just move to deny it and clear it, because none of us are in favor of making this heavy commercial.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Well, in doing so, it means that they could not come back and ask for a heavy commercial zone change for six months, but they could ask for a different zone change. Is that right, Mike?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 4:49:39
“Good yeah, so they could come back and ask for commercial or ask for some other residential zone They just couldn't ask for heavy commercial for a year.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Do you want to outline the findings? Is that what you're... Yeah. So the findings that we are working on a development agreement that would not include a heavy commercial zoning and that the heavy commercial zoning is not conducive or compatible with the surrounding residential zones and that we're finding... We're working on residential zoning with some allowances to be able to make it work with the surrounding residents.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 4:54:07
“We're just doing the undo button. Whoops.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah, the one thing either way that I'd really like to see is being able to have the applicants be able to present. And so maybe that really takes away from if the staff is the first line to kind of weed things out and then they come and present. I think about, like, I wasn't on council at the time, but there was a case, and this was with the Silver Band, before we had the minor grants as well, and, like, trying to figure out, you know, how could we be able to fund, or how could the council at the time be able to fund the repairs to the wagon when they didn't qualify, because they don't make…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So should it be something like the distribution of park tax funding should be used for the community grant program up to 30%? Something like it shall be used?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 5:19:04
“So plan the other side of that. Yes, it goes up. every year because we collect more, but also their cost of doing business also goes up too. So that's going up like their needs go up as well. And if they're going to continue to do more, that's going to go up. And then also, even though we have it in there, it becomes arbitrary. We went over 30% last year. So it's like we could have it in there as a recommendation. I would almost just say that we shall allocate a portion and that it's to be determined by the city council. I don't know that I would be holding to 30% if there was a need in the…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 5:24:44
“I have liked that with American Fork, that it's more together, that they're looking at what needs are for parks, they're looking for arts, and One year they have like 45% for arts and culture, and then maybe the next year it's down to 25%. So it's variable depending on like, hey, we have this big project over an art die, so we want to get this done, and we're going to put more towards it that year. So I just like being able to look at it for the year, what the grants and what the needs are, rather than feel that we're, like you're saying, that we're trying to spend money into a bucket that…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah, I'm okay with the changes, as is the trial year, so I'm going to say yes. Council Member Harrison.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor, I move that we approve Resolution 2026-55, granting ZAO a non-exclusive franchise to operate a telecommunications network in Lehigh City and approving the agreement.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 6:13:09
“On some of these units and what you were showing, too, it seemed like there was really deep driveways. These ones that are green, they seem deep. Is that when you're talking, like, how deep is that driveway?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 6:13:32
“So what's in front of the driveways? See how that looks like there's an additional space in front? Or is that the unit that's in front? I think it's the garage. Is that the garage that's extended?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 6:13:45
“Okay, it's where the dots are in different spots. Yeah.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 6:14:11
“One thing that I would like to know is a study of the area to the east and how the number of lack of parking stalls there are and also is there going to be enough parking for this development as well too? Because I anticipate that this parking area is going to be used more so by this new development than having them having, you know, some of that's quite a far distance to park in, but I just know it's really bad there. I just don't know how bad it is, if this is even sufficient to cover the needs that are going on there.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 6:17:38
“So where you've cut in and drawn in the parallel, that would be, is what's added. That's not there right now. That's correct. It's just straight. Okay.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 6:18:27
“So right now are they parking there and making it almost like a one-way?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 6:20:10
“Understood. Okay. Thank you for the question.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026