Berks County Commissioner
Vernon Shaffer, left, and County
Agent James Haideman were both
busy Tuesday afternoon getting ready
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basement, which was
designed for use as a
government control center in
emergency situations. As we
descended into the building’s
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for a Wednesday open house in the
newly built Berks County Agricultural
Center. Part of the $1.5 million facility
is seen behind the two men.
Ag Center
lower levels, Shaffer pointed
to the ceiling, saying,
“We’ve got special mats up
there to absorb radiation.
We’re also protected by
layers of concrete and steel.
Model 3013.27” impeller
We can withstand prac
tically anything but a direct
hit from an H-bomb.” An
entire life support system is
incorporated in the
basement, complete with
bunkrooms, shower rooms,
emergency food rations and
a kitchen.
Moving back upstairs, we
viewed facilities for voting
machine storage, bridge
department work, a car
penter shop, what seemed
like an acre of records
storage - enough, at least, for
80 million documents - and
spacious offices for In
termediate Unit No. 14,
which oversees the operation
of the County's school
districts. There’s also a
large auditorium, at the
front of which is an elaborate
test and demonstration
kitchen.
The Ag Center is situated
on county property, across
the road from Berks Heim,
the county home. It sits,
appropriately enough,
amidst the four county
farms, which have a total of
560 tillable acres.
“We do have things here in
addition to farm offices, but
this is still basically a
commitment to agriculture
by the county commissioners
and all the people in the
county,” Shaffer said.
Haldeman pointed out that
all farm groups in the county
would be invited to use the
facility. And he added that
the center would not only
serve farmers better, it
would 'give the extension
staff more time to solve
problems. “We won’t be
spinning our wheels as
much,” he said, “making
arrangements for meeting
places, or traveling to a lot of
different places. We hope to
have most of our events held
right here.
“The 4-H Clubs are going
to build a center right in
back of this building. They’ll
have a show ring for horse
shows and a couple of pole
buildings. They’ll be holding
a lot of their events right
here, too.”
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