Technicality Slows Down Expansion of Lower Nazareth Business

The decision on whether a Lower Nazareth Township business can begin construction on a new addition was tabled Wednesday night at the Lower Nazareth Board of Supervisors meeting.

, which is located at 615 Daniels Road, sought two resolutions to pursue a building application for the addition.

Greg Naumovich, president of Everson Tesla, said the addition would be 18,500 square-feet. Naumovich said he needs the addition simply because, “I have contracts to fulfill.”

The company, according to its website, manufactures coils, motors, magnets, superconductivity magnets and superconductivity systems for commercial use in mining, medical, environment, marine, nuclear and high energy physics, as well as semiconductors, cryogenics and power generation.

Supervisors granted Naumovich approval for the final land development plan, but technicalities have hung up a resolution for the sewage facilities planning module. The problem, according to township manager Timm Tenges, was that he had not received final approval from the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission regarding sewage disposal.

“The township is not in a position to accept this resolution,” Tenges said. “All of the documentation has not been received yet.”

Township engineer Albert Kortze explained that Everson Tesla would like to tie into the public sewer line located near the proposed Trio Farms residential housing development. The development, which will consist of more than 300 housing units, received approval from the board in January. The sewer line is part of the Nazareth Sewer Authority, Kortze said.

Naumovich said that if his company cannot tap into the development for sewer, the company would then need a septic system.

Joe Plunkett, attorney for Everson Telsa, told the board the company is worried about meeting the time constraints placed on them by the Department of Environmental Protection, which means the company wants to receive the building permit and start construction as soon as possible.

“We’ll work with them on the submission of their building plans," Tenges told the board. "We understand where we’re at with this. We’re not working in a vacuum.”

The resolution was tabled until the next Board of Supervisors meeting on April 13.