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After several months of negotiations, Dickinson Township supervisors and Carlisle Developers have reached an agreement on the purchase of park land.
Carlisle Developers is planning to build the Lindenwood home community on the former 122-acre Hoover farm on North Dickinson School Road next to the elementary school.
All developers in Dickinson must either set aside a percentage of land to donate to the township for recreational purposes or pay the township a recreation fee. Township officials expected at least 26 acres of park land, but the developer set aside only 10 acres.
Township officials had refused to review the development plan until they negotiated a price on the recreation portion.
Earlier this year, Carlisle Developers offered to negotiate with the township on the purchase of additional land, but the sticking point seemed to be over how much land was to be purchased and how much it would cost.
In January, the board of supervisors agreed to have the land surveyed and to prepare documents to begin eminent domain proceedings, in case the board and the developer couldn’t reach an agreement on a price for the park land.
Along with the rest of this story from Sentinel reporter Andrea Ciccocioppo, here's what else to look for in today’s print and on-line editions:
Catching up with the chloramine lawsuit
Susan Pickford knows the fight over the use of chloramine in the West Shore water supply is a long way from over.
Since last August, the Camp Hill attorney has led the charge against Pennsylvania American Water Co. and its plan to add the chemical, a mixture of chlorine and ammonia, to its area water systems to meet new federal drinking water standards.
Pickford started the Chloramine Information Center to help combat the PAWC project and has taken the water war to court, hoping to overturn state approval of its implementation.
“If we lose at any level, we will appeal,” she said. “This is not a matter of principal, it is a matter of our health, our children’s health, the environment and the future of our water resources. We won’t stop until we have stopped the chloramine.”
PAWC was planning to introduce the chemical to the West Shore in August 2007, but pulled back over public concern.
The legal battle, which includes Pickford’s recent appeal to Commonwealth Court and hearings before the Public Utility Commission in October, has forced the company to delay its plans until early 2009.
“We are preparing for those hearings and fully expect the questions to be resolved, so that we can implement chloramine disinfection,” said PAWC spokesman Terry Maenza.
Resident to put on quilting display in Hershey
Ask Karen Kay Buckley what started her on the career of her dreams, and she’ll tell you it was a class that got cancelled.
“When I started college my goal was to be a health and phys ed major,” Buckley says. But, she says, there weren’t any jobs in that field when she graduated, so she started working in the insurance industry and, tired of the “very, very boring” classes she had to take for that, decided to try something different.
“I signed up through the adult education program in Carlisle to take a tailoring class,” Buckley says. It was just for fun, she says, so when she found out that class had been cancelled, she decided to ask about a quilting class that was happening the same night.
“They said, ‘We have one opening, if you come in right away,’” Buckley says. “I always say the rest is history.”
She came home from the first class enthralled, she says, and told her husband, “We cut out 32 triangles!”
“He looked at me like I lost my mind,” she says, laughing. But, she says, as her enthusiasm continued, he became a vital factor in her success, giving her the encouragement she needed to take steps she would not have without him.
She started quilting as a hobby, she says, but when her husband’s job moved them out of Carlisle in 1986, they decided she should try her hand at running a small quilting shop in the Philadelphia area.
Bike Fest rolls in on Friday
Bike Fest 2008 is coming to the Carlisle Fairground this weekend.
This year’s event features two big-ticket prizes for festival goers.
On Saturday, Cumberland Cycle Center of Carlisle and Koup’s Cycle Shop of Harrisburg will present one lucky winner with a new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R.
On Sunday, Carlisle Events will celebrate the 105th anniversary of Harley Davidson Motorcycles by presenting a new 105th anniversary Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide to someone attending Bike Fest.
“It is really unique,” said Michael Cornfield, senior director of marketing for Carlisle Events, which hosts Bike Fest. “We’re giving away two brand-new bikes. We only do this at Bike Fest. The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is valued at about $10,000. I just saw the bike last night and it is amazing.
“The Dyna Glide is worth about $20,000,” he added. “Over the weekend we’re giving away $30,000. You must be present to win. So it’s between you and who else is standing around you.”
The Carlisle Bike Fest is nicknamed “The Show” because of the bevy of attractions, including stunt shows, recording artists, food and drink vendors and special guests.
Morning Update
The Sentinel Morning Update runs every weekday by 8 a.m. to take a look at what we have planned for our newspaper and Web site. Feel free to offer any suggestions, questions or feedback to jpratt@cumberlink.com
