kormer t1_itdd1ph wrote
Reply to comment by browneyedgirlpie in Warehouses, a manufacturing plant, a Chick-fil-A and Sheetz among more than 30 projects planned for central Pa. by elanlift
If it's that important to you, you are welcome to buy it yourself and have it be open space forever.
And before you said anything, I've actually done that. Myself and a few neighbors partnered with The Nature Conservancy to purchase about 20 acres of woodland surrounding our properties. We needed to put up a portion of our own funds, the development rights were transferred to another property (see TDRs ), and The Nature Conservancy also provided a grant as well as agreed to be the permanent custodian of the land.
browneyedgirlpie t1_itdi2e4 wrote
It's too late, it's already sold and developed. But that's good information for other people concerned with undeveloped areas near them. People didn't even know this was a possibility though.
Part of the issue with this is that the board changed the status of the land from 'by right' to 'conditional use' without appropriately notifying or involving the public.
Residents noticed people surveying the area and spoke up, only to discover it was already a done deal.
Daywalkingvampire t1_itdyeir wrote
It sounds like someone higher up was greasing palms to have people look the other way.
browneyedgirlpie t1_itdyoaw wrote
That's what people suspect.
Daywalkingvampire t1_itdzg95 wrote
Amazon tried to build a warehouse in Churchill here in the Pittsburgh area. the citizens banded together and Amazon was forced to back down.
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