Barley and Brightbill Unveil Preservation 2000 to Save State Farmland and Open Space.MANHEIM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999-- Joined by local farmers and other officials, state Rep. John E. Barley barley, annual cereal plant (Hordeum vulgare and sometimes other species) of the family Gramineae (grass family), cultivated by humans probably as early as any cereal. (R-Lancaster) and state Sen. David J. Brightbill David J. Brightbill was a State Senator and Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party He was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to Jonathan and Verda (McGill) Brightbill and attended Pennsylvania Military College for two years before (R-Lebanon) today unveiled Preservation 2000 - a new plan to preserve Pennsylvania's farmland and open space and support changing environmental concerns in communities throughout Pennsylvania. Speaking at a farm operated and owned by Kevin Rohrer of Manheim, Barley and Brightbill explained their legislative proposal. "Preservation 2000 will preserve the way of life we all love in Pennsylvania," said Barley. "This plan will preserve Pennsylvania's precious farms, protect our open spaces and help promote smart land use across the state." "Preservation 2000 addresses the changing environmental needs of the new century, " added Brightbill. "Our proposal is an excellent illustration of intergovernmental in·ter·gov·ern·men·tal adj. Being or occurring between two or more governments or divisions of a government. in cooperation and government helping communities solve their own growing environmental needs." Barley and Brightbill are each sponsoring bills in the House and Senate to establish Preservation 2000. They plan to introduce the legislation officially when legislators return to session. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the lawmakers who represent neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. counties, Preservation 2000 is a funding partnership between the state and county to preserve farmland, encourage sound land use, protect open space, guard watersheds, reclaim abandoned mines, support sewer SEWER. Properly a trench artificially made for the purpose of carrying water into the sea, river, or some other place of reception. Public sewers are, in general, made at the public expense. Crabb, R. P. Sec. 113. infrastructure and invest in parks. Barley and Brightbill explained that through Preservation 2000, the state will commit $500 million over 20 years, enabling all 67 counties to float bonds to alleviate farmland preservation waiting lists and help with other environmental needs. Both men emphasized that Preservation 2000 is flexible to each county's changing concerns and "puts the money they need directly into their hands - not in the hands of bureaucrats." Funding from Preservation 2000 will enable Pennsylvania's counties to address their most pressing environmental needs. Counties are required to offer a 25 percent match to state funds. Statewide, all 67 counties would share $20 million annually based on a capped distribution formula determined in part on their population. Through Preservation 2000, Lancaster County Lancaster County is the name of four counties in the United States:
Brightbill and Barley were joined in Manheim today with support from other state and local officials. On hand today were Lancaster County Reps. Katie True (R-37), Art Hershey (R- 13), Rep. Tom Armstrong Tom Armstrong is an American cartoonist born in Indiana and a graduate of the University of Evansville. He was the original artist on the newspaper comic strip John Darling, which he drew from 1980 through 1984. (R-98), Rep. Jere Strittmatter (R-97), and Lebanon County Rep. Ed Rep. abbr. 1. representative 2. republic 3. Republican Krebs (R-101). Rep. Chuck McIllhinney, from Bucks County, Rep. David Argall, from Schuylkill County, and Lancaster County Commissioner Paul Thibault also attended. Officials with the Lancaster County Agriculture Preserve Board including Jere Swarr, Denny Drager, Paul Whipple, Chairman Gene Garber Executive Director of Lancaster County Farmland Trust Tom Stouffer, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry Government Affairs Director Mark Richards Mark Richards can refer to:
Barley and Brightbill have been working on Preservation 2000 with the Ridge Administration and the Department of Environmental Protection. Over the next few weeks, the lawmakers will take Preservation 2000 to other areas of the state. The Rohrer farm has been in their family for more than 30 years. Their 140-acre farm has been on the county's waiting list since 1995. |
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