TRR photo by Sandy Long A section of the Delaware and Hudson Canal and towpath that runs behind the Lock 31 House on Route 6 in Palmyra Township, PA receives the attention of volunteers who removed debris and vegetation in preparation for converting the historic towpath to a public trail. The project is sponsored by the Wayne County Historical Society.

D & H Canal towpath: trail through time

A living history museum, public trail and recreational access at Lock 31 House

By SANDY LONG

HAWLEY, PA—Weed whackers and chain saws were a few of the tools wielded in a recent cleanup of a section of the former Delaware and Hudson Canal at the Lock 31 House, one mile west of Hawley on Route 6. Built originally with tools like picks, axes and shovels, the canal and its adjacent “wasteweir,” which allowed water to flow around the lock, also received attention on June 6 from hand tools, such as rakes and pruners, as volunteers from the Wayne County Historical Society (WCHS), the Lackawaxen River Conservancy and Trout Unlimited set to work.

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Natural gas hot topic at UDC meeting

‘Slow it down;’ ‘speed it up;’ ‘learn more’

By SANDY LONG

NARROWSBURG, NY—Some showed up at the Upper Delaware Council’s (UDC) meeting on June 4 to applaud recent regulatory changes that may slow the development of the Marcellus Shale play in the Upper Delaware River’s Special Protection Waters (SPW). Others questioned those changes and advocated for moving the process along.

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Pike park plan proposal

Business developer wants to swap land with the PA Game Commission

By TOM KANE

LORDS VALLEY, PA—In an effort to win support for his business park plan, Reading Pennsylvania developer John M. Herman walked into what could have been a lion’s den, the June 2 meeting of the Hemlock Farms Community Association’s 50+ Club.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Protecting town roads
• Milford makes music!
• Gas wells and drinking water
• Power from the landfill
• New York property tax break sought

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