Upper Mud Run Road will be closed between Klauz Road and 6800 Upper Mud Run Road. Embankment repairs are anticipated to be completed by the end of the month.

Beginning Monday, September 13, 2021, County Bridge 195 on Little Creek Road will be closed. The bridge replacement is expected to take approximately two months to complete. This bridge is being replaced under the Northampton County P3 Bridge Project.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to respond to an oil discharge into Martins Creek, in the Borough of Bangor. Oil is entering the creek from a storm sewer outfall, from a crack in the sewer on 8th Street. The source of the spill is not presently known.

For additional information on the oil spill, site cleanup activities and upcoming work, please click HERE.

The Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce that LMBT now offers the CodeRED Emergency Notification System. CodeRED is a FREE emergency notification service available to all residents and businesses. The system will notify you of emergency information through phone calls, text messages, social media and the CodeRED Mobile Alert App.

The system will be used to keep you informed of local events that may immediately impact your safety, such as COVID-19 updates, evacuations, snow emergencies or a shelter-in-place. It can also notify you of upcoming coming community events and information, such as Community Days or lost pets.

As a resident or business in Lower Mount Bethel Township, the Board of Supervisors encourage you to register for this FREE service. To enroll online, Click HERE.

To register for the CodeRED Mobile Alert App, Click HERE.

You may also enroll using your smartphone by texting "LMBT" to 99411.

Northampton County Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Site

Northampton County and LHH-CHB collaborated to open a COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Site located at the Coordinated Health Facility, 3100 Emrick Blvd. Bethlehem, PA 18020. The testing site is located to the rear of the building. A Physician’s order is not required and individuals do not need to have symptoms to get a test. The drive-through site is open to everyone, but only residents of Northampton County will have the cost of testing covered by the County if they do not have health coverage. All testing will be through HNL Lab Medicine unless insurance requires an alternate laboratory. Participants should bring a photo ID and their insurance card, if they have one, with them to the testing site.

Hours of Operation:

Monday/Wednesday/Friday…………10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday/Thursday……………………………3:00pm – 6:00pm Saturday/Sunday………………………………CLOSED

Some additional testing sites are listed below. Please be sure to contact the testing provider prior to testing to determine if there is a fee for the testing/service, if a referral from your primary care doctor is required and/or if you need an appointment.

Advanced Lab Solutions, LLC, (610) 438-0919

Patient First - Easton, (610) 991-3136

Rite Aid Pharmacy - Easton,  (610) 252-7405

St. Luke's Care Now - Forks,  (484) 503-6470

CVS Pharmacy - Easton, (610) 250-3651

LVHN ExpressCARE - Bethlehem Township, (610) 868-0609

15 Minute Results - Allentown, (610) 663-2725

St. Joseph Pharmacy Inc - Phillipsburg, NJ,  (908) 454-0777

Additional testing sites may be found at the Pennsylvania Department of Health website at Click HERE or by calling 1-877-PA-HEALTH (1-877-724-3258).



For information regarding Quarantine and Isolation, please click HERE.



The Department of Community and Economic Development, Emergency Management Services and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Coordinated Health Allentown Hospital (LVH-CHA) offer vaccinations at the COVID-19 drive-through testing site at 3100 Emrick Boulevard, Bethlehem Township. Vaccinations are by appointment only and only for Northampton County residents. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available to residents age eighteen and older. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single dose. Those receiving the Moderna vaccine will require a second dose three weeks after the first shot.

To make an appointment for a vaccine at the COVID-19 testing site use one of the following options:

1. Schedule at the LVHN website at LVHN.org/appointment.

2. Schedule on the MyLVHN patient portal, at MyLVHN.org.

3. Call 833-584-6283 (833-LVHN-CVD). The COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline is open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.



Please click HERE for the latest information from Governor Wolf regarding new COVID-19 Mitigation Updates and Efforts to protect residents of the Commonwealth.

For general information on COVID-19 coronavirus, please follow the updates at the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Click HERE and the Pennsylvania Department of Health: Click HERE

Effective June 1, 2021, Lower Mount Bethel Township will be resuming normal operations per orders from Governor Wolf. All township facilities area open including the township office, Centerfield Building, Welcome Center, Welcome Center restrooms and all parks. In addition, all township meetings will resume in-person. The township is also accepting reservations for the Centerfield Building (lower level and gym) and the pavilions.

Documents may still be dropped off either through the mail slot at the front door or placed on the lower level shelf of the service table in the municipal office foyer area, if you prefer.

Building permit applications and other important forms are also available for download on the township website click HERE and are available in the self-service area in the municipal office foyer.

Street Light payments may be dropped off through the mail slot at the front door or placed in the drop-box in the municipal office foyer. Cash will NOT be accepted. If you would like a receipt mailed/emailed to you, please indicate your request with your payment. Street Light payments may also be completed online via Xpress Bill Pay. Please click HERE to make a payment online.

If you have not received your bill, please contact Keystone Collections Group at 1-866-539-1100 and select prompt 3.

There are four options for making your payment:

• Online – The easiest and most convenient option. Pay online at www.KeystoneCollects.com using either the “Pay/File” tab or the “Taxpayer Resources” tab. Use a credit card or bank account to remit payment. Please refer to the due dates on your bill.

• Mail – Payment may be remitted by mail. Please include the bottom portion of your bill and select face or penalty. Payments sent by mail must be post-marked by the due date for the specific period. Pay the exact amount due and remit to:

Keystone Collections Group
PO Box 449
Irwin, PA 15642

• In Person – Payment may be made in person at a Keystone branch office. Branch offices accept payment by check, money order and/or certified funds. Some branch offices do not accept cash payments. Please visit www.KeystoneCollects.com online for a list of branch offices.

• By Phone – Payment may be made by phone using credit card or bank account information by calling Keystone Collections Group toll free at 1-866-539-1100. Please have your account information available when calling.

Please see the attached community bulletin from the Pennsylvania State Police in reference to vaccine scams. Please click HERE

Requests for the 2020-2021 Fall Archery Season Deer Hunting and the Spring Gobbler Hunting Permits on Martins Creek LLC and the LMBT property are now being accepted. This is archery only.

The PA Game Commission website shows the Area 5c season as noted.

DEER, ARCHERY (Antlered and Antlerless) WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D: September 19, 2020 - January 23, 2021. One antlerless deer with each required antlerless license. One antlered deer per hunting license year.

Spring Gobbler, Archery only: May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021

Special Youth Season: April 24, 2021

If you are interested in obtaining a permit, please email your name, address, phone number and PA State CID/Hunting License Number to Gloria.Cordero@TalenEnergy.com. Only 200 permits are anticipated to be issued.

An email will be sent when permits are issued. The email will inlcude updated bylaws and new maps. If you have an email change during the season, please notify Gloria Cordero as soon as possible.

At the Monday, July 13, 2020 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board of Supervisors passed Resolution 2020-10 establishing the Delaware River Valley Scenic Byway Advisory Committee. The purpose of this committee is to implement the strategies stated in the Corridor Management Plan to preserve, protect and promote the intrinsic qualities of the Byway. The Township is currently accepting letters of interest to fill the 3 vacant positions of the Advisory Committee. If you are interested in being consider for one of the positions, please submit your letter of interest to Jennifer Smethers, Township Manager, at jsmethers@lowermtbethel.org or by mail to LMBT, PO Box 257, Martins Creek, PA 18063.