A route 33 interchange proposal is pushing some buttons in Palmer Township. Chrin Companies wants to build an interchange just off Tatamy Road. Thursday night, a public meeting about the project was held. WFMZ's Bo Koltnow reports. 

  
>>REPORTER: People from across Northampton County packed Charles Chrin Community Center in Palmer Township
 
>>NAT: Our board is really concerned but we do agree a good thing for Palmer Township. 

>>REPORTER: Concern over traffic was the public meetings driving force. Chrin Companies is proposing a route 33 interchange just off Tatamy Road in Palmer Township. A privately funded proposal with a goal to ease traffic especially along route 115 in Stockertown. But Tatamy Mayor Luke Duignam says the only change an interchange would bring to his borough is more traffic. 

>>LUKE: More traffic for Tatamy as routes come through main street in Stockertown. 

>>REPORTER: As some worry about future traffic..others are concerned about would be construction. 

>>NAT: Almost a year still in front of my house, people would end up in front of my house. 

>>REPORTER: Chrin Companies owns the surrounding 800 acres. The company has a business park nearby. Susan Barndt and John Pawlikowski of Tatamy are concerned an interchange would only pave the way for more development in the future. 

>>JOHN: Seems like a project by one man to benefit one man. Local business is owned by the same man, were in a community center named after him, it's so Goliath vs David. 

>>REPORTER: The Engineering firm in charge on the meeting says there is no development assigned to the project future development is considered. 

>>DAVE: Quite a few, like 100 acres to the west right now no development but could open up. 

>>REPORTER: If the project is approved a fall 2011 open date could be expected.

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