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When people are crowding each
other, they are more likely to gel
irritated and upset at each other.
I think a lot of development
would also increase die crime rate
in rural areas. We also would not
be able to “get away from it all”
and go for a nice walk or drive in
the country as easily.
Development is robbing us of
fertile soil that can be used to pro
vide locals with fresh food. Crops
that are grown locally do not need
to be shipped as far, and therefore
are less expensive. Also, on con
struction sites there is often a lot
of erosion because the ground is
bare. Much of this rich soil is
washed away into rivers and
streams, which is a mote impor
tant problem than some think.
When the land is farmed, the crops
grown in the fields help to prevent
erosion.
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If we don’t stop development
now. or at least limit it to right out
side of towns. Lancaster would
not be as popular a place to visit
Our tourism would go down quite
a bit since most visitors come to
eiyqy our rural areas.
Now. rather than long stretches
of farmland in between cities and
towns, the countryside is becom
ing increasingly more dotted with
long stretches of development
I think that in order to prevent
our area from losing its attractive
ness and quality, we need to keep
towns separate from country and
limit the flow of people from
towns to developmehts. I can un
derstand why people would want
to move to the country, but I don’t
think they should bring the town
with them because it destroys
countryside.
Instead of building large devel
opments on farmland, I would ra-
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HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Agriculture Secretary Charles
C. Brosius has announced the
appointment of Raymond C. Pick
ering. Honey Brook, as director of
the Bureau of Farmland
Protection.
Pickering presently serves as
director of die Chester County
Agricultural Land Preservation
Board and the Chester County
Agricultural Development
Council.
He was instrumental in promot
ing the successful Chester County
Open Space referendum which
allowed $5O million to be used in
protecting open space and farm
land. Under his leadership, Ches-
ther see people living in a few
houses here and there so that we
can still enjoy the surroundings
and so can they.
Farming is a tradition here. In a
world where so many traditions
are broken and few are kept, I
think it’s important to keep this
one.
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Farmland Protection Director
ter County has premanendy pro
tected 6,600 acres of farmland.
“Raymond Pickering brings a
long history of proven experience
in preserving Pennsylvania's
farmland. His 10 years of work on
the county level will be valuable
as we focus on the most effective
way of continuing to keep farm
land in agriculture',” Brosius said.
In his new position, Pickering
will administer the state farmland
protection program, and work
closely with state, county, town
ship and other government offi
cials responsible for the
implementation of farmland pre
servation regulations.
Pickering earned a master’s
degree in urban and regional plan
ning from Virginia Tech and has a
bachelor’s degree in political sci
ence and public administration
from the Christopher Newport
College of die College of William
and Mary.
In 1994, Pickering was recog
nized with the Chester-Delaware
Farmers Association Achieve-
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1993 National Association of
Counties Achievement Award for
design of the Chester County
Agricultural Preservation
Program.
The Farmland Protection pro
gram was instituted in 1989, with
a $lOO million bond issue
approved by Pennsylvania voters.
The program allows the state and
counties to purchase development
rights to guarantee that farms will
remain as agricultural land.
Thirty-eight counties have
county Farmland Preservation
Boards. Nearly 70,000 acres of
farmland are now protected on
S6l farms around die state.
Pickering will oversee the
implementation of new guidelines
for the state program, including
revision of the subdivision guide
lines and changes to county pro
grams to meet changes mandated
by Act 43.
There will also be revised mini
mum criteria for eligibility for
state funds, a farmland ranking
system and summary report
changes to simplify paperwork.
'A strong, prudent board of
directors challenges management
and staff to seek the greatest return
on our investment in ADC,
creating the highest net return to
its members back on the farm. ”
—Richard & Janet Kriebel
Benton, PA