French Creek I (Continued from Page Al) “We could not require you if DER has pulled back so to® lce y our aruma^s ou t far, a number of questioners the stream. And we would wanted to know, why bother not be adding another layer W ith the bill at all? Why not of government bureaucracy i e t the environmental and for you to contend with if you zoning laws already in place want to develop your land or protect the stream? sell it for development. Fogg said that approach “Your local zoning laws would ultimately fail jSand the flood plain because of development 'f management act would pressures on land H continue to guide local land surrounding French Creek. | use. The only time the scenic Existing laws and even rivers people would get community sentiment have I involved in any changes failed to preserve other would be in those cases streams, he said, where DER is presently of Pennsylvania’s 245 required to review those streams and 45,000 miles of j, changes. waterways, only about 40 “lf French Creek is streams and some 5000 or a scenic river, you 6000 miles are being con jfmay never hear from us sidered for the program, v again,” he said. There currently is only one iC Before any waterway can state scemc nver, a 94-mile -be brought into the scenic stretch of the Schuylkill. And •> rivers program, the entire property owners along that - legislature must approve a stream have reported no Sf bill designating it as a scenic problems as a result of the ' ri'gr, and the governor must scemc rivers designation, ; sieP the bill into law. Fogg said. ) 1° trying to meet Grange one concrete aspect of a objections to the French scemc rivers designation is a Creek proposal, Fogg said, prohibition on building dams , they had stayed away from m the stream, Fogg said, any provisions which might One farmer asked if he threaten individual property would be allowed to put a J rights, while at the same bridge across one of the ■ time protecting the unique tributaries m order to reach historical and scenic a n otherwise inaccessible qualities of the stream. f ie ld. There would be nothing 1 It pays to bring this coupon to us, your local Behlen builder. tl L L “We have s 2O that says the Behlen Far master LP makes other ‘economy’ buildings over-priced.” £/es, we’re that confident of the extra quality and value built into this versatile, low profile Behlen building. 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Perhaps the biggest im pact of the scenic nvers label, Fogg said, would be the attention it would focus on the stream. It would be mostly local attention, he pointed out, and it would result m mostly local action to guide any efforts at preserving the stream. “We certainly don’t have the manpower or the funds to police every mile of every scenic river ” he said “ w e can draft the legislation and' help to get it passed, but only you people will be able to protect French Creek. ’ ’ The meeting closed after an hour-and-a-half with a supportive note from State Grange Master Charles Wismer, who had chaired the meeting. “George Fogg and DER have worked closely with us on scenic rivers legislation,” wmm^ • High rib panel for extra strength, better roof drainage • All-steel construction from base plate to roof ridge « Widths from 24' to 60'. BcMen bidders do it right. h Wismer said, “and they’ve taken care of our objections. 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The expo will feature new and innovative machinery that is designed to save energy. “With today’s prices for energy, whether it be gasoline, diesel fuel or electricity, every farmer is forced to be concerned with energy conservation.” said Hallowell. “Only those farmers who succeed in cutting their power needs will survive the 1980’s. This year the Second Annual Farm Equipment Exposition will be held February 28,29 and March 1. There will be over 170 commercial exhibitors at the show from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Some of the exhibitors will be showing the latest in redesigned energy efficient machinery and systems using alternative sources of energy. Some of the energy saving devices include: air cooled diesel engines, long 1 to start February 28 recognized as far more fuel efficient than their water cooled counterparts; machines that make one pass spraying, plowing and planting possible; heat exchangers for dairy farms, and redesigned manure spreaders. Alternative energy sources such as gasohol, methane, wood systems and solar heating panels will also be on display. Hallowed urged all those attending not to miss the exciting stock tractor pull competitions on Thursday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1. Over 140 tractors have entered the com petition. Those wishing to enter can do so by contacting Les Houck at the Pennsylvania Tractor Pullers’ Association, Box 157, New Holland, PA 17557 or by calling 717-354-8600. Other exciting events at the expo include the first Pennsylvania swine show and sale, a Young Farmers Volleyball Tournament, a draft hose and mule show and sale, horse pulling competitions and a goat exhibit.
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