Northface Development plans to apply for Local Share Assessment funds for infrastructure at the site of a proposed warehouse facility along Route 248 in Palmerton.

Borough Manager Donna McGarry informed borough council last week that she received correspondence from Northface that it is going to apply for LSA funds for infrastructure.

McGarry told council Northface was asking council for a letter of support for the grant application.

It is unknown what the amount of funds would be if received.

After the meeting, she said Northface is seeking funds for work to relocate buried water piping that services the borough, along with improvements to the potable water well located within their property.

Northface plans to conduct a site tour of the property on Oct. 14 to discuss the proposed project.

In April, council approved modifications to a zoning ordinance regarding warehouse regulations and signs.

McGarry said at that time that while she didn’t want to say the regulations are solely directed at Northface, whose plans call for four warehouses, they are meant to serve a purpose.

Earlier that month, council on a 6-0 vote shot down a temporary tax abatement request to attract businesses.

Northface said it planned to build four roughly 500,000-square-foot warehouses, one each year starting in 2022, on the property located just off Route 248.

The borough was one of three local taxing bodies - along with Palmerton Area School District and Carbon County - needed to support Northface.

Contacted last month, Northface Development Chief Operating Officer George Petrole was asked if they still plan to move forward with warehouses.

“Nothing is certain,” Petrole said.

“Anything could go there; it’s a large, wonderful space.”