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George F DeLong
Regional Manager
225 West Woods r'nve
Lititz PA 17543
Call Collect 717 626 0261
Eastern Lancaster Co
Melvin Herr
RR2 New Holland PA 17557
Ph 717 354 5977
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Earl B Cinder
RD2 Mantieim PA 17545
Phone 717 665 3126
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Henry DeLong Jr
RDI Box 106
Quarryville PA 17566
Phone 717 284 2683
Southwestern Lancaster Co
Ben Greenawalt
RD2 Conestoga PA 17516
Phone 717 872 5586
Chester Co
William Wmdle
RDI Atglen PA 19310
Phone 215 593 6143
The proposal more or less
rejected the map prepared
by the state in favor of one
prepared by the County.
Funk, who serves as vice
chairman of the Lancaster
County Conservation
District, suggested that the
locally prepared map was
much more accurate. Under
the proposal, urban and
suburban “sprawl” would be
limited to those areas where
it is already taking place.
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Marvin Meyer
°O2 Box 157
Annville p A 17003
717 857 1445
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Roger Heller
RDI Robesoma PA
Phone 215 693 6160
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Thomas Heist
Mam Street
Alburtis PA 18101
Phone 215 965 5124
The areas would simply be
broadened.
Lancaster County’s
growth pattern was seen
developing as a result of the
high prices its land is
commanding. Quarryville
area dairyman, Ken Rutt,
commented: “The best farm
land is also the best land for
development and sewer
land.”
That situation has caused
many farmers to hold out for
the top dollar, since
developers generally can
afford to pay higher prices
for land than a farmer could.
It was pointed out that some
farmers aren’t even selling
farms to their sons now
because they can make a lot
more money letting the farm
go for houses and shoppmg
centers
An exception was quickly
made as it was noted that the
County’s Amish com
munities have retamed their
farm lands, rather than give
way to developers. “And
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Chambersburg PA 17201
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they’ve had to sacrifice for
it,” remarked Aaron
Stauffer, chairman of the
County’s Conservation
District.
The group was not by any
means opposed to further
growth within the County,
acknowledging that to do so
would be totally unrealistic.
But they did attempt to find a
program which would strike
a happy medium between
preserving valuable farm
lands while also allowing
sewer lines to be extended to
more homes.
It was no easy task as
questions about what to do
with the additional sewage
came up, and who would
eventually police the plan. In
answer to the latter question,
Kelso predicted that the
Department of En
vironmental Resources and
the Environmental
Protection Agency would
hold some strings largely
through its funding
programs.
Kelso noted, however, that
DER is conscious of the need
for more discussions on the
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local level, which is why this
particular meeting and
others have been called.
Referred to as the Com
prehensive Water Quality
Management Planning
Program, (COWAMP), the
plan is expected to have a
major impact in the County.
Other counties included in
the same district along with
Lancaster County are York,
Cumberland, Perry,
Dauphin, and Lebanon.
The study presently being
undertaken is allegedly not
much more than “a study of
earlier studies.” The idea
behind it is to have a large
water resource planning
program for the entire state.
What’s done within the
program will ultimately
affect the growth and
prosperity of housing
developments as well as
agriculture.
Most of the comments
made Tuesday evening
centered around the fact that
there’s more to “intensive
farming” than just the soil
itself. Pasture land, or
chards, and vineyards on
hillsides are examples of
“specialized” agricultural
lands. Economic and
weather conditions are to be
taken into consideration.
If and when COWAMP
goes into effect, it will
replace the County’s
Comprehensive Sewage
Plan. Kelso expressed
confidence that DER would
accept suggestions which
came out of the meeting
Tuesday evening.
Stauffer remarked at one
point that Lancaster County
has lots of land suitable for
development which can’t be
farmed. Funk noted that
there are 60,000 acres
suitable for development
within a five-mile radius of
Lancaster, but that land isn’t
bemg touched. He explained
that much of this (both here
and elsewhere across the
country) is due to
developments being built
according to what is
“cheapest for the short run,
rather than best for the long
run.”
Don Hershey, Manheim
area fanner, pointed out that
developers frequently buy
land outside of town because
there’s less red tape involved
and expenses are con
siderably cheaper when
compared to costs in or
adjacent to cities.
One member on the panel
noted that the Chamber of
Commerce continues to
invite industry into the
County \.. does this make
sense? “Industry comes
because we have a good
labor market,” replied
someone else. Clifford
Holloway, Peach Bottom,
indicated he had seen
reports that when population
decreased, taxes went down
too.
More meetings are to be
held later in various parts of
the County, concluded Kelso.
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