Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Seeks Public Input to Shape Plan

Description:
WHAT: Residents of the 22 Pennsylvania counties bordering the Susquehanna River will have an opportunity to provide input to the Susquehanna Greenway plan at a series of five public forums beginning September 24 thru October 13. A draft design of the Susquehanna Greenway will be presented at each of the five public forums. Each forum will begin with a brief orientation meeting and then will open up for public comment and critique of the draft design. All comments will help develop the final plan prior to its adoption.

WHO: The Greenway, encompassing the full length of the Susquehanna and its West Branch, will connect recreational and historic resources, downtowns and neighborhoods, and public facilities along the river, while linking the region's communities with river-related open spaces and natural areas.

A team of economic development organizations, planning commissions, and conservation-based groups is leading the planning effort. The public arm of the planning effort is the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership, consisting of over 2,000 individuals and representing communities; businesses; environmental, recreational, and sportsmen's associations; public agencies; and private citizens. For planning purposes, the 22 counties have been divided into the following six river reaches:

Reach 1:
Bradford, Susquehanna, Lackawanna, and Wyoming counties

Reach 2:
Luzerne, Columbia, Montour, and portions of Northumberland
counties

Reach 3:
Snyder, Juniata, Perry, Cumberland, Dauphin, and portions of Northumberland counties

Reach 4:
Lancaster and York counties

Reach 5:
Cambria, Indiana, Clearfield, Centre, and portions of Clinton counties

Reach 6:
Lycoming, Union, and portions of Clinton and Northumberland counties

Reach Advisory Committees (RACs) have been established in each area to help guide development of the Greenway in local communities and regions. Committee membership is open to the public.

WHEN & WHERE: Each of the sessions will start at 6:00 p.m.; they are expected to end by 8:00 p.m., with the exception of Reach 4, which will start at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m.

The schedule is as follows:
Reach 1 (6:00-8:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, September 24
Tunkhannock Public Library
220 West Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, PA

Reach 2 (6:00-8:00 p.m.)
Thursday, October 2
Columbia County Cooperative Extension Office
Agricultural and Human Services Building
702 Sawmill Road, Suite 702, Bloomsburg, PA

Reach 3 (6:00-8:00 p.m.)
Monday, October 6
Penn Township Building
100 Municipal Building Road, Duncannon, PA

Reach 4 (5:30-7:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 8
Shank's Mare Outfitters
2092 Long Level Road, Wrightsville, PA

Reach 5 (6:00-8:00 p.m.)
Monday, October 13
Clearfield County Conservation District office
Multi-Service Center, 650 Leonard St., Clearfield, PA

The Concept Design illustrates the components of the proposed regional framework that will form the Greenway and shows the interconnection of existing and potential Greenway projects. Citizen involvement will be used to shape the final Concept Design, which will be adopted by the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership in early 2004. That will be followed by development of the Strategic Action Plan, which will culminate in the creation of a permanent entity to oversee the Susquehanna Greenway.

Web Site:
http://www.susquehannagreenway.org

Contact:
Elizabeth Baker
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