What Do You Expect…..

….when you turn on the tap in the kitchen or bathroom? Most of us expect clean safe water. Because we all depend on private wells we must test our wells periodically to ensure the water is clean and safe. Learn what to test for and how to test by attending the SAFE DRINKING WATER program on Saturday, November 8 from 10 AM to 12 noon at the Shohola Township Building on Twin Lakes Road.

The program is sponsored by the Twin/Walker Creeks Watershed Conservancy and the Penn State Extension in Pike County. Davis Chant Realtors has graciously underwritten the cost of the program but pre-registration is required to ensure there are enough handouts and snacks. Please call 570-296-3400 for more information or to register.

Twin/Walker Creeks Watershed Conservancy will be hosting a public meeting on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 10 am at the Walker Lake Clubhouse. The topic is "Planning for the Future." Please read the press release below for further details.
 

Planning for the Future - Saturday, June 16 - 10 am Walker Lake Clubhouse

The Lackawaxen and Shohola Township Board of Supervisors know residents want to preserve and enhance the quality of life in their communities.  The Supervisors must establish infrastructure and land development regulations that make this possible.  

Because both townships recognize cooperative involvement and planning work best, they have adopted a Multi-Municipal Cooperation Agreement according to state law (PA Municipalities Planning Code or MPC).

Because both townships also recognize citizen involvement is essential, they have established a Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) with authority to cooperatively guide the development of a multi-municipal comprehensive and open space, greenways and recreation plan and the implementation of such a plan in accordance with the MPC.  In February, a consultant was hired to oversee the Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan.  The Comprehensive Planning process is an opportunity for residents of Lackawaxen and Shohola Townships to provide their ideas on the future of the two townships.

The Twin/Walker Creeks Watershed Conservancy invites residents of the watershed to learn more and better understand the Comprehensive Planning process that will determine the future of Shohola and Lackawaxen townships.  A public education meeting will take place on Saturday, June 16 at 10 am at the Walker Lake Clubhouse on Walker Lake Road.  Speakers will be members of the Citizens Advisory Committee who are also involved with the Conservancy.  They are Jeffrey Seeds, Nelia Wall and Peter Wulfhorst.

This is your opportunity to learn about the Comprehensive Planning effort and provide your feedback to the committee.

Twin/Walker Creeks Watershed Conservancy Public Meeting -Conservation Subdivision Designs in Shohola Township

The Shohola Township Planning Commission and Shohola Township Supervisors have taken the initiative to promote the conservation of open lands through the enactment of Shohola Township Ordinances 60 & 61.  These Ordinances are intended to limit impervious surfaces in land development, thereby assuring less water run-off, better absorption and greater re-charge to maintain the township's high quality water resources.  Additionally, they will create greater green spaces for the enjoyment by development residents. Shohola's new "Conservation Design" Ordinances afford options to developers of 10 or more acre tracts of land in the Rural/Forest zoning district. This district comprises about 70% of land in the Township and almost 100% of the Twin and Walker Creek watershed.  

The Twin and Walker Creek Conservancy have been at the forefront of this issue for some time. We have conducted water quality testing for several decades privately and for the last five years under the Conservancy umbrella. Thus far, surface water in our watershed is of good quality but many conditions exist which could rapidly deteriorate this situation.  

In order to provide information on these ordinances to the residents of the Twin/Walker Creeks Watershed, the Conservancy will be hosting a public meeting on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 10 am at the Walker Lake Clubhouse.
 
The speaker will be Carson Helfrich, Principal of Community Management Associates, a private consulting firm in Paupack, PA.  Mr. Helfrich assisted Shohola Township in preparing Ordinances 60 & 61 and will be sharing with us the important concepts in these two (2) ordinances as they pertain to future residential development in the township.  

If you are concerned about how future development occurs in our watershed, then you need to attend this meeting to hear how Shohola Township is addressing this issue.