April 13, 1977
PP&L sells the Rock
A rock climber stretches for a hand-hold on the sheer
face of Chiques Rock.
Editorial:
Thank you PP&L
The idea of turning
Chiques Rock into a park
may or may not be a good
one. However, even those
of us who have serious
doubts about the wisdom of
that decision should have
some kind words for PP&L
right now.
Many local people op-
posed the idea of turning
the Rock into a public park
because they were afraid
that park status would,
paradoxically, threaten the
wild beauty of the area.
For years, PP&L and the
Marietta Gravity Co. have
preserved the Rock’s wood-
lands. They also generously
allowed the public to use
the area for recreation.
After the County Com-
missioners voted to create
the park, PP&L sold its
share of the area to the
Lancaster County Conser-
vancy (a private conserva-
tionist group) for the in-
credibly low price of $300
an acre. That isn’t a sale.
It’s a donation.
PP&L has, in effect,
given the Rock to the
public.
Like all large companies,
PP&L gets a lot of criti-
cism. The power industry is
technologically complex,
highly regulated, and sub-
ject to an incredible variety
of taxes.
That unavoidable com-
plexity sometimes breeds
irritation—especially when
it is reflected in an
incomprehensible electric
bill.
Did the computer send
you the wrong bill? Where
did that new tax come
from?
You can’t call the owner
and ask him to explain
what’s going on. PP&L has
160,000 owners. Most of
them are ordinary people
and a large percentage are
PP&L customers who com-
plain about their own bills.
People certainly have a
right to complain, but they
should also give praise
where it is due. Over the
years, PP&L has been one
of the best corporate citi-
zens in Lancaster County.
PP&L owns a lot of land,
and most of those acres are
timbered recreation areas.
The Susquehanna River
would be a lot less beauti-
ful if its shorelines had
been sold to developers.
Hunters, hikers and fish-
ermen all have good reason
Chiques Rock has been
sold by PP&L to the
Lancaster County Conser-
vancy for $33,900. The
transfer of the 113 acre
tract was formalized yes-
terday in the law offices of
Morgan, Hallgren & Heinly
in Lancaster.
The Conservancy, which
plans to maintain the Rock
as open space, will initiate
a clean-up and maintain-
ance program manned by
volunteers and CETA aides
in May. Nature preserve
signs will be installed on
the perimeter of the area.
The signs will state the
rules for public use of the
park—no camping, no
littering, no removal of
plants, etcetera. During the
clean-up, the Conservancy
will decide which parts of
the park should be main-
tained as special preserves
or natural habitats.
Chiques Rock is the third
tract acquired by the con-
servancy. Earlier acquisi-
tions were a 2 acre tract
along the Little Conestoga,
donated by Mr. and Mrs.
Warren H. Boyer, and 46
acres of woodland along
Trout Run Creek, donated
by Charles and Fred Hauer
and their sister, F. June
Graf.
to thank their power com-
pany. So does anyone who
boats, goes on picnics, or
studies nature.
In giving away Chickies
Rock, PP&L has demon-
strated again the public-
spirited attitude that
governs all that company’s
land-use policy. We’d like
to thank them for it.
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At the formal transfer,
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