ro aches ▁upon ▁kar st ▁areas ▁tradition ally ▁used ▁for ▁far ml and ". ▁While ▁home own ers ▁in ▁kar st ▁locations ▁are ▁not ▁explicitly ▁ad vised ▁by ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Resources ▁to ▁purchase ▁sink hole ▁ins urance , ▁the ▁sheet ▁recomm ends ▁becoming ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁ris ks ▁of ▁construction ▁in ▁kar st ▁ge ological ▁areas ▁and ▁what ▁assistance ▁is ▁available ▁from ▁the ▁state , ▁if ▁any , ▁to ▁mit ig ate ▁the ▁risk . ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁development ▁plans ▁ ▁Several ▁attempts ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁build ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁including ▁failed ▁propos als ▁by ▁developers ▁T oll ▁Brothers ▁and ▁J . G . ▁Pet ru c ci ▁( 2 5 1 ▁town hom es ). ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁proposal ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁par cel ▁south ▁of ▁Green ▁P ond ▁Road ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁Beth le hem ▁Township ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁Trad itions ▁of ▁America , ▁a ▁company ▁special izing ▁in ▁planned ▁develop ments ▁of ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁for ▁persons ▁ 5 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁older . ▁A ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁video ▁shows ▁the ▁area ▁proposed ▁for ▁development . ▁ ▁The ▁sketch ▁plan ▁dated ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁showed ▁ 2 6 5 ▁homes ▁on ▁land ▁z oned ▁for ▁ 3 1 4 . ▁The ▁break down ▁of ▁homes ▁showed ▁ 1 9 1 ▁single - family ▁det ached ▁dwell ings ▁and ▁