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R.E.S.C.U.E. Fundraiser in New Milford Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this fun day filled with food, music, sales, prizes, face painting, and information for the public. Saturday, Oct. 6th, 2007 from noon to 5 P.M. Main Street New Milford Park Rain or Shine - there will be tents in case of inclement weather. Pecos Bill Chicken meals will be sold. Presales need to be picked up by 2 P.M. For presale tickets call 570-465-7554. Meals can also be bought that day, and all meal tickets will be put into a drawing for 4 door prizes: 2 - $25 Price Chopper gift certificates, an Old Timer pocket knife, and a Proctor Silex coffee grinder. There will also be: • a book sale • a Chinese auction for various gift baskets, items, and gift certificates to local businesses • a silent auction for paintings by a popular local artist • music • face painting for children • information on the application for BS Quarries to expand their mountain top mine & allow H&K to operate a huge crushed stone operation there. Please tell all your friends and neighbors. If you want to help in any way, please call 570-465-7554. Thank you for your support! Info/Email: Margo Burchell, Wayne/Susquehanna County R.E.S.C.U.E., New Milford Committee
PUBLIC HEARING: Mine Expansion Permit At the request of many concerned residents, the PA Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing on the application of BS Quarries, Inc. to expand their large mine in New Milford Township to a permitted area of 400+ acres. Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 6:30pm Blue Ridge High School (across bridge from PA 11 North; or across RR tracks from PA 11 South)to Twp Road 766) FACTS: • The mine is located in New Milford Township at the top of the hill next to the I-81 New Milford exit directly above the Borough of New Milford. • The mine will extend from the Borough, past Old Mill Village to Sutton Road & along 1-81. • It will have a permitted area of 400+ acres. • BS Quarries, Inc. propose to mine up to 350,000 tons per year with on-site crushers, one stationary (125 tons per hr) and two mobile, then haul it out by truck. • BS Quarries, Inc. propose to haul in rubble and other stone for crushing and cutting, then haul that out also. • BS Quarries, Inc. makes no proposals for roadway improvements or alternatives. • BS Quarries states that their crusher alone will use 45,000 gallons of water per day. • The mine will discharge to the Wellman's Creek, Meylert Creek, and Salt Lick Creek (all special protection waters). • Blasting will be an ongoing part of the mining operation. • No studies are proposed for flooding, impact upon Lyncott Landfill, or traffic concerns. Please come with your questions about the mine's impact on our: • quality of life • property values • health and safety • stream & water quality • water supplies • tourism • scenic & rural beauty • environment All interested persons are urged to attend. Info/Email: Margo Burchell, Wayne/Susquehanna County R.E.S.C.U.E., New Milford Committee
2007 ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING "Sustainable Living and Green Building" Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at 7 p.m. Wayne County Visitor's Center 303 Commercial St., Honesdale Wayne/Susquehanna R.E.S.C.U.E. will hold its annual public meeting on Wednesday, July 25, at 7 p.m. at the Wayne County Visitor's Center, 303 Commercial St. in downtown Honesdale. This year's featured speaker is certified EcoBroker®, Lisa Alexander who will provide information on "Sustainable Living and Green Building." The meeting is free and open to the public. This lecture will divulge some startling facts as well as some myths and misconceptions about the how's and why's of living "Green". In the face of global warming, high energy prices, toxic environments and potential food and water shortages, Ms. Alexander will offer practical ideas of how to incorporate simple things into our daily lives and into how we build our homes. We can make environmentally friendly choices about the food we eat, the storage of the food we eat, the appliances we use, the car we drive, and the type of home in which we live. Since buildings are one of the biggest consumers of our natural resources, Lisa will introduce us to a whole new way of building. She will have samples of the latest "green" products on the market, items that the typical consumer hasn't yet seen. We'll learn why these ideas and products are good, which ones are truly green, why these materials are not easily available in the mainstream market, and what we can do to help. Thanks to advanced technologies it's becoming easier and cheaper to buy and live "Green". Lisa Alexander has an interesting and varied background as a civil engineer, teacher, real estate agent, commercial TV producer and director, actress, model, and host of her own home improvement show. As a life-long environmentalist, Lisa expanded her expertise into the field of "Green Building" becoming a Certified EcoBroker®, a Green Building Consultant, and a Sustainable Living Auditor. Today Lisa shares her knowledge through the many Green Living articles she writes, including regular contributions to Connections Magazine and through the various lectures and seminars she teaches for the local Conservation Districts, Builders Associations and other organizations. She has been interviewed by WILK National Talk Radio as well as Harvard Press Radio who hailed her as "Champion of Green". Lisa and her architect husband, Vlad Potiyevsky, AIA & LEED AP®, are currently planning a complete 21st century "Green" restoration to their home here in Northeastern, Pa. The home will have both geothermal and wind power along with every other truly green product Lisa can find. For more information contact Joann Morsch at 570-798-2530 or joannmorsch@hughes.net.