Limeport residents facing steep bills to connect to planned public sewers got an unexpected lift last week from the state's infrastructure loan authority.

When Richard Snyder of Lower Milford opens the door of his garage, the pungent smell of fermenting cabbage overwhelms the senses.

You might not think tiny Slatington would be one of the big winners in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package, but the struggling Lehigh County borough learned Tuesday that it had been awarded $4.7 million in federal Recovery Act cash to replace miles of aging sewer lines.

Considering the project's contentious history, it shouldn't be surprising that about half the residents of Limeport have balked at Lower Milford Township's request to have access to their land to build and run the village's first public sewer system.