Greater Easton Development Partnership

GEDP Executive Director Jared Mast was a featured guest on Alan Jennings' "Lehigh Valley Discourse" to talk about how we've stepped up to help small businesses and adapt to the changing landscape this past year. Take a listen:

Excited for Community Bike Works to join us in the West Ward, and grateful to the community partners who are making it possible. Thanks to Emma Wright WFMZ for sharing this story.

Proud to #supporteaston and the staff and volunteers working diligently to count the votes.

GEDP purchased and delivered a big yummy Easton Public Market lunch to the volunteers and staff who have spent days processing votes at the County of Northampton courthouse. Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all who are tirelessly counting ballots to ensure every vote counts in this election! #everyvotecounts #weareallinthistogether

Grateful to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for their continued support of our programs, including Easton Farmers' Market and Easton Public Market. Thankful for their efforts and the efforts of our community partners to increase access to fresh food.

When we award a grant, we require the recipient to report back to us about how the money was spent. We recently received a report from Forks Township Parks and ...Recreation about $8,577 that we awarded to remove existing light poles and lights and replace them with taller poles and LED fixtures that have dusk-to-dawn sensors at the Community Center, 500 Zucksville Road in Northampton County. These photos show the old and new lights. This grant was part of a round of three grants totaling $72,577 that the Met-Ed Sustainable Energy Fund awarded. The other two grant recipients were Fleetwood Area Public Library and the Greater Easton Development Partnership. You can read more about these grants here: https://bccf.org/sustainable-energy-grants-2020/ The Met Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund is administered by Berks County Community Foundation and the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies.