H2 whoa! Soaring water sales spur new area plant

December 22, 2005
By Dan Shope

A division of food and beverage giant Nestle wants to build a second plant near Fogelsville to keep up with overflowing demand for bottled water. The $200 million plant would employ 90 workers initially and as many as 250 within a few years, the company...
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Emmaus council may raise property tax rate 10.3%

By Randy Kraft
The Emmaus property tax rate probably will go up 10.3 percent, slightly more than originally projected in 2006, so another full-time police officer can be added to the 16-member force. Residential water fees should increase slightly less than 112 percent,...
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Emmaus proposes 112 percent water rate increase

By CORRINE DURDOCK

cdurdock@tnonline.com
Emmaus Borough Council, at its Nov. 21 meeting, discussed the need to increase water rates. Facing a deficit in the water fund, Dr. Roger Whitcomb, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, presented a proposed new rate structure that will eliminate the shortfall while generating a modest surplus of $32,236 for 2006. (more)