Why write in Mitrick and Kilgore?
Is it possible that there was anyone in York County who did not believe that the May 15 election for County Commissioner was a referendum on Lauxmont Farm/Heritage Park?
In a May 29 letter to the editor (Write in Mitrick and Kilgore in Nov.) Mr. Waldman laments the fact that 12 percent of registered voters decided the fates of Mitrick, Kilgore and presumably Heritage Park. He goes on to say that had the 13,000 Steve Chronister supporters or the 10,000 Doug Hoke supporters been voters when environmental issues were on the ballot, we would have voted to pollute our waterways and the air we breathe. Well, forgive me if I’m having a little trouble making the connection between taking someone’s land to build a park we do not need and destroying planet earth!
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Mr. Waldman, where were the Heritage Park supporters on May 15? Is it possible that the election process worked and the registered voters of York County exercised their right to vote when given a chance and said no to two commissioners who refused to listen when their constituency spoke? I personally think so.
About two weeks before the primary, I took my grandson to Sam Lewis Park – it was a beautiful Saturday afternoon. We managed to squeeze in with the other 25 or so people enjoying the park. The view was a spectacular view of the Susquehanna looking towards the Columbia and Wrightsville bridges. If you compare this view with the picture of the view from Heritage Park, it’s pretty much the same view.
I’ve never been a single issue voter, but I became one in this election. This project, given the needs of this county, is a huge mistake. I hope it is not too late to correct it.
Bill Hoyt
Red Lion
What a misinformed voter you were Mr. Hoyt. You fell for the Kohr con and the realtors' hostile takeover of our county commission big-time. Next time you take your grandson to Sam Lewis and find it not crowded thank those who came before you 50 years ago and took that land by eminent domain so you and your grandson could enjoy such wonderful solitiude together. After all, that's the whole point of having parks like Sam Lewis AND Highpoint - to get AWAY from the crowds. Get it? Too bad you haven't taken the time to go see Highpoint yourself and experience the difference. Of course, thanks to your vote and the other misguided 12% of regisered voters who didn't get it your grandson will one day be able to take his grandson to Sam Lewis or Highpoint and look at all the houses that will have surrounded it by then, just because we don't "need" another park.
Ronnie; Every taxpayer in York County is misinformed about one thing. Our elected officials find it OK to spend every dime of our tax money every year on those things we the taxpayers want(600 Acre Park)and every year keep taking even more taxes from us. Its just a shame that the 12 percent of the voters who turned out were the stupid ones. Imagine if only the enlightened intelligent voter showed up to put the concerned commissioners back in control. This has been a total strong arm theft from the start and only the stupid people were albe to see that. Talk about paying someones share of taxes, ask about the two million dollars the Lower Windsor Township handed over to these commissioners from the general fund. Guess who is going to make up that shortfall!
Ronnie, before you ridicule someone for being uninformed, you really should be more certain about the statements YOU make.
The information you have listed about Sam Lewis State Park in not accurate!
I guess the stupid people of York County are the smart one's. I was one of the 12% that did vote and I did not vote for Mitrick and Kilgore. But you already know that. I guess those park supporters really aren't park supporters if they did not take the time to vote on May 15th. Like I mentioned in one of my letters, the hay was cut at Hightpoint and is now being baled, the question remains, will the hay bales be the park benches and picnic tables for the park since the park supporters keep telling us to pack a picnic? Or will the people take the hay and use it for farm use? And I agree that Sam Lewis is a better view than Highpoint. And since I'm not worth responding to anymore, keep your ridiculous comments about my personal life to yourself. Besides, I never did anything personal to you because in fact, I'm not sure who you are. If you do comment, do it concerning the letters.
An example may help clarify how developing land verus keeping it undeveloped has a negative effect on the natural world. The increaded water runoff leads not only to the lack of groundwater discharge (upon which we all depend) but to the deterioration of streams as well. When as little as 3 percent of a watershed becomes impervious, streams begin to suffer. There are numerous other examples that demostrate this.
Prior to passage of water pollution laws an owner could dump pollunants into streams or onto the land. One could assign an economic value to this disposal. So prohibiting this was an economic loss or an economic taking. I have a longer article regarding this at: http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=2995 (Saving open space protects more than just the land iteslf) should you wish to read further.
But this is not the situation at Lauxmont Farm/Hertiage Park. All agree that the Kohr's should receive just compenstation.