Ag Symposium Educates Township Officials MICHELLE KUNJAPPU Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) This week’s Regional Town ship Agricultural Symposium drew 95 township officials from 54 different townships in a nine county region, according to pub lic relations spokesperson for Landis Valley Museum and event coordinator K.C. Wenger. Other government and ag agencies also attended the event. The overall goal of the pro gram was to “educate township officials, planning commission members, solicitors, and anyone involved in the creation of town ship policy and law on commu nity issues, concerns, and oppor tunities for integrating agriculture and the community,” said Wenger. The event is sponsored by The Advanced Agricultural Institute at Landis Valley Museum. The organization was created in 2001 by the Landis Valley Museum, PennAg Industries Association, and the Pennsylvania Department of Agri culture to provide a non-biased arena to educate the public about agriculture. Also partnering with the Advanced Agricultural Institute to sponsor the sympo sium is the Lancaster Chamber of Com merce, the South Cen tral Assembly for Ef fective Governance, and the Ombudsman Program, supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Agri culture and conserva tion districts. During the event, Elam Herr, assistant executive director of the Pennsylvania De partment of Township Supervisors, gave the lecture, “Changes to the Municipal Plan ning Code: Managing Growth While Protect ing the Viability of Ag riculture.” In another session, Don Robinson, admin istrator, Lancaster County Conservation District, addressed how township officials could partner with county conservation districts. Tom Beuduy, dep uty director of the Sus quehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC), discussed the SRBC’s role in regulating water removal. After a picnic lunch Christine Kellett, di rector of the Agricul tural Law Research and Education Center, Dickinson School of Law and Penn State University, lectured about the coexistence of agriculture and communities. From survey results, feedback from partici pants showed “a re sounding yes” that the event was timely, rele vant, and beneficial, said Wenger. “The question and answer sessions were very lively. They (township officials) were so appreciative to have people with that expertise give them candid advice on their concerns,” she said. Officials questioned the speakers on issues they may have “felt confused about, or wanted some guidance on,” Wengej.said.i “A. - t > huge portion of the questions were surrounding water issues.” Sponsors of the symposium in cluded the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, the Lancaster Coun ty Conservation District, and the South Centra] Assembly, a re gional planning organization. With the addition of spouses and children, approximately 230 people attended the event. Events conducted for spouses and children of the township offi cials included not only touring through the museum but also old-time games, snapshots of the children dressed in period cos tumes, and wagon rides. The museum is the perfect set ting for the symposium, because it “documents the history of agri culture,” said Wenger. In addi tion, the symposium covers “what we think is going on out there, and we have yet to under stand what is to come,” she said. According to Steve Miller, ex ecutive director, Landis Valley Agricultural • Commercial • Residential Super Moo Tel™ B6W x 12-1/B'H X IOO'L Free Standing Bern Call far pricing an any building needm! Zeiset Ka^jH^ Equipment Authorized Dletrlbutor 2187 North Penryn Rd. Call: (717)-665-4056 i, , Manhalnv. PA, 175, v , ~. 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