Contact Our
Supervisors
Liberty Township
supervisors need to hear from as many
township residents as possible this week and
beyond so they can see how many people are
concerned about the proposed development. If
you know one of the supervisors, politely
call or visit to help them understand their
power to reject or modify the current plan.
If you don't know them, send a courteous,
fact-based letter. Also send a copy of your
letter to the editor of the Gettysburg Times
and other local papers so the community can
hear from as many people as possible on this
important issue.
Sample information
to include in letters is available. Contact
Save Our Liberty at saveourliberty@direcway.com
or 642-5156 if you do not have these samples
and would like them.
Save Our Liberty
would be glad to have copies of your letters
so we can present them as evidence of public
opinion as well. Email the group or mail to:
Save Our Liberty, PO Box 605, Emmitsburg, MD
21727.
Adjoining
Property Owners: Apply to Be a "Party" at
the Public Hearing
Adjoining property
owners should request to be named as an
official party in this matter, which means
that you would have the right to submit
sworn testimony on the record, both at the
public hearing and any subsequent court
hearing. If you are not registered as a
party, any testimony that you offer will not
be sworn, and will not be included in the
official record.
A Save Our Liberty
volunteer should be contacting you this week
to explain how you can apply, or you may
email bill1017@netzero.net for further
information, or to request that your name be
submitted for party status. Save Our
Liberty's attorney will make the official
request on behalf of all who submit their
names.
Donate Funds to
Save Our Liberty
Save Our Liberty has
raised approximately $15,000 out of a
targeted $50,000. Here is how your money
will be used:
Save Our Liberty has
retained legal counsel experienced in land
use and development, Reager & Adler of Camp
Hill, Pa., to review the plan; provide
analysis of the proposal as to how it meets
zoning ordinances and other requirements;
work with engineers, hydrogeologists and
other specialists and federal, state, and
county agencies to ensure citizens' rights
are protected; and be our primary interface
with the developer and their attorneys. Our
legal counsel will present our testimony at
the Public Hearing and any subsequent court
hearings.
Our group has
retained an environmental consulting firm
that is studying the issue of water supply
and a traffic engineer who will review the
impact of the development upon the
surrounding roads. Additional experts will
be retained as required to advise on
wetlands, storm water and other areas of
concern.
Finally, the group
needs funds for photocopying and postage as
it updates township residents on the issue.
The rest of the group's work is done by
unpaid volunteers who are conducting
research, arranging meetings and
communicating with government officials and
area residents.
Please send a
donation now. Or make a pledge that can be
paid over a 3-month period and send the
first installment now. Send donations to
Save Our Liberty, PO Box 605, Emmitsburg, MD
21727.
Adjoining
Property Owners: Attend the Public Hearing
on Sept. 8 & 9
The hearing is
scheduled for Sept. 8 (and 9, if necessary)
at 6:30 p.m. in the Fairfield Fire Hall.
Adjoining property owners wishing to speak
should have advised SOL in advance that they
seek party status and should arrive before
the meeting and register to speak and/or
provide a written statement.
For more
information, contact Save Our Liberty at
717-642-5156 or please email
SaveOurLiberty@direcway.com.
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