I love life in the southern end of the county. I love the rural way.
taxlady
those of us that chose to live in the southern end chose to live here precisely for its rural character. we chose to get away from cookie-cutter suburban developments, and the overcrowding and traffic problems they bring with them.
as southern enders, we must fight tooth and nail to prevent our community from becoming 'suburbia'.
stay informed! attend township meetings! make your voice heard on zoning issues! don't let greedy developers with their big money come in here and turn our communities upside down!
orion3591
The military industrial complex is a temporary thing. It is like most other industries. In that their life span is finite. They will not last forever. It is a shame that the Washington DC government will push the expansion at APG in turn destroying a way of life. The resultant jobs are only temporary from that expansion. Yet the destruction of a way of life , destruction of the land and farms will be permenant . The developers will make their bucks and move on. Probably returning to their mansions in Delaware and Maryland and and sending their funds/profits offshore or investing them in the "Asian Markets" instead of right here at home. At some point in the future a base closure commission will decide that for all the upgrades and expansions at APG the base no longer fits into the plans for the Washington DC's government. They will then close the site . Leaving behind a "superfund site" with other hazards . We will end up having to support or locate other jobs for the influx of former APG employees . Our land will be gone and we will have substandard housing , re devlopments , by the bucket loads. I hope that the people of Souhtern Lancaster County stand their ground.
talonsfromheaven
We will see how the townships and the county helps. There is going to be times, and there already is, when land owners will get an offer from a developer. We must start to protect our rural land now by evaluating our zoning laws and local ordinances. Townships should ban together and create a task force of sorts.
