Accomplishments

Working together with other council members, Mayor J. William Reynolds, city officials, community services, and the general public.

• City Finances

  • City of Bethlehem’s bond rating ranked #1 in Pennsylvania among most populated cities
    City of Bethlehem Budget Address 2025

  • City of Bethlehem saves millions by avoiding capital borrowings
    City of Bethlehem Budget Address 2024

  • City passes $1 billion in private investment since 2021
    WFMZ

• Parks

  • City of Bethlehem to rebuild Friendship Park in $1.5 million overhaul
    Lehigh Valley News
    Northside 2027 Project Website

  • City of Bethlehem acquires last section of South Bethlehem Greenway to close a critical trail gap
    WFMZ

  • City of Bethlehem improves Saucon Park in South Bethlehem
    WFMZ

• Public Safety

  • City of Bethlehem Fire Department works with International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 735 to fill vacancies faster
    Lehigh Valley News

  • City of Bethlehem spends millions to update Police Department vehicle fleet
    City of Bethlehem Budget Address 2025

  • City of Bethlehem adds new paramedics for the first time since 2007
    WFMZ

• Housing

  • City of Bethlehem partners with Lehigh Valley Industrial Park to launch Gateway on 4th mixed-income housing development
    Lehigh Valley News

  • City of Bethlehem and Bethlehem Housing Authority partner on the planned transformation of Pembroke neighborhood
    Bethlehem Choice
    Lehigh Valley News

  • City of Bethlehem partners with Lehigh Conference of Churches to create new housing
    City Council Memo

• Neighborhood Investment

  • SouthSide Tomorrow - a neighborhood investment partnership between Community Action Development Bethlehem and the City of Bethlehem
    Project Website

  • City of Bethlehem establishes Community Recovery Fund to assist non-profits following COVID-19
    The Morning Call

• Sustainability

  • City of Bethlehem launches Bethlehem Climate Challenge
    WFMZ
    Initiative Release Recording

  • City of Bethlehem implements Climate Action Plan
    Lehigh Valley News
    Event Recording

• Community Development

  • Patillas, Puerto Rico announced as City of Bethlehem’s sixth sister city
    WFMZ
    Initiative Release Recording