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c.coyle
12-15-2003, 08:56
Seems a resort developer wants to rezone 1000 acres atop Blue Mountain, near Palmerton, PA., from "rural conservation" to "resort and recreation". That means lots of condos.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_1skiareadec15,0,1409649.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed

Palmerton is near the famous stretch of Pa. AT that looks like the moon, due to zinc smelting operations years ago.

Notice how the developer is using the 200 foot "scenic easement" on either side of the AT to argue that enough's been done already to protect the trail.

c.coyle
12-16-2003, 08:37
An update:

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_1skiareadec16,0,1475186.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed