O’Connell sees quick
security fund approval
by jane bresee
Staff Correspondent
JHONROETON - “There
are no serious
agreements over the Milk
Security Fund Bill,” Senator
Frank O’Connell told the
gradford-Sullivan County
Farmers Association at their
Spring Banquet held
recently at the Monroeton
Fire Hall.
“It should pass quickly
an d be ready for the
governor to sign by June
Dairy Month”, he an
ticipated.
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O’Connell was also op
timistic that any amend
ments added to the bill when
it gets to the House will not
be substantial or severe, but
he would not be specific
about what the amendments
might be.
Reviewing the contents of
the bill briefly, the senator
said the intent was to ex
pedite the payment
procedures reducing the
tune from 50 days to a
shorter range. Among many
other provisions, it will in
crease the auditing strength
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Board.
O’Connell told the 100
farmers present that he is
actively working to increase
the weight limit for trucks to
80,000 pounds. Farm Land
Dairy is threatening to stop
pulling milk out of the state
for this reason, he said. He
was not optimistic that the
weight limit would be
changed because of the
attitude from Pa. Dept of
Transportation that the
crumbling state of the roads
is due to heavy loads. He
advised the farmers to put
“some heat and pressure”
on legislators to get the
weight increased.
“There is a possibility that
Schrader Creek will be made
a “scenic nver”, O’Connell
said.
The resource inventory
has been made and is ready
to publish. It states that the
22-mile stream, all in
Bradford County, mcludes
about 60 properties. They
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will not be changed in any
way or any hardship im
posed upon them.
“But before the proposal
becomes definite,” he
promised, “a public hearing
will take place in the
county.”
Hazardous waste dumping
is a problem all over the
state, O’Connell told the
farmers. He directed his
remarks particularly to
those from the Ridgebury
area who are concerned
about a proposed toxic waste
dump in that area.
“From what I read, the
particular site (Ridgebury)
is not a proper place for a
dump,” he said.
He explamed that was he
in favor of each county
having the right to veto or
accept hazardous waste but
he doubted in his own mind if
the county could take care of
this problem.
“We can’t have 67 counties
in the Commonwealth
providing a hodge-podge
kind of waste disposal,” he
stated.
“I challenge you for your
help and understanding m
dealing with this very dif
ficult problem,” he con
cluded.
When asked if there is any
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 26,1980—€
Fenton Murphy, left, treasurer of the Northeast
Dairy Cooperative (NEDCO) urges Senator Frank
O'Connell to get the weight limit for trucks in
creased to 80,000 pounds.
Sen. Frank O’Connell reassures Arthur Wolf of
Ridgebury that the problem of the hazardous
waste dump in his area is well-known. O’ Connell
was the main speaker at the Spring Banquet of the
Bradford-Sullivan County Farmers Association
held recently in Monroeton.
way to restrict the DER,
O’Connell said he was in
favor of “legislative over
view” when the regulations
could be reviewed for 30
days in the house and senate
before they are published.
But no one else wants an
overview, not even the
governor, he lamented.
Kevin Ferris, president of
the Bradford-Sullivan
County Farmers Association
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chaired the meeting and
introduced the 30 new
members present. He also
recognized Assemblyman
Roger Madigan, and his
wife, Peggy; and Fred
Tiffany, state director for
PFA.
The next meeting for the
members of the farm group
will be the annual meeting,
Octobers.