Lilly Of The Valley

 I had to snicker when I read about the new Rt. 78 exit to accommodate the coming Lilly Plant. I snickered again when the article mentioned Don Cunningham. If there was any institutional knowledge about the valley, these developments wouldn't be heralded as such positives.

If you want to see a crime against the valley, drive on Rt. 22 before dawn or close to sunset. Although PennDOT planned to widen 22 over a decade ago, former influential state senator Pat Browne had that plan put on hold, so that the funding could be redirected to benefit the Jaindl holdings west of Allentown. Lo and behold, on Saturday the Morning Call reported that Lilly chose the area because of the new planned entrance/exit ramp.

So, while thousands of people sit bumper to bumper, day in and day out, on a road designed in the 1950's through Allentown and Bethlehem, we are told by Donny Cunningham that we won the brass ring?