[MA-RPC] FW: [at-l] Warehouse Hearing - Silver Spring Township, PA

[James Hooper]

This is why we have to get control of the development rights of the 
land near the corridor.  If we wait, the land will be developed no 
matter what promises are made.
On Dec 13, 2005, at 4:10 PM, Walt Daniels wrote:

> More on PA land use
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-l-bounces at backcountry.net 
> [mailto:at-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On
> Behalf Of Steve Landis
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 3:30 PM
> To: AT-L
> Subject: [at-l] Warehouse Hearing - Silver Spring Township, PA
>
> Still following this story...
>
> http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2005/12/13/news/news07.txt
>
> "Supervisors have reminded DiSanto how at hearings years ago 
> Appalachian
> Trail advocates expressed concern about allowing an industrial park so 
> close
> to the trail.
> The warehouse location is now closer to the trail than the agreement
> stipulated.
> *Melanie Wertz represented the Cumberland Valley Appalachian Trail 
> Club*
> -- local volunteers who help maintain and monitor the trail under a 
> memo of
> understanding with the National Park Service.
> "We have been involved with this project since day one," said Wertz, 
> who
> asked the zoning board to stand firm and deny the Triple Crown appeal 
> to
> protect the trail.
> Wertz said her group met several times with DiSanto and township 
> officials
> to push the need for an adequate buffer zone between the trail and
> industrial park.
> Shifting the building 30 feet to the west is significant, Wertz said, 
> adding
> the buffer zone along that stretch of trail is already at its narrowest
> point in the region.
> She added the warehouse not only obstructs the view hikers have of the
> valley, but is a potential source of light, noise and air pollution 
> from the
> trucks and trash from the site.
> *Michele Miller, who represents the Appalachian Trail Conservatory*, 
> said
> the developer should be held to the agreed-upon land development plan 
> and
> make efforts to mitigate the impact the warehouse would have on the 
> trail."
>
> Steve
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