Plans for the development of the Lehigh Valley Hospital - Carbon Campus took center stage Wednesday in Mahoning Township.

Supervisors debated the ownership of escrow accounts, as well as what estimates for sewage and water facilities for the hospital could look like.

Further discussion with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is needed as well as the land at the intersection of East Blakeslee Boulevard and Troxell Road is now officially under the ownership of LVHN.

The board discussed the idea of changing the reverse subdivision waiver request process into something more similar to that of Franklin Township.

Several weeks ago, heavy equipment was moved on site as Lehigh Valley Health Network prepares to do preliminary site work at the new hospital site to begin once all final approvals are received.

LVHN is proposing to construct a two-story, 85,000-square-foot hospital, a two-story medical building, 345 parking spaces and heliport at the East Blakeslee Boulevard location.

In March, the planning commission also gave conditional plan approval for one action regarding another subdivision off the Oscar E. Beck Family Trust land.

That action with LVHN subdivided 34.57 acres into two lots at the north side of East Blakeslee Boulevard near the intersection of Troxell Road.

Also in March, a letter from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission that was sent in December noted that the 35-acre piece of land must have a Phase 1 archaeological study completed because “there is high probability that National Register significant archaeological sites are present within this project area,” which could be “adversely affected by project activities.”