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14B — March 16 - 29, 2012 — Pennsylvania — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal

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During February Session Regulatory Trip-Ups that could derail your project explored

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bout 25 members and guests of CREW LV attended a fast-paced

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“Lunch and Learn” on regula- tory changes and their potential impact on projects. Held on February 22 in the conference room of Principal Investments in the Frederick Group Build- ing, Allentown, PA the program attracted professionals involved in design, financing, construc- tion, leasing, property manage- ment and appraisal, eager to know about the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protections’ newmanual of regu- lations and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s e-permitting process. Attorneys with Fitzpatrick Lentz &Bubba, PC, of Center Valley, PA and engineers from Barry Isett & Associates, Allentown partnered in the presentation. ■

P RESIDENT E LECT M AUREEN O’M EARA H AMPSON M OWRER K REITZ I NSURANCE (HMK) S ECRETARY C ATHERINE (K ATE ) D URSO F ITZPATRICK L ENTZ & B UBBA , P.C. T REASURER C YNTHIA M ERRITT , CPA B UCKNO L ISICKY & C OMPANY C ORRESPONDING S ECRETARY P AM M ORRIS L IBERTY P ROPERTY T RUST D IRECTORS - AT -L ARGE C HRISTA D UELBERG - K RAFTICIAN , AIA S PILLMAN F ARMER A RCHITECTS J ESSICA G ENTILE N ORTH S TAR C ONSTRUCTION M ANAGEMENT , I NC . P OLARIS P ROPERTIES , I NC . S PONSORSHIP C OMMITTEE F RANCEE F ULLER B ARRY I SETT & A SSOCIATES P ROGRAMS C OMMITTEE P AM M ORRIS L IBERTY P ROPERTY T RUST M EMBERSHIP C OMMITTEE K AREN C OONEY D UERHOLZ B OYLE C ONSTRUCTION I NC . 2012 C OMMITTEE C HAIRS

Tina Kisela, president of CREW LV and general manager of the Promenade Shops of Saucon Valley, introduced the program.

Robert Cox, PE, PLS, a shareholder of Barry Isett & Associates & senior civil engineer demonstrated the developmental restrictions imposed by riparian buffer regulations. Earth disturbance is prohibited within 150 feet of the banks of waterways classified by the PA DEP as High Quality or of Exceptional Value. Bob also prepared a Lehigh Valley map showing High Quality and Exceptional Value waterways. Bob sits on the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Environmental Committee.

Catherine Durso, Esq., a Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba shareholder and Secretary of CREW LV spoke about the Permit Extension Act and NPDES permits, citing a Lancaster County court case that could provide future direction. Kate’s practice areas are Land Use Development and Zoning, Real Estate and Tax Assessment matters.

Erich J. Schock, Esq., a shareholder of Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba and chair of the firm’s Real Estate & Land Development Group discussed new infiltrations requirements in stormwater management. Erich’s practice areas are zoning and land use and real estate.

Ryan Kern, PE , a shareholder of Barry Isett & Associates and senior traffic engineer discussed Highway Occupancy Permits and the new e-permitting system instituted by PennDOT.

CREW Lehigh Valley thanks its 2012 corporate sponsors: Annual Partner/Main Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, Liberty Property Trust, Tallman Hudders & Sorrentino Contributor: Langan Engineering, Lafayette Ambassador Bank, NAI Summit, MKSD Architects Friend : Barry Isett & Associates, Berks Economic Partnership, HMK Insurance, KNBT - A Division of National Penn Bank, JG Petrucci, Inc., North Star/Polaris, The Dietrick Group, LLC Upcoming Events Peeps Goes Green – Just Born’s Confection Connection Thursday, March 22, 2012 OHL Building 4000 Township Line Road, LVIP V, Bethlehem Township, 18020 Noon – 1:30 Lunch, presentation & tours $15 CREW Members; $30 guests Wear your walking shoes as Just Born and its partners present their LEED © Gold Project, the renovated 600,000 s/f temperature-controlled Confection Connection™ warehouse/distribution center. For membership information, please contact Karen Duerholtz, Boyle Construction, Inc., kcduerholz@boyleconstruction.com

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P UBLICITY C OMMITTEE E LIZABETH “M OLLY ’ G RAVER , E SQ . P LUNKETT & G RAVER , P.C.

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