Property Reassessment will hit Coopersburg Hardest

Coopersburg-ians, hang on to your hats. Reassessment has come to town. 

At least for 73.4 percent of you. 

According to  recent reports, Lehigh County reassessment will hit Coopersburg borough hardest, with an increase for approximately 73.4 percent of the borough. 

According to an Express-Times article, county commissioner Brad Osborne said the communities hardest hit by the increase were those without significant industrial or commercial activity. Coopersburg has two smaller commercial zones -- the area along Main Street and the business district on Route 309.

Only 52.2 percent of Upper Saucon residents will see an increase in taxes, which can be attributed to the Promenade and surrounding commercial buildings. 

Meanwhile, 45.3 percent of residents in the mostly agricultural Lower Milford will see a property tax increase.