—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 19.1977 26 to the aerial photograph r>i -m accompanying this article. §tTfflCm He noted that although 57.8 \Jvm w\s acres ofland are in question, OO only 41.2 acres were actually being fanned. The balance is woodland. Russell McNair, representing Huth Engineering on behalf of LARA, gave details of the landfill’s history and projections. The planning did not go as far in tenns of financial concerns as it did with geological questions. Hartman commented “Projections cannot be made that far, we’re not certain what will happen after 1985.” Concluding the case for the Refuse Authority, Hartman said they’re only trying to _!‘buy time,” in search of finding the most economical way to dispose of wastes. The hope is that science will catch up with Lancaster County’s landfill problems within the next few years and then LARA won’t have to concern itself with the taking of prime farmland. Summing up oh behalf of the Barleys, Heinly asked for LARA to hear further testimony from concerned citizens and authoritative individuals who have no ties with LARA. Among others who spoke out oh behalf of the Barleys on Tuesday afternoon were: Amos Funk, fruit and vegetable farmer from Manor Township who is well known for his conservation practices; Linda McKee, land use director of the League of Women Voters; Margaret Ha, president of the Lancaster En vironmental Action Federation (LEAF); Aileen Young, concerned citizen and “firend of the Barleys;” and Richard Brown, science teacher at Manheim Township Middle School. COMMISSIONERS RESPOND (Continued from Page 17] irmed that a silt-loam type of soil is best for a cover material. The Barley’s fields lave the right kind of material to a depth of 45 feet. If successful, LARA will >rder bulldozers and giant sarthmovers to the property to scalp the area. If LARA fails to obtain the Barley’s acreage as a result of this controversy, there is reason to believe that they may go elsewhere. Linda McKee of the League of Women Voters asked about it, and Shirk responded with the following words: “If Creswell is not expanded, it has to go someplace else.” The most commonly suggested alternatives are the old abandoned ore pits in southern Lebanon County and the Lan Chester Landfill between Goodville and Honey Brook. LARA claims both sites would be too costly. Hartman said “a tremendous amount of time was put into meeting with the Lebanon County authorities,” but that no program was agreed upon. For Lancaster County to undertake the project on its own would be too expensive, IARA claims. The Authority also indicated it had studied very closely numerous refuse disposal plans in various parts of the country. It’s thumbs down on all of iiem. One plan for which LARA was encouraged was the dumping of waste material into old strip mines. But without state help, LARA can’t afford it. “No matter where you put refuse, someone wants to put it elsewhere. It’s a real, real problem,” Hartman acknowledged. LARA accountant Hershey Groff noted that it costs $4B per ton to take garbage to the Creswell site, as opposed to $BO per ton to go through the gates at Lanchester. In discussing the possibility of using the Lanchester site, Shirk indicated that talk of LARA never having con tacted Louis Frame, owner of the Lanchester Landfill, is not true. He said LARA members met with Frame on May 7 of last year and added that “Lanchester would be given full con sideration.” Another misunderstanding LARA saw fit to clear up is that “no tax money is going to LARA.” Several people in the audience had hinted at that possibility. Geologist Humphreville showed a number of slides, some of which were similar LOW INITIAL COST. FAST EASY ERECTION. ALL STEEL LONG LIFE. 14’ High Opening. 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