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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGreenway Together *DRAFT* Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan DCNR Project #BRC-TAG-11-206 apennsylvaniacorporation TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...............................................................5 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................7 PRESERVING FRANKLIN COUNTYS DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS .......... EXPANDING THE ECONOMY ................................................................9 PROTECTING SENSITIVE HABITATS .................................................10 PROTECTING DRINKING WATER RESOURCES ...............................10 THREE - STEP PROCESS .......................................................................11 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION .......................................................................11 SECTION I - WHERE ARE WE NOW? .........................................15 GATHERING THE DATA ........................................................................15 EXISTING PLANNING EFFORTS .........................................................15 NATURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................20 HYDROLOGIC RESOURCES MAP ................................................25 PRIORITY HABITAT AREAS MAP .................................................27 SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES MAP ........................... BUILT RESOURCES ................................................................................35 RECREATION FEATURES MAP .....................................................41 CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES MAP ............................ CURRENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP ............................. SECTION II - WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE? ...........................57 THE CRITERIA ........................................................................................57 THE STRUCTURE OF THE NETWORK ...............................................57 PROPOSED CONSERVATION GREENWAYS PLAN ........................... PROPOSED RECREATION GREENWAYS PLAN ............................. PROPOSED GREENWAYS PLAN ...................................................81 SECTION III - HOW DO WE GET THERE? .................................83 MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ..............................................................83 LAND CONSERVATION TOOLS ...........................................................88 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ....................................................................96 IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS TABLES .......................................97 POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES TABLES ...............................101 APPENDICES A: MEETING MINUTES B: KEY PERSON INTERVIEW RESULTS C: PRESS RELEASES D: FRANKLIN COUNTYS NATIONALLY-REGISTERED HISTORIC PLACES E: LIST OF REGIONAL LAND TRUSTS F: RIPARIAN BUFFER INFORMATION G: EXAMPLE ORDINANCE - STREAM PROTECTION EASEMENT H: EXAMPLE ORDINANCE - CONSERVATION BY DESIGN J: EXAMPLE ORDINANCE - OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS K: EXAMPLE ORDINANCE - NATURAL FEATURES BUFFER L: EXAMPLE ORDINANCE - WOODLANDS PROTECTION M: EXAMPLE ORDINANCE - AGRICULTURE POLLUTION CONTROL Acknowledgements Th bu f h fwg gu d ddu w h u f h Fk econtritionsoteolloinropsaninivialserevitaltotesccessoteranlin Cu Gw P. Th mmdd f h h j, h , ontyreenaylaneyarecoeneorteirinterestinteproectteirperseverance d h u h dd hughu h g . anteinptteyprovietrootteplanninprocess Franklin County Board of Commissioners G. W E - Chm arrenlliottairan Rb L.Thm - V-Chm oertoasiceairan Ch S. Pumm eryller Franklin County Planning Commission and Staff Project Study Committee Tdd Bu - G Twh ornsreeneonsip Hb Dw - Chmbbug R Dm erertoloayaersrecreationepartent Chh Fm - Whg Twh / Pm Ah T Cub ristoperireasintononsipotoacppalacianraill Tmm G - Fk Cu C D ayrossranlinontyonservationistrict B Hgu - P H / Audub S illaeennallonociety Gg Hud - P S C Ex eorerenntateooperativetension Ch D. 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(Franklin County Online www.co.franklin.pa.us) Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 8 EXPANDING THE ECONOMY R um f h f gwg ecreationaltorisisoneoteastestroinsectorsin P m. Adg DCNR, um h ennsylvaniaseconoyccorintotorisiste d g du h Cmmwh d -“ fh f seconlarestinstryinteoonealtannearlyoneto P u j ud m. 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Th f m oranlinontyraininootecontysriesintoteerlanalleyesotliestone f h Cumbd V m w hg f h udg quf hughu oteerlanalleyisalsoiportantasitallosrecareotenerlyinaierstroot h f h u. tecentralportionoteconty Th u b m k, w dkg w , d m m d. Th econtyalsooastsseveralsalllaestorininaterreservoirsananysallponsese g wh h w u dd M 1: alonitoteraterresorcesareepicteonap Hydrologic Resources. Important Bird Areas Th f, wd, m , m, d f eorestsetlansliestonecavesstreasanvernalpoolso Fk Cu d hb f wd f d m. ranlinontyprovieaitatoraiearrayoplantsananials Th P Bg Su h dgd w (2) Im eennsylvaniaioloicalrveyasesinatetoportant Bd A (IBA) Fk Cu -- Suh Mu IBA, d Th irreassinranlinontyotontainane PuŽ / Tu Rdg IBA. Adg h Audub S lpitscaroraieccorintoteonociety (Audub P),  quf IBA, mu m onennsylvaniatoaliyasanasitesteetatleast f fu , h d wh dff f ub. oneoorcriteriaeacassociateitaierenttypeovlneraility I mu u dgd hd ; h tstspportenanereortreatenespeciesspeciestatarenot wd dbud; h d g x hb ielyistritespeciestatarerestrictetoasinleetensiveaitat bm; hgh d f ggg , uh wfw hbd.Ž S h orioeoriensitiesoconreatinspeciesscasaterolorsoreirsitestatare m ” w f mgg bd Sg d F m quf IBA. Bh f Fk iportantyaysoriratinirsinprinanallayalsoaliyassotoranlin Cu dgd IBA f h g. ontysesinatesallintotiscateory A f h K Rdg, kw Bu Mu, h w f portionoteittatinnyiealsononasleontaintraversesteesternportiono Fk Cu. Th 185-m g dg h g IBA h S f P d ranlinontyeilelonrieistelarestintetateoennsylvaniaanisa gb-g“ mg u f m f gbd h F, d m k ug loallysinicantiratoryroteorillionsosonirseacallanitsanyrocotcroppins uu, hwk, d h . Th hgh-qu f hb f h K attractvltresasanoterraptorseialityinteriororestaitatoteittatinny Rdg, h Tu Rdg IBA, d Suh Mu IBA dz f gbd, ietescaroraieanotontainarealsocriticaltooensosonir mmm, mhb, d . aalapiiananreptilespecies Th Suh Mu IBA f h Hghd, g wk f fd dg h dg eotontainispartoteilansalarenetorooresteriesonteeasternee f h Ah Mu Rg. Th dg h fm Nhw Cu, hugh oteppalacianontainaneeseriesstretcroortesternonnecticttro Nw Yk, Nw J, d P, d uhwd Md, Vg, d h uh eoreerseyanennsylvaniaansotarintoarylaniriniaantesotern Ah. Th Hghd Rg f PA ud f 13 u: Buk, Mgm, ppalacianseilanseionoinclespartsocontiescsontoery Nhm, Lhgh, Ch, Bk, L, Lb, Duh, Cumbd, Fk, Adm, ortaptoneiesterersancastereanonapinerlanranlinas d Yk. Th g, uu f h m h Hghd d hb f anorelarecontinosoresttractstatcopriseteilansproviecriticalaitatorall wdf w mg d h hb, whh ud d illieasellasirationcorriorstoteiravianinaitantsicincleseveralraptorsanover 70 f mg gbd (fm Th Hghd: Ou Bkd Pd, Hghd speciesoneotropicaliratorysonirsroeilansracyararaiseilans C 2005 Ud, www.hghd.m). oalitionpateilanscoalitionco Th IBA dd M 2: esesareepicteonap Priority Habitat Areas Natural Areas Ah u f fm bu m hb h Fk Cu Nu noteressentialsorceoinorationaotiportantaitatareasisteranlinontyatral A I (NAI), whh d m d fm h kw udg ” , fu, reasnventoryicproviesapsaninorationontenonotstaninoralanal gg, d fu Fk Cu. Th m b xm f h u b eoloicansceniceatresinranlinontyesesitesayeeaplesotecontysest u mmu d h f m d f (dgd, hd, natralconitiesantelocationsoanialanplantspeciesoconcernenaneretreatene ). Th NAI u wh h u b f qu d ub ( orrareeratesnatralareasitintecontyyleveloalityanvlnerailitypriority Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 22 g 1-5). Hgh d Ex qu h ub dm d/ u ratinsianceptionalalitysitestatareveryvlneraletoevelopentanorpolltion (g 1 2d g) m bd g -wd , d receivinastornpriorityratinareiportantonaroareionalorstateielevelansites g w g (3d 5h ) m f g“ . receivinaloerratinrtotprioritylevelareainlyolocalsinicanceonly Th NAI d“ x qu u fu ( ) h u: h eientiesoneeceptionalalitynatraleatretopconservationpriorityintecontyte K Rdg. Th f f hb dd b h mg bd d ittatinnyieeconnectivityoorestaitatprovieytisareaisvitaltoiratoryirsan h wdd wdf g b ( dbd h ). Audub P, oteroolanillieonareionalasisasescrieearlierintissectiononennsylvania whh wk dg IBA d bd hb wd, u ugg icorstoesinatesanprotectiraitatstateieactallysestsaconservation d m wd bh d f h K Rdg du xm m. Suh corriorseveralilesieonotsiesoteittatinnyieetoitsetreeiportanceca d wud hf f h Cumbd V Fk Cu. corriorolcoveraloteerlanalleyinranlinonty Th NAI d“ gh (8) hgh-qu u Fk Cu: ealsoientieseitialitynatralareasinranlinonty Lkg Ck Wd (W Twh / Nh Md) -- A m m icinreeoosarrenonsiporternarylanniportantsiteinters € f f bd, h hm (1) m oconservationorioiversitytisareaisoetooneanial species of concern (dgd, hd, ) d gh (18) f . A wd enaneretreateneorrareaneiteenplantspeciesoconcernievariety f hb d wh h : ” d, m bdk ug, mxd oaitatsarelocateitintisareaooplainsliestoneerocotcroppinsie dduu ud f. eciosplanorests Chgu Ck Hghd Sh (Am d Mgm Twh) -- Th onococeaereeatilancoolntrianontoeryonsipsissiteis € m m f f bd, mu u alsoveryiportantintersoconservationorioiversityasitcontainsltiplepoplations f g umb f f , m f whh fud h m bdk olarenersoplantspeciesoconcernostoicareononteliestoneeroc ug g h bk f h W Bh f h Chgu Ck. otcroppinsalonteansoteestrancoteonococeaeree Bg P F (Suhm d G Twh / Cumbd Cu) -- Th iinelatotaptonanreeneonsipserlanontyissitecontainsa € gd-qu xm f Rdg Dwf-T F Nu CmmuŽ. Th mmu ooalityeapleoaietoparreeorestatralonityisconity  mx (mb f mu w-d“ d hb) fud coplecoinationoltiplenarrolyeneaitatsistypicallyoninelevations wh h, d , hgh wd, d ug d fqu “ m h gwh f . eretinrysoilsiinsrepeatecttinanreentresliitterototrees Thugh g m dg u h , h hb dd ocoverinanyrietopplateasintestatetisaitattypeisconsiererareona gb . Th fud h dd h d f h loalscaleespeciesonontesesitesarespeciallyaaptetoteconitionsotese d, dugh-, u , wh h u. aciicrotpronentrientpoorsoilsereoterspeciescannotsrvive Wm Rd Cd Rdbud Shubd (Am, P, d S. Thm Twh) -- Th illiasoneearerlanntrietersantoasonsipsis € u mmu h h u f d dub f h sitecontainsanatralconitytypetatisteresltorepeateistranceoterelatively h d d m bdk u, whh fqu g h d tinanrysoiloverliestoneerocotcropsiccreatereentopeninsintetreean hub . Th hgh u whd fm h m m h srcanopyeilycalcareossoileatereroteliestoneparentaterialintese wd d g d d f h um-g ud h. Th oosanopeninscreatesiealconitionsortecalcilovinspeciesencontereeree m bdk fd wh g dg x m h w liestoneerocisperorateitopeninsleainintoanetensivecavesystetatasonce h ub u d Bk C. opentoteplicasatoristattractioncalleaersaverns Cd Nw (F Twh / Hugd Cu) -- Th gd u oncorarrosannettonsipntinonontyissitecontainsaoopoplation € f h gb Vg Mw(), f . Th oteloallyrareiriniaallo Sida hermaphrodita aplantspeciesoconcernis u ud dd bk/wd bd h f f Tu Mu, d poplationissitateonaroasieanoosoreratteootoscaroraontainan ud b md b dd m . A udd h coleseverelyipacteyroasieaintenanceactivitieslsoincleintissiteona u f u f Agh Wd (), P m talsslopeisaairpoplationolleenyoorat Neotoma magister aennsylvaniaanial f . speciesoconcern Mu Cd (Gufd d G Twh) -- Th f qu Ehm/ ontyoniailoranreeneonsipsissitecontainsaairalitypeeral € Fuug PŽ Nu Cmmu d f , uh h Fd… lctatinoolatralonityanseveralspeciesoconcernscasteeerally Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 23 Edgd Nh Buuh(). Th d dub nanereplantorteasternlrs Scirpus ancistrochaetus reatsanistrances ud ggg, x , bwg b d, d ATV hugh h . incleloineoticplantspeciesoverrosinyeerantrailstrotearea Muk F (G Twh) -- Th wd u f P Sdg ( sratenreeneonsipisetlancontainspoplationsorairieee Carex € ), B Ruh (), Vhg (), d Bd- prairea altics Juncus arcticus var littoralis etclin Lathyrus palustris anroa d Ww (), f . Sm dj h leaveillo Salix myricoides allplantspeciesoconcernoeareasaacenttote wd g md b - u f u. etlanareneativelyipacteynonpointsorcesopolltion Nd C (Whg Twh) -- Th h gb m f eeyaveasintononsipissitecontainstreeloallyrareanialspecieso € fud mx m. Th m b ub - u f concernoninacoplecavesysteecavesayevlneraletononpointsorceso u du h k f fd buff ud g. polltionetotelacooresteersaroncaveopenins Th NAI mmd h h b g g ff, h erecoenstattesesiteseiventoppriorityinanyconservationplannineortastey hgh-qu u hb h m ub dm h m h u containialitynatralaitattatisorevlneraletoevelopenttanostoternatralareas Fk Cu. Th u f Fk Cu dd M 2: inranlinontyenatralareasorranlinontyareepicteonap Priority Habitat Areas. Aquatic Habitats Th m f Fk Cu mu b dd wh dug estreasoranlinontystalsoeconsiereeniscssin m hb. Tw (12) m b d hgh-w qu iportantaitatselvestreaasinsreceiveiaterality u g fm h P DEP. Ah u m d valeratinsroteennsylvanianotercontystreareceivean x-u w qu g, h hgh b. I dd, eceptionalvaleateralityratinteiestpossilenaitionseven (7) f h m d b, g wh fu (4) h m d“ d otestreaslisteaovealonitoroterstreasareientie hb f u u du: Rd Ru, W Bh - Am asaitatornatraltrotreproctionenestrancntieta Ck, d umd bu h Cdgu Ck. Cu m reeanannnaetritarytoteonooinetreeontystreas d h , d hw M 1: arelisteearlierintissectionansononap Hydrologic Resources. Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 24 Gunter Valle ne Run Ponds Reservoir ny Reservoir LURGAN un Wetlands Letterkenny Reservoir Cedar e Valley Lake Mountain Lake METAL LETTERKENNY Mains Run Pond Mountain Run / Stillho Big Pine Flat Conococheague Creek Floodplain at Caled Muskrat Fen ST THOMAS HAMILTON CHAMBERSBURG Siberia PETERS Falling Spring MountC GUILFORD Reservoir L Letterkenny 76 Reservoir Cedar Lake Mountain Lake METAL LETTERKENNY HAMILTON CHAMBERSBURG ST THOMAS 30 Forests and Woodlands Ahugh guu d ub dm h ud x ltoaricltreanranevelopentavereslteinetensive f g Fk Cu, g f guu f orestclearininranlinontylaretractsocontinosoreststill m. M d g h mu dg h h reainostarelocatealonteontainriestattraverseteeastern d w fg f h u g h uhw anesternrinesotecontyinaenerallynorteasttosotest d. Abu -fuh f h wdd d gm irectionotoneortoteseoolansareprotectestateae d, f, k, bu h mg h-fuh m lansstateorestsorstateparsttereainintreeortsreain ud wh. Th b“ f wdd nerprivateonersipeenetsooolanpreservationare dbd h Nu Ru d Aguu C P escrieinteatralesorcesanricltralonservationlan f h u Cmh P, d d bw. sectionotecontysopreensivelananlisteelo B“ f wdd : enetsooolanpreservation d wdf hb; provieillieaitat € qu; protectairality € du , u d m bk; receerosionparticlarlyonsteepslopesanstreaans € u; protectsscenicresorces € m w qu; protectsstreaaterality € hm u m; preventsteralpolltioninstreas € Sg f wdd : trateiesoroolanpreservation Ebh gu h qu d df wdd b d d stalisrelationstatreireeveloperstoientiyooeareastoeclearean € d. preserve Dug dm u m fg h m f h m. rinevelopentseteporaryencintoprotectterootsystesotreestataretoreain € Lm h d f d dm wdd h iitteensityoresientialevelopentinooeareassotatitispracticaltopreserve € ud hm. treesaronoes Mmz -ug f f . iniieclearcttinaspartoorestryoperations € Mmz f d k. iniieorestryonverysteepslopesannearcrees € I f f f d g-g f mgm nvolveaproessionaloresterinorestryoperationstoevelopalonraneorestanaeent € . plan R h fd uf“ dbu f d . eplantareastatareoresteorretainascientistritionoseetrees € Public and Other Protected Open Space P f h Buh, Tu, d Mhux S F d Fk Cu. M ortionsotecananscaroraanicatateorestsarelocateinranlinontyost f h f udd h d d d h hd d dg d - oteorestsincleinteseprotectelansarelocateontearsanstonerietopsansteeply d hd g h d w fg f h u. slopeillsiesalonteeasternanesternrinesoteconty Fk Cu b h S k: M A S Pk, wh ranlinontyoaststreetateparsontltotatearose 23 fd bd b h W Bh f h Am Ck; oresteacresareisecteyteestrancotentietaree Cd S Pk, g f 1,125 fd wh aleoniatatearconsistinooresteacresitseveral m; d Buh Bh S Pk, 18.5- u streasancanansirtplacetatearanacrenatralarea h f h g b whh fm U.S. Pd Jm ontesiteoteoriinalcaininicorerresientaes Buh w b. A m f h 1,085- Cw G S cananasornsallportionoteacreoansaptate Pk d Fk Cu, wh h Buh S F. arisalsolocateinranlinontyitintecanantateorest M h 15,000 Fk Cu d S gm oretanacresinranlinontyareprotecteastateae d. Th d mgd b h S Gm Cmm f wdf lanseselansareanaeytetateaeoissionorillie , hug, d g. Th m mu conservationntinantrappineseactivitiesreaintantaont h d h d. P f h u toanyoterproposeactivitiesonteselansroposalsoroterses Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 29 wd b h Gm Cmm dm f h mb wh m u. Th h arerevieeyteaeoissiontoeterineiteyarecopatileitpriarysesetree S gm d Fk Cu SGL #76, 235, d 124. tateaelansinranlinontyarean I dd h S f d gm d, Fk Cu m u mmu d naitiontotetateorestsanaelansranlinontyclaisvariosconitycentersan mu k. Pub Ld hw M 3: nicipalparslicansaresononap Sensitive Environmental Features. Farmland Fk Cu h g b kw f guu hg d ranlinontyasaloneennonoritsaricltraleritaean fmg u m Fk Cu. I 2002, arincontinestoplayaniportantroleinranlinontyn m h 244,000 hughu h u w ud f guu oretanacrestroottecontyereseoraricltre u. Ahugh fmg wdd Fk Cu, h prposesltoarinisiespreainranlinontyte m m fmg d h uhw ostproinentarinareasarelocateintesotesternportion f h u uudg Mbug, d ju f I 81 otecontysrroninercersransteastonterstate h f h u. Wh h m u u neartecenterotecontyileteireconoicvaleiscrcialto h u m, h fm m h ff g tecontyseconoytearsarealsoiportantasteyoerlare f h bu h qu f h u areasoopenspacetatcontritetotescenicalityoteconty d d d f muh dd gudw hg. lanscapeanprovieorcneeeronaterrecare A f Smb 2006, Fk Cu hd uhd m 67 fm, hu m soepteerranlinontyaprcaseeaseentsonarstsperanently g 9,212 f guu d ud h Aguu C Em Puh preservinacresoaricltrallannertericltralonservationaseentsrcase Pgm. Thugh h gm, h u ( S “ ) fm rorarotisproratecontyviatatenancialassistancepaysaarerapriceperacre xhg f h dm gh h . Th bd h dff inecaneorteevelopentritstoteirpropertyispriceperacreisaseonteierence bw h guu u f d ud m d h m d mk u f w eteentearicltralvaleolanneraneaseentantatsaelansaretvaleiitere d f dm. Th u u g f 1,000 f fmd h solorevelopentecontycrrentlypreservesanaveraeoacresoarlaneacyear d wkg h 5,000 wh h x w , gg d h anisorintopreserveanoteracresitintenettoyearsanaressivetrenitopesto u. contine I dd, 106,000 f fmd h u h b gd h PA Dm naitionoveracresoarlanintecontyaseenreistereinteepartent f Aguu Aguu Su Pgm f Augu 2006. Th gm d f oricltresricltralecrityroraasostisprorapreserveslanor guu u d g fm g fm wu d h m d aricltralseanivesarersspeciallealprotectionrolasitsororinancestatayaversely ff h fuu f guu h d d. Pd Aguu d dd M 3: eecttetreoaricltreonteprotectelanrotectericltrallansareepicteonap Sensitive Environmental Features. Soils and Geologic Features K f h u f gw g ud hd eysoiltypesorteprposesoreenaysplanninincleyric (wd d) . Hd d w , etlaninicatorsoilsyricsoilsareperioicallyetsoilsinan udd d, h f u h gwh f wd g. nraineconitiontatotenspportterotoetlanveetation G h w ufg d hb b“ iventeaterpriyinanaitatenets f wd, h u f g h w bhd. Hd oetlanstevaleoprotectinteseareasisellestaliseyric dd M 3: soilsareepicteonap Sensitive Environmental Features. Th Fk Cu Nu A I d“ h u eranlinontyatralreasnventoryientiestecontys g“ gg fu h m . Lm u, sinicanteoloiceatrestateritconservationiestoneotcrops uh h Chm Rk / Buzzd Pk w Qu Twh, scasteineyocsarseainesternincyonsip h f h Tu Rdg kw h PuŽ Tu Summ teareaoterscaroraienonastelpitorscarorait h w dg f P Twh, w m uh Nd C Whg atteesterneeoetersonsipasellasliestonecavesscaseeyaveinasinton Twh, d uqu hb f hd d dgd d m d ff onsipprovienieaitatortreateneanenanereplantananialspeciesanoer d du u f . recreationalanecationalopportnitiesorvisitors Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 30 Steep Slopes Ld wh xdg 25% g dd m d d f anitslopeseceeinisenerallyconsiereenvironentallysensitiveaninneeo . I Fk Cu, m d d fd, dg g“ wdf protectionnranlinontyoststeeplyslopelanisalsooresteproviinsinicantillie hb. C f m f u f . 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Th dg Fk Cu dd M 3: overloosalontecontysrielineserietopsinranlinontyareepicteonap Sensitive Environmental Features. Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 31 L 76 METAL LETTERKENNY HAMILTON CHAMBERSBURG ST THOMAS 30 BUILT RESOURCES Gw z fu f h bu m. M reenaysalsocapitalieoncertaineatresoteiltenvironentost mm, hk f bdd h b coonlyonetinsoaanoneraillinestatarereornasrecreational . Bu ud gw g qu uddg f railtrailstsonreenaysplanninalsoreireannerstanino m f bu u. Th h h f gw anytypesoiltresorceserearetosetatacilitateareenay d, k d bd u d. 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(( 13 8 k j 7 """ ")))"""""" ))))))) 2 ! !!!!!!!(!!!!!!!!!!! (((((((!!((!((((((((( ((( """ ))) Æc 2 1 I- I> j " ) 24 Æc " ) 16 FRANKLIN COUNTY - Cultural and Historic Sites (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAPMAP ID#ID# NAMENAME 1ANTRIM TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES6MERCERSBURG HISTORIC SITES Brown's Mill SchoolLane House Fort StoverJames Buchanan Cabin Jacobs ChurchJames Buchanan House Church Hill (Steel's Fort) 2CHAMBERSBURG AREA HISTORIC SITESFendrick Library Calhoun HouseWillian Findlay House Central Presbyterian ChurchFort Marshall Commanding Officer's ResidenceIrwinton Mills Falling Spring Presbyterian ChurchWilliam McGraw House First Lutheran ChurchMercersburg Academy Chapel Fort ChambersAngle Farm Franklin County CourthouseChurch Hill Farm Franklin Co. JailHays Bridge Historic District Gass HouseMansfield John Brown HouseMercersburg Academy John Stewart HouseMillmont Farm Louis Gordon HouseCol. John Work House Masonic Temple Memorial Fountain & Statue7ROUZERVILLE HISTORIC SITES Messersmith's WoodsHenry Harbaugh House Municipal BuildingStephey's Tavern Philip Berlin GraveRed Run Lodge Suesserott House Townhouse Row8ST. THOMAS HISTORIC SITES Union PlantationWoodland Wilson CollegeToll House Zion Reformed ChurchWhite House Inn 3EDENVILLE HISTORIC SITES9WAYNESBORO HISTORIC SITES Fort McCordBourn's House Franklin Furnace Historic DistrictAlexander Hamilton Library Old Log House 4FORT LOUDON HISTORIC SITESOld Union Church Fort LoudonWyant-Middour House Widow Donaldson PlaceWaynesboro Borough Hall Mt. Pleasant Iron WorksJoseph Oller House Royer-Niocodemus House 5GREENCASTLE HISTORIC SITESSpringdale Mills Five Arch BridgeWaynesboro Academy Robert Johnson HouseCochran-Rinehart House Presbyterian Church Mitchell-Shook Farm10Anderson Covered Bridge Spring Grove Farm 11Martin's Mill Covered Bridge FRANKLIN COUNTY - Cultural and Historic Sites (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAP ID# NAME 12Welty's Mill 13Witherspoon's Bridge 14Carrick Furnace 15Corkerhill 16Culbertson-Harbison Farm 17Emmanuel Chapel 18Findlay Farm 19Fort Mc Dowell 20Rocky Spring Church 21McCoy-Shumaker Farm 22Salem German Reformed Church 23Shanks Flour Mill 24Snow Hill Cloister 25Welsh Run Presbyterian Church 26John Brown Historic Marker 27Monterey Historic District 28SHIPPENSBURG WAR MEMORIALS World War II Memorial Vietnam War Memorial Korean War Memorial FRANKLIN COUNTY - Schools (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAPMAP ID#NAMEID#NAME 1Scotland School for Veteran's Children7SHIPPENSBURG AREA SCHOOLS Shippensburg Middle School 2CHAMBERSBURG AREA SCHOOLSShippensburg High School Cumberland Valley Christian SchoolNancy Grayson Elementary Corpus Christi School Lurgan Elementary School8Fannett-Metal School District 9Franklin County Career & Tech Center 3GREENCASTLE AREA SCHOOLS10Franklin County Learning Center Greencastle-Antrim High School11Fayetteville Elementary School Greencaslte-Antrim Junior High School12Grandview Elementary School Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School13Hamilton Heights Elementary Greencastle-Antrim Primary School14Letterkenny Elementary School 15Scotland Elementary School 4Shalom Christian Academy16South Hamilton Elementary 17Aust Junior High School 5TUSCARORA SCHOOLS18Duffield Elementary School St. Thomas Elementary School19New Franklin Elementary School Tuscarora Elementary School20U.L. Gordy Elementary School James Buchanan Middle School21Guilford Hills Elementary School James Buchanan High School22Falling Spring Elementary School 23Marion Elementary School 6WAYNESBORO SCHOOLS24Stevens Elementary School Mowrey Elementary School25Montgomery Elementary School Waynesboro Area High School26Mountain View Elementary School Waynesboro Area Middle School Summit View Elementary School Fairview Elementary School St. Andrew School FRANKLIN COUNTY - Colleges (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAP ID#NAME 1Penn State University - Mont Alto Campus 2Wilson College FRANKLIN COUNTY - Public Facilities (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAP ID#NAME 1CHAMBERSBURG PUBLIC FACILITIES Franklin County Courthouse Franklin County Administration Annex Franklin Co Transportation Authority 2County Farm Complex FRANKLIN COUNTY - Libraries (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAP ID#NAME NoneFranklin County Library Lillian Besore Memorial Library St. Thomas Libraries Coyle Free Library Fort Loudon Library FRANKLIN COUNTY - Museums (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAP ID#NAME NoneOrrstown Museum Waynesboro Industrial Museum ATH&L Fire Museum Allison-Antrim Museum FRANKLIN COUNTY - Hospitals (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAP ID#NAME NoneChambersburg Hospital Waynesboro Hospital FRANKLIN COUNTY - Community Centers (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAP ID#NAME 1Amberson Community Center 2Waynesboro YMCA Quincy Community Center and Ox Roast 3Association 4Fort Loudon Community Center 5Lemasters Community Center 6Upton Community Center 7Edenville Community Center 8Williamson Community Center 9Chambersburg YMCA 10Marion Community Center FRANKLIN COUNTY - Interpretive Centers (Cultural and Historic Resources Map) MAP ID#NAME NoneChambersburg Heritage Center Tayamentasachta Environmental Center Renfrew Institute for Cultural and Environmental Studies Charles Brightbill Environmental Center SECTION II - WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE? 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F xm, bkg g m plannetoiniieipactsoreapleaiintrailalonariverorstrea d hud b dgd , wd, d h corriorsoleesinetopreservesteepslopesetlansanotersensitive . areas THE STRUCTURE OF THE NETWORK Budg h fmwk f h gw wk bg wh g u h ilinteraeorotereenaynetoreanitlayinotte Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 57 gw. Th d fw h u m d fu f h u -- f, conservationreenaysesecorriorsollotenatralsystesaneatresotecontyorests dg , g“ m d, d wdf hb. Og h bkd, h d rielinessinicantstreacorriorsanillieaitatsverlayintisacropteplanaopts hub d kŽ uu f d gw. P S asanspoesstrctreoritsrecreationalantransportationreenaysennsylvaniastate Gw P, d , db reenayslanentitle Pennsylvania Greenways: An Action Plan for Creating Connections escries h du f h mhd fw: teproctotisoverlayetoasollos Pennsylvanias greenways network will ultimately take the form o of this network will be the states parks, forests, game lands, including our towns. 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Th gw d h h ontainisreenayproviesconnectionstoteoter fd Cumbd d Adm Cu, d oresteareasinerlananasontyancontains w (12) u . Th ud f Bg F P telvenatralareaseyincleaportionoilatine B, whh dd f h m f arrensicisconsiereoneotepriesitesorprotection f bd Fk Cu bu g oioiversityinranlinontyecaseitcontainsalare xm f h Rdg Dwf T F u mmu. eapleoteietoparreeorestnatralconity Th hb guu h , d isaitattypeisrelativelycontiosintisareaanis dd gb . Hgh-qu d w “ h consiereloallyrareialitycolaterseries (d“ d b P DEP) uh Rk Mu Ck ientieyennsylvaniascasocyontainree d h hdw f h E Bh f Am Ck anteeaatersoteastrancontietareeare md b h d gw, whh ud encopasseytisproposereenayicalsoincles f Rd Ru, m bg u u du. portionsoenastreaoastinnatraltrotreproction A udd f h gw h H Mdw Wd; 73- ub- lsoincleaspartotisreenayisteappelseaoetlanaacrescr hub wd h fm ” d bw uudd b hgh h. Th wd sretlanareatatorsaatteneolsrroneyierilltopsisetlanis g“ bu f z d ud . I h u mmu sinicantecaseoitssieanplanlocationtasseveralnatralplantconities wh wm, ub d hub wm d fd wm. M h (70) itacattailsapascransrsapanaorestesaporetanseventy dff f bd d w hudd (200) f hb H Mdw. ierentspeciesoirsantonrespeciesoplantsinaitappelseao : G, Gufd, Qu, Suhm, d Whg Associated Municipalities reeneilorincyotaptonanasinton Twh, M A Bugh onsipsontltooro Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 61 Cdgu C Gw (5) m h ud h Cdgu onooinetonservationreenayencopassesteareaaronteonooinet Ck, wh hdw (b Lk R) dgd b P DEP reeoseeaatersaoveetterennyeservoirareesinateyennsylvanias Ch 93 W Qu Sdd hgh-qu d w “ h. Th k, g wh apterateralitytanarsasaialitycolaterseryiscreealonit Tu Ru, “ d Ex-Vu “ h. Tu Ru whd g rotnisclassieasanceptionalaleseryrotnsaterseisalsoiven x u “ . Th Gw f gh (8) u , eceptionalvaleclassicationisreenayalsocontainsportionsoeitnatralareas udg h Lk R , whh f mu hmk, inclinteetterennyeservoirareaiccontainsaravineoatrenativeelocs w mdw g h Cdgu Ck, d ” d dmd b ug aeteaoalonteonooinetreeanaooplainareaoinateysar m. A fud wh h d xm f aplelsoonitintisconservationcorriorisaneapleo ephemeral / ” uctuating , whh () f w h “ wh pool natural community iccontainsseveralvernalseasonalpoolsoatertatllit w, uf uff, d g gudw dug w d g mh. Th rainatersracernoanrisinronaterrininteransprinontsesepools h bdg hb f m mhb. aretesolereeinaitatorsoeapiians : F, Lk, Lug, M, d S. Thm Twh Associated Municipalities annettetterennyranetalantoasonsips Bd Mu C Gw (6) m h fd d dg roaontainonservationreenayencopassesteorestesteepslopesanrietop f Bd Mu. A g f h gw d ub d: f S oroaontainlareportionotisreenayislocateonpliclanportionsotate Gm Ld #235 d #76, w h Buh S F, udd. Th gw aeansanasellastecanantateorestareincleisreenay w m f w (2) u , g wh h hdw f m illalsoprotectsallportionsotonatralareasalonitteeaatersoany bu bh f h Chgu Ck Lk, Hm, d S. Thm tritariestoarancoteonococeaereeinetterennyailtonantoas Twh. onsips : Hm, Lk, d S. Thm Twh Associated Municipalities ailtonetterennyantoasonsips K Ru C Gw (7) h f h K Ru m easeynonservationreenayproposestepreservationoteeaseynstrea d, whh ud h K Ru Wd u , hm h P corrioricinclesteeaseynetlansnatralareaoetoteennsylvaniaplant f Bw Sdg. A d b h gw f h Ck speciesoconcernroneelsoprotecteytisreenayisaportionotelars Kb u , wh k u hm u f Agh Wd, whh nonatralareaoserocyotcropsareoetoapoplationolleenyooratic f P du x ggg f hb. isoconcerninennsylvaniaetoecessiveloinoitsaitat : Lk, Lug, d Suhm Twh, Ow Associated Municipalities etterennyrananotaptononsipsrrston Bugh oro Am Ck C Gw (8) fw bh h d w bh f ntietareeonservationreenayollosotteeasternanesternranceso h Am Ck, fm h hdw f h w bh h ” u f h w tentietareeroteeaatersoteesternranctoteconenceoteto bh ju uhw f Wb, d uhwd h Md bd. Th gw rancesstsotestoaynesoroansotartotearylanorerereenay fw h bh fm h x h Mhux S F h ” u. alsoollosteeasternrancrotepointiteitsteicatateoresttoteconence Th w bh d“ d b P DEP u u du m, d eestrancisientieyennsylvaniaasanatraltrotreproctionstreaan h bh d hgh-qu d w “ h “ . D mg teeastrancreceiveaialitycolaterseryclassicationespiteencopassin h d m mu f d f f h d gw, h teseconsallestaontolanareaoanyoteproposeconservationreenaystis d f “ (5) u , udg Nd C, mx corriorcontainsportionsovenatralareasinclineeyaveacoplecave m fud g h bh f h Am Ck h hm h gb- systeonalonteeastrancotentietareetatisoetotreeloallyrare m f h hd b u udgud m h u anialspeciesoconcerntataretreateneypolltiontonerronstreastatrn hugh h . trotecaves : Qu d Whg Twh, Wb d M A Associated Municipalities incyanasintononsipsaynesoroanontlto Bugh oros Fg Sg C Gw (9) xg gw g h Fg Sg allinprinonservationreenayisaneistinreenayalonteallinprin Ck m d. S mbk j h b md g h reestreacorrioreveralstreaanrestorationproectsaveeencopletealontis Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 62 d h m h wh hd b corriortorestoretestreacannelinplaceereitaeen wdd d hwd b guu d u. Th Fg ieneansalloeyaricltrallanseseallin Sg Ck u ” -“ hg m bg u prinreeisapoplarysinstreaoastinanativetrot u, d dgd hgh-qu d w “ h poplationanisesinateaialitycolatersery b h P DEP. Fg Sg Gw, I., Tu yteennsylvaniaallinprinreenayncrot Umd, h PA Fh & B Cmm d Gufd Twh nliiteteisoatoissionaniloronsip h wkd f 15 u h “ hg aveoreoroveryearstoensretatsinaccessis dd d d dm mmzd h m provieanerosionanseientationisiniieintestrea d, whh d h u NAI. Thugh h corrioricisalsolisteintecontysroteir ff, 90% f h m d, fm hdw eortsoverotestreacorriorroitseaaterstoits ” u wh h Chgu Ck Chmbbug, h conenceitteonococeaereeinaersras b d. eenprotecte : G d Gufd Twh, Chmbbug Associated Municipalities reeneaniloronsipsaersr Bugh oro Tw T Mu C Gw (10) h fd oopontainonservationreenaycontainstesteeporeste d dg f Tw T d Ck Mu, whh xd fm slopesanrietopooopanlaylicontainsicetenro h uhw f Fk Cu Md. Th gw tesotesternportionoranlinontyintoarylanereenay “ g f fd d h h m f alsoprotectsaneroorestelantatconnectstoteeasternostpointo S Gm Ld #124 ju w f Mbug. C md tateaeansstestoercersronnectionisalsoaeto h W Bh Chgu C Gw h teestranconococeaeonservationreenayviateprotection f m m d Mgm Twh, uh f Mbug. oasallstreacorriorinontoeryonsipsotoercersr Tw (2) u d b h gw: h Shmw onatralareasarealsoprotecteytisreenayteipston Mdw, wh gd d ud f hm u eaososerasslansanplanorestsareoetoapoplation f b w; d C Bm Lkg Ck, whh h oarnolsanoncreteottoaticinreeiccontainste Lm Pu, P, d f . iestoneetniaaennsylvaniaanaplantspeciesoconcern : Mgm d W Twh Associated Municipalities ontoeryanarrenonsips Pd gw f Fk Cu dd h roposeconservationreenaysorranlinontyareepicteonte Proposed Conservation m h fwg g. I dd h d gw d md Corridors aponteolloinpaenaitiontoteproposereenaycorriorsentione b, mmdd h h u b ug gg aoveitisalsorecoenetattecontystrivetoconserveopenspaceycontininitsaressive guu gm. aricltralpreservationprora A h hud b “ gd f guu d h m reastatsolespecicallytareteorconservationarearicltrallansnearesttoteost u dm u h u: h Suh f h u ud Wb, acteevelopentpressresintecontyinteoternportionotecontyaronaynesoro G, d h uudg Twh; w h d gwg ubub ud reencastleanteirsrroninonsipsasellasterapilyroinsranareasaron Chmbbug. P f h g bh d h u h aersrreservationoteseareasarevitaltopreservinotopenspaceanterralcaracter h d“ f Fk Cu. tatisenitiveoranlinonty Cu mu b k fm-d fuu uh fm u , . ationstalsoetaentopreservearrelateinrastrctrescasarspplystoresetc A g xm f whu g Mgm Cu, Md. reionaleapleopreservationitotproperplanninisontoeryontyarylan Aguu w d f h u , wh h ricltralpreservationareasereconcentrateinoneareaotecontyonlyileoterareas w f dm. O d w dd h f h u, fm-d ereletopentoevelopentncelanasevelopeinoterportionsotecontyarrelate fuu k u bu md u f h u wd g um b. Th fm inrastrctreliespplysinessesoveototecontytoarslarercstoerasesears h md d h u h xd “ hdh du k f b u tatreaineprotecteintecontyteneperiencenancialarsipetolaconearyspport bu k u , mh d, . sinessesliespplystoresacineryealersetc Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 63 1 L 76 3 METAL LETTERKENNY 6 4 HAMILTON CHAMBERSBURG ST THOMAS 7 30 Recreation and Transportation Greenways R d gw w bhd b “ dfg h h ecreationalantransportationreenaysereestaliseyrstientiyintoselocationsinte u h quf k d . Th b bw fh h ud dg contytataliyaseyestinationpointsetaleelosetsorttecriteriasetoesinate h d , hubŽ. Th h w g g“ d w toseestinationpointsorsosetaterereionallysinicantestinationsereseenas mj hub. Oh h hd g“ bu xhbd f h hub w aorsterstatalesssinicanceteiitepotentialorconnectivitytootersere d m hub. Th dgd  f Ž dd f m uu, selecteasinorsoseesinateaspointsointerestareconsiereoainlylocalcltral h, h g“ . Thu h udd h d istoricaloraesteticsinicancesteyareincleinterecreationalantransportation gw wk wh h xm (-hf m) d hub k. reenaysnetoronlyenteyareincloseproiityonealiletoproposesorspoes RECREATIONAL AND TRANPORTATION GREENWAYS: Hub Selection Criteria Major HubsMinor HubsPoints of Interest Population Centers: Mu wh V S (Ru, nicipalitiesitisitorervicesestarants X Ldgg, M S R) oinaintreetetail Mu wh Cuu d H S nicipalitiesitltralanistoricites X (Muum, Th, Lb, .) seseatersirariesetc Oh MuX ternicipalities Recreational Features: S PkX tatears Cmmu PkX onityars Sm Cmmu R A / Pk allonityecreationreasars X (Pgud, .) layronsetc S Gm LdX tateaeans Cultural and Historical Sites: N Rg H DX ationaleisteristoricistricts N Rg H S wh Rg ationaleisteristoricitesiteional X V isitation N Rg H h L H ationaleisteristoricoroterocalistoric X S wh L V itesitocalisitation Muum d Cuu CX sesanltralenters Sd Sh d UX econarycoolsanniversities LbX iraries O h hubŽ w d, h kŽ bw hm w hd ug nceteserepinpointetespoesortrailconnectionseteenteerecartesin m f h fwg mmd u fu: oneororeoteolloinanaeornatraleatres Exg d d w istinorplannelanoratertrails o Abdd anoneraillines o Sm d treacorriors o Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 67 Exg -d bk u istinonroaierotes o U Cd / Rgh-f-w tilityorriorsitsoay o Pd kŽ d m f u uh ug, wkg, roposetrailsorspoesareplannepriarilyoractiverecreationalsesscasrnninalin bdg, hkg, bkg, g, d h fm f -mzd d . rollerlainiiniincanoeinanoterorsononotorierecreationantransportation Pf w g ff-d u wh fb. Hw, mkg kg reerenceasiventooroatrailopportnitieserevereasileoeverinaintraillinaes hugh ub u wh h w b, dj troranareasoracrossrralareasereoteroptionserenotavailaletrailsonoraacentto xg dw w d. Wh d d gw d wh eistinroaaysereproposeereproposerecreationantransportationreenayscoincieit gw, dg hud mmz m fm h u. conservationreenaystrailesinsolstrivetoiniieipactroteseses S f h dbd h d gw wk xg d d. everalotetrailsescrieinteproposereenaynetorareeistintrailsoralreayplanne I h , w mmdd. Th u f bh xg d d noterinstancesnetrailconnectionsarerecoeneeinclsionooteistinanpropose u h Sud Cmm g f g d wb f u trailsspportstetyoitteesoalocreatinaninterconnecteeorecreationalopportnities g u d ud h u. connectinvariosestinationsaronteconty I m k md h bu h mk mmd uwd tisalsoiportanttoeepinintatecaseteplanaesrecoenationsatacontyie , x d dg f “ d. Th u u d u leveleactlocationsanesinsotrailsarenotspecieisplanisconceptalinnatreanactal mm w qu fuh ud -“ . Hw, h d db ipleentationillreirerterstyonasitespecicleveloevertisplanoesescrie b b d gw dm. possileostaclestorecreationantransportationreenayevelopent Major Hubs Th Bugh f Chmbbug h u g u, mm, d h . eorooaersristecontyslarestpoplationcoercialanistoriccenter € I 1730, Bjm Chmb “ d h ” u f h Chgu Ck d nenainaersrstsettleatteconenceoteonococeaereean Fg Sg Ck d d gm d wm. Th mmu w gzd 1764 allinprinreeanstartearistillansailleconityasoraniein ud h f h hd d h m fm k b , d gw  aronteorttataprotectetesettleentroattacsynativesanreasatravelers d bw Cumbd V f“ d mg wwd fm Phdh. crossroaseteenerlanalleytracansettlersovinestarroilaelpia Th Bugh d h fm h S f P 1803, d d g“ eororeceiveitscarterrotetateoennsylvaniainanplayeasinicant h C W. Th f w w bud b Cfd Ju 1864, d w roleinteivilarecenterotonasrneyoneeratetroopsinlyanas bu h f h d f h w. Chmbbug gw h reiltsortlyaterteenotearaersrreasatransportationcenterinteearly 20h u, kd b h 1915 m f h L Hghw (U.S. Ru 30), h “ tcentryspareytecopletionoteincolniayoteterst hghw h Ud S fm --. Td h Bugh b iaytospantecontinentalnitetatesrocoasttocoastoayteorooastsa -gzd H D d h h N Rg f H P, nationallyreconieistoricistrictanotersitesonteationaleisteroistoriclaces uh h Jh Bw Hu, h Fk Cu Cuhu d J, M Tm, d scasteonronoseteranlinontyortoseanailasoniceplean h Fu d Su Mm Squ. Th Bugh hm h Chmbbug teontainantateineorialareeoroisalsooetoteaersr Hg C, whh hud d 1915 mb bk wh h h d. eritaeentericisoseinarenovatearleanitinteistoricistrict Th d Cu J d hu h Fk Cu H S (fm kw h eolontyailtoayosesteranlinontyistoricalocietyorerlynonaste Kh H S).Chmbbug 1818 Od JŽ w uu u f m ittocinnyistoricalocietyaersrslailasincontinosseorore h 152 , h hd d budg h bugh, d f h fw uu h tanyearsistetirolestilininteoroanisoneoteestrctrestoave ud h bug f Chmbbug b Cfd F 1864. Th j d srviveterninoaersryoneerateorcesineailalsoserveasa h udgud d. Th Bugh hm g b, muum, d stopontenerronrailroaeoroisalsooetoreionallirariessesan W Cg, f h w hgh du f h u. ilsonolleeoneotetoierecationacilitiesinteconty Wb Bugh w g d 1749 b Jh W, wh uhd d aynesorooroasoriinallysettleinyonallaceoprcaselannear € h E Bh f h Am Ck, bu w md f Ru W G Md teastrancotentietareetasrenaeaterevoltionaryarenerala AhŽ W 1797. U h 1850, h Bugh w dg d d f ntonyayneinntiltesteoroasatrainpostancrossroasor fm d k h gd g mk, uh Hbug, Bm, d arersanartisanstotaeteiroostolareraretsscasarrisraltiorean Pbugh. Lk h w Fk Cu, Wb h w ittsrieseveralotertonsinranlinontyaynesoroisalsoricincivilar h, bg k b Cfd d 1863 h bug f Chmbbug. istoryeintaenyoneeratesoliersinpriortoterninoaersr Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 68 Th f h 19h u w duz k elatterpartotetcentrysainstrialiationtaerootin Wb, bu h x f h ud. S aynesorotnotatteepenseotesceniccontrysieince h 20h u, f h Bugh m d h b teearlytcentryoneoteorosainistinctionsaseen xm h g f h Cumbd V d h itsproiitytotepastoralsettinsoteerlanalleyante fd mu dg, k d f, d h Ah oresteontainriesstateparsanorestsanteppalacian N S T, whh m ud hu. Th ationalcenicrailicattractsanyotoorentsiastse Bugh gh (8) -gd h , oroalsocontainseitnationallyreistereistoricsites udg h Wb Am d Wb Bugh H. inclinteaynesorororyanaynesorooroall Th d kw G Bugh w bhd h eareatoaynonasreencastleoroasestaliseinte € 18h u b S-Ih wh hd md wwd earlytcentryycotrissettlersoaoveestar fm Phdh f g h Bh C. A f roilaelpiaaterarrivininteritisoloniessettlero S-Ih d, Jh A fudd h Bugh f G cotrisescentonllisononeteorooreencastle 1782, d m h md f w h fm inanayavenaeitateratoninisailys hmd, Nh Id. Th m fm-d mmu oelanorternrelanisainlyarorienteconity xd gwh d duz h md-19h u wh eperiencerotaninstrialiationinteitcentryit h m f h Wb, G, d Mbug tecopletionoteaynesororeencastleanercersr Tuk, whh w f g d m kg Bm rnpieicaspartoalarerroasystelininaltiore d Pbugh. Th 19h u w G bm anittsrelatetcentrysareencastleecoea mufug f m-d g f fm mh, anactrincenterorsteariveneninesoraracineryas w f h g-g mufug ellasoneoteearliestasolineenineanactrincentersin h Ud S. Th Bugh d uudg h teeasternnitetateseoroanitssrroninareaave xd x gwh h f I eperienceeponentialrotsinceteinstallationonterstate 81, whh k G h d uh. Th h md iclinsreencastletopointsnortansotisasae G d mmu h mmug reencastleanattractiveresientialconitytotosecotinto Hgw, MD d Chmbbug. Td h Bugh aerstonanaersroayteorocontainsa -gd h d d h h , nationallyreistereistoricistrictanseveraloteristoricsitesas w h A-Am Muum f h. ellastellisonntriseolocalistory Mbug Bugh m bd d h w ercersrorosostcelerateistinctionistatitas € h bh f fm U.S. Pd Jm Buh. Hw, teirtplaceoorerresientaescananoever h Bugh hd h w h d h bug f teoroaariccivilaristorytietoternino Chmbbug, d w hm f h “ C W Mm aersranasoetooneoterstivilareorials h u 1866. Td, Mbug intecontryinoayercersrattractsvisitorstoits h , whh ud (9) gd h istoricsitesicincleninenationallyreistereistoricsites g wh h -gd Mbug d H Bdg alonittenationallyreistereercersranaysrie H D. Mbug Adm, -wd istoricistrictsercersrcaeyanationallyrenone bdg h u hug ud fm 29 dff , oarinscoolcrrentlyosinstentsroierentstatesis d wh h Bugh m. Th Bugh xm h alsolocateitteoroliitseorosproiitytote fd Tu Rdg, h Buh S F, d h fmd orestescaroraietecanantateorestanteae Tu T mk d f ud hu. scarorarailalsoaesitaestinationorotoorentsiasts Ahugh m f Shbug Bugh d Cumbd ltoostoippensroroislocateinerlan € Cu, h f h u d h f ontyteactstatitisapoplationcenterantatportionso h Bugh Fk Cu quf f h u teoroareinranlinontyaliyitasoneotecontys uu d dmgh . Shbug w md f cltralaneorapiccentersippensrasnaeater Edwd Sh, wh d g f h d fm dd arippenoreceivearantortelanroescenants f Wm P. Shbug h d mmu h oilliaennippensristeolestconityinte Cumbd V, bg fudd 1730. Th “ Cumbd erlanalleyeinoneinersterlan Cu Cu w hd h 1750-51. Th Bugh ontyortsessionsereeltereineoro w d g m d , d m asalsolocatealoniportantrailroalinesanlaternearain Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 69 umb hughf uh I 81 d U.S. Ru 11. Th Bugh hm atooiletoroaresscasnterstateanoteeoroisalsooeto g ub b d Shbug U. alareplicliraryantoippensrniversity Minor Hubs M f h m g d bugh d h u, uh anyotesallervillaesanoroslocateintecontyscas € Fbug, Rxbu, Ow Bugh, G Vg, Sd, F, annettsroryrrstonororeenillaecotlanayetteville F Lud, d h m u h d m ffdb ortoonanotersaresallpoplationcenterstatprovieoreaorale hug h m f h g bugh d wh d bmg osintansoeotelarerorosantonsipsanareecoin g m dmk ubub dm u. Sd increasinlyiportantlanarsassranevelopentcontinescotlan hm h Sd Sh f V Chd h 1895 h dud isoetotecotlancooloreteransilrentatsinceasecate m h 10,000 hd. Th h d h h Ud oretancilrenisisteonlyresientialscoolintenite S “ dgd du d f hd f Ud S tatesspecicallyesinetoecateancareorcilrenonitetates . Sd, G Vg, d F d g h veteranscotlanreenillaeanayettevillearealllocatealonte Chgu Ck d h h f Chmbbug d h d onococeaereecorriortotenorteastoaersrantesean h h mg g“ g d m u h u teoterreaininsinicantvillaesansallpoplationcentersinteconty d xm mj d, hu h f arealllocateincloseproiitytoaorlocalroaststeirpotentialor hgh. connectivityisi O m f Cw G S Pk wh h Fk nlyasallportionooansaptatearliesitinteranlin € Cu bd, bu h k f dbd d S I f ontyorerstteparsacilitiesescrieinetailinectiono h ud hu fm h uudg g. Th tisreportattractotoorentsiastsrotesrroninreione k uudd b h Buh S F d ff h parissrroneytecanantateorestanoersaccesstote Tu T. scarorarail Buh' Bh S Pk h f g canansirtplacetatearisaistoricalsiteoreional € g“ , d ff h b Tu T. sinicanceanoersaccesstotenearyscarorarail Cd S Pk ff wd f d aleoniatatearoersaiearrayopassiveanactive € wh 1,125 , udg h recreationalactivitiesitinitsacresinclinaccesstote fmd Ah N S T. aeppalacianationalcenicrail Ahugh M A S Pk m md m k, ff m ltoontltotatearisverysallcoparetooststateparsitstilloersany € , w h Mhux S F. M A S recreationalactivitiesasellasaccesstotrailsinteicatateorestontltotate Pk xm h w f M A d h Bugh f Wb. arisalsoincloseproiitytotetonoontltoanteorooaynesoro Od Fg H A ff d f uh gud, loreistoricreaoerspassiveanactiverecreationalacilitiesscasaplayron € bb “ d, , d d du h Ah aseallelpicnicpavilionsanservesasaestinationetoitsaccesstoteppalacian T d h hdw f h E Bh f h Am Ck. railanteeaatersoteastrancotentietaree P H Pk b m f hkg d h f, ineillaroastsseveralilesoiintrailsanoteractiverecreationalacilities € udg bb d fb, b, , kg, d kg, mkg inclinaseallansotallvolleyallsoccerpicnicinansatinainita d f d f uh Fk Cu. estinationorresientsosoteasternranlinonty Am Twh Pk g mmu f h b “ d, ntrionsiparisalareconityrecreationacilitytatcontainsallels € kg, d h u, g wh h M picnicinanoteractiverecreationopportnitiesalonittrailconnectionstoteartins M Cd Bdg h Chgu Ck. Th k ff f w illovererieoverteonococeaereeisparoerspotentialoratertrail f d kk hu w g. accessorcanoeanayaentsiastsasellasanlers Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 70 Mgm Twh Pk g mmu k ffg ontoeryonsiparisalareconityparoerin € mu-u “ d, wkg , d mmu . ltiseelsaalintrailanaconitypavilion Rm, bb d fb “ d, , ud estroosaseallansotallelspicnicpavilionsanotoor mhh, u , d hd d apiteaternatretrailancilrensplayareaareallplanne f fuu dm wh h k. ortreevelopentitintispar N Pk Gufd Twh orloariniloronsipservesasarecreational € d du , xm Ru 30, estinationetoitstrailconnectionsproiitytoote d f d f, uh anitsvarietyopassiveanactiverecreationalacilitiessc b, bkb, kg, kg, , d asvolleyallasetallpicnicinicesatintennisan hh. Th k qu g“ d f g orsesoesepariseallysinicantestinationoranlers d bd whg hu, hu h f“ f aniratcinentsiastsasitosesteocesoalocal Tu Umd Ch, Fg Sg Gw I., d h rotnliiteapterallinprinreenayncante h f h Audub S. localcapteroteonociety Points of Cultural and Historic Interest and Aesthetic Value (within 1/2-mile of proposed trails) Th fwg f g h gw wk w d eolloinpointsointerestalontereenaynetorillprovie u wh u , bu Fk Cu h trailsersitopportnitiestorestlearnaotranlinontysric h, j f, j m f Fk Cu istoryenoylocalrecreationacilitiesorenoysoeoranlinontys . Th u h f Fk scenicareasesevenesarenotteonlyplacesointerestinranlin Cu, ju h h xm h d wk ontysttosetatareincloseproiitytoteproposetrailnetor (wh 1/2-m). Pd T xm h hud itinileroposerailsinproiitytotesepointssolstrive ff hm. 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Th k ff g f u tooplacetererinteivilarisparoersastoppinplaceortrailserstorestor j f. enoyrecreationalacilities Add Cmmu Pk b udd h d d itionalonityarstoeincleinteproposerecreationalantransportation € gw m ud: Chmbbug Mm Pk, F Cmmu Pk, d reenayssysteinclesaersreorialarayettevilleonityaran V Mm Pk (Shbug). eteranseorialarippensr Cmmu C uh h M Cmmu C, Qu Cmmu C, onityentersscasteariononityenterincyonityenter € S. Thm Cmmu A f, F Ah A f, Nw toasonityssociationacilityayettevilletleticssociationacilitye Fk Cmmu C, d h d u f u bu ranlinonityenteranotersprovieopportnitiesortrailserstolearnaotlocal mmu , , d dm. conityeventsrecreationantrailevelopent Sh - S ud d ug k u d m dd f coolsincestentsanyonpeoplearelielytrailsersanpriecaniatesor € du h m f gw, d gw hud ud ecationonteiportanceoreenaysproposereenayssolincleaccessto g / u d d h xm d . 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Th gh f ddu dw inclsionintereenaysnetorisprivatelyoneepropertyritsoiniviallanoners w b dd wh d h m b ud bhg illeconsiereenlanconservationtoolstatayesetoestalisintrailsorconservation d dud h . corriorsareiscsseintissection Mhd f g g f w g: 1) qu f etosorprotectinopenspaceenerallyallintotocateoriesacisitionopropertyor dm gh; d 2) zg qum. M f h mhm ummzd bw evelopentritsanoninreireentsanyoteecanisssarieeloare dud d h ub Ld U P: P d TŽ d iscsseinetailinteplicationanseinennsylvaniaracticesanoolsreleasein 2000 b h Dm f Cmmu d Em Dm, G C f L yteepartentoonityanconoicevelopentovernorsenterorocal Gm S. overnentervices Acquisition Tools Th g d m f d d fd wh bhg esetoolsenerallyprovieperanentprotectionolananarepreerreenestalisin gw. reenays Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 88 Fee Simple Purchase D: Th h qu f d f h u f escriptionispracticeinvolvesteacisitionolanorteprposesopreservation o f d u . Th uh uu d b gm ub oopenspaceannatralareaseprcaseissallyoneyaovernentalorplic g -“ d u gz. Ld qu b md f aencyoranonprotlantrstoraniationanacisitioncaneaeateverylevelo gm. overnent B“ : Aqu f f m d m m g-m enetscisitionoeesipletitleproviesaoreperanentlonterprotection o f d u h hugh h mhd uh zg ubd oopenspaceannatralareastantrooteretosscasoninorsivision qum. Aqu b -“ gu h wh mmu reireentscisitionynonprotropsinpartnersipitconitiestoprotectopen d u m mm d dm bud spaceannatralareasiposesinialornocostanlittleainistrativerenonlocal gm. overnents Imm: P Dm f C d Nu Ru d h pleentationennsylvaniasepartentoonservationanatralesorcesante o P Dm f Em P Gwg G Pgm h u ennsylvaniaepartentonvironentalrotectionsroinreenerroraassorces f fudg h mmu d -“ gu mm qu f d onintoelpconitiesannonprotropsipleentacisitionoopenspacean u j. natralareasproects Option / First Right of Refusal D: A gm m gm wh dw h g h escriptionlocalovernentayenterintoanareeentitalanonertativeste o gm h gh bd h d bf hud h dw dd overnententityterittoiontelaneoreanyoneelsesoltelanonersecie . tosell B“ : Th hqu g h mu m mb fud dd uh h enetsistecnieivestenicipalitytietoasselensneeetoprcasete o h gm wh h dw h d hugh h m. propertyortoreacanareeentittelanonertoprotecttelantrootereans Imm: Th gd d mmzd g gm. If h pleentationeoptionisneotiateaneorialieinalealareeentteproperty o b d, h mu m, bu bgd , ubm bd h dw. istoesoltenicipalityaytisnotoliatetositaitotelanoner Conservation Easements D: Ud h , h dw u g h gh d escriptionnertisoptiontelanonervolntarilyareestosellterittoevelop o h d w b gg m h uh d u. Th islanincertainaysyrantinaneaseenttoanoterentityscasalantrste dw h d d u x . Th m m m lanonerretainstitletotelanancontinestopaytaesoniteeaseentayoray w h g h d f u. notalloteranteeaccesstotelanorcertainprposes B“ : Aqu f m d m g-m enetscisitionoconservationeaseentsalsoproviesperanentlonterprotection o f d u , bu h f m qu bu h oopenspaceannatralareastislesscostlytaneesipleacisitionecasete uh h fu h d. Sm, wh h m hd b - prcaserreceiveslesstanlltitletotelaniilarlyereteeaseentiselyanon “ gu, h bud gm. 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Th g gz uu hm h dff bw h u orlantrsteaencyororaniationsallypaysteteierenceeteentevale f h d f guu u, d h u f h d f hgh d b uŽ whh otelanoraricltralseantevaleotelanoritsiestanestseicis g d mm dm. enerallyresientialorcoercialevelopent Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 89 B“ : C m m d f guu u. Th d enetsonservationeaseentsperanentlypreservelanoraricltralseeyprovie o “ b“ fm, wh wg f fmd h f d anancialenettoarersilealloinconservationoarlantatotenprovies m hb, h , d gudw hg . R x iportantaitataesteticvistasanvastronaterrecareareasealestatetaeson d ubj m w. lansecttoconservationeaseentsareloer Imm: Cu Aguu Ld P Bd h m b f pleentationontyricltralanreservationoarsavepriaryresponsiilityor o dg du. Th bh f m uh bd evelopinapplicationprocereseyalsoestalispriorityoreaseentprcasesaseon um kg m. Th kg m mdd u gu h qu anericalraninsysteeraninsysteisoeleponstaterelationstatreire d f qu, , dm u h Cu, d consierationosoilalityconservationpracticesevelopentpressresinteontyan h f h m d fmd d . telocationooterperanentlypreservearlananopenspace Forest Land Conservation Easements D:C m wkg f mk-d ud escriptiononservationeaseentsonorinorestsareaaretriventoolseto o , k h ud wkg fmd. Em b ud preserveopenspacelietosesetoprotectorinarlanaseentscaneseto f f d fuu m b“ , muu g wdf protectorestsorpresentantreeconoicenetsiltaneoslypreservinillie hb, g whd, dg ud u, d mg aitatprotectinatersesproviinotoorrecreationopportnitiesanprootinsoil . conservation B“ : Ag, h d m f d fm dm. S enetsaintistoolproviesperanentprotectionolanroevelopentince o mb f h “ P m d ud b tierisoneotetopvesectorsinennsylvaniaseconoyanitscontineavailaility dd u h x d f d f, h b“ f isepenentponteeistenceanpreservationoopenspaceanoreststeenetso uh m m w m. B“ dw ud w sceaseentsareeconoicasellasenvironentalenetstolanonersincleloer x. propertytaes Imm:Sm -“ gz uh d d u d pleentationoenonprotoraniationsscasconservanciesanlantrstsprovie o “ u f uhg m fm dw; h x-ddub nancialspportorprcasineaseentsrolanonersteyalsoaccepttaectile d f m fm dw. Th U.S. F S F Lg onationsoeaseentsrolanonerseorestervicesoresteacyinitiative d fudg gm h uh m fd. proviesnintostateovernentstoelpprcaseeaseentsonprivateorestlan Transfer / Purchase of Development Rights D:Tf f Dm Rgh (TDR) h w d escriptionranseroevelopentitssisatooltatallosconservationan o dm x wh mu gu f mu wh j zg. evelopenttocoeistitinanicipalityorroponicipalitiesitointonin TDR m dw wh dd f m f h speritlanonersinareasereconservationisesiretotransersoeorallote dm gh d wh h d (dg ) wh gwh dd evelopentritsassociateitteirlanseninareastoareasererotisesire d x f h md b u zg (g ). Th dw atensitiesinecessotatperitteycrrentoninreceivinareaselanoner k h d d h gh u , bu g u h gh d h f eepstitletotelananterittoseittivespterittoeveloptepropertyor h u. Th uh f h dm gh u hm d h oterprposeseprcaseroteevelopentritssestetoevelopanoterparcelat g d h wud hw b md. Wh TDR, h f f gh u h reatensitytanoloteriseeperitteitstetranseroritsoccrsatte m f dm. tieoevelopent Puh f Dm Rgh (PDR) m m. Hw, wh PDR, rcaseoevelopentitssoperatesinasiilaranneroeverits bu h gh d d fm h dw. Th dw h u f anentityysteritstoeveloplanrotelanonerelanonerretainsteseo h d, d x b“ . Th mu bd u bu h gh d telananreceivestaenetsenicipalitycanpassaonissetoyteritsan bkŽ hm. A d m uh h dm gh fm h mu wh anteeveloperayprcaseteevelopentritsrotenicipalityen d d wh hgh d. Th mu bd “ g whh w d reaytoevelopanareaitiensityenicipalonnancinicasentere uh h gh d ff h b h uh f h dm gh intotoprcaseteritispaiooverteyearsyteprcaseoteevelopentritsas dm u. evelopentoccrs B“ :Th u f h dm gh d b h mk, h enetsevaleoeacevelopentritiscontrolleyteopenaretnotte o mu. TDR qub f g d guu d, b nicipalitysareaneitaleoptionorpreservinopenspaceanaricltrallansy mg h w f d d, wh gudg h gwh f dm hugh copensatinteoneropreservelanileiinterotoevelopenttro Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 90 h w f d d wh xg fuu u . tealloanceoincreaseensityereeistininrastrctrecanspportit PDR d mmd u h dw. Th m h dw f sprovieanieiateretrntotelanonereycopensatetelanoneror du dm d f h g f h dm d . rectioninevelopentpotentialanacilitateteoalsoteevelopentistrictconcept PDR m h m f dm, d g f salsostrealinetetielineorevelopentsinceprivatesalesanneotiationsor dm gh g fwd wh hgh d dm. I w h evelopentritsarenotnecessarytoooraritiensityevelopenttalloste mu gud gwh w h dm gh. nicipalitytoierotsinceitonsallteevelopentrits Imm:I P, TDR gm b ud f dm pleentationnennsylvaniaprorascanonlyesetotranserevelopent o gh wh g mu mg mu wh j zg d. I ritsitinasinlenicipalityoraonnicipalitiesitaointoninorinancetis u h mu mmg TDR u mhm mh h f. ptoeacnicipalityipleentintosetpaecanistoaccoplististranser Land Trust Organizations D: Th gu qu f gh (ug f h escriptionerelaracisitionopropertyritssinseveraloteconservation o md u h ) f d“ gz d u. entioneprevioslyintissectionorconservationenesanoraniationasalantrst Ld u -“ gz fug wkg wh dw d antrstsarenonprotoraniationsocsinonorincooperativelyitlanonersan gzg d qu j h b“ bh dw d mmu. oraniinlanacisitionproectstatenetotlanoneranconity Ld u b hb gz, m gm g, antrstscaneprivatecaritaleoraniationsorinsoecasesovernentalaencies h g z d . Th m b ffd b u tatvaryreatlyinsieanconservationprioritieseyayestaeentirelyyvolnteers g ff m mu, m b g g ffd concentratineortsinasallareaornicipalityorayelarereionalentitiesstae b m f (.. h C P C). Sm ub yanyproessionalsieteentralennsylvaniaonservancyoeoperateplic u , h w bu hd m f recreationareasornatrepreservesotersonnopropertytolconservationeaseentsor h f u u, d h wk qu d h b ud teprotectiononatralresorcesanotersortoacirelantatistoetrneoverto gm f ub k h uh S Gm Ld. Sm d u overnentsorplicparsoroterrecreationscastateaeansoelantrsts fu f w u uh k, , d m. Oh m wk ocsonprotectionoaterresorcesscaslaesriversanstreastersayorto w, wdf hb, f ub ; d h m preservescenicviesillieaitatoropenspaceorplicrecreationanstillotersay m h f du fmd, fd , hug gud. 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Th ff m wh mmu wh g tainolaneireortscancoplyitconityconservationinterestsilespellin u b“ h dw, hu g w-wŽ u. otenetstotelanonertscreatinaininsitation I dd, d u m h db m u h mu g naitionlantrstsayaveconsieralyoresccesstannicipalitiesinattractin fudg f qu j. A f fd, d gm g fud ninoracisitionproectsvarietyoeeralstateanlocalovernentaenciesn j. Ld u mm quf f h gm fud. P conservationproectsantrstssoetiesaliyorteseovernentnsennsylvania DCNR u d u qu wh K Fud d Em Swdh spportslantrstacisitionsiteystonenannvironentaltearsip Fud (Gwg G) g, whh u 50% f h f qu. Ld nroinreenerrantsicspportotecostsopriorityacisitionsan qu j w m fu f h Gwg G g fudg 2006. 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Th w w h u gug h d u m h trstssteconsiereisillallotecontytoaeteinterestalantrstayave xdg Fk Cu, d h h u h d u gz h inepaninintoranlinontyanelptecontytocoosealantrstoraniationtat w b d . Sm f h xg d u h Fk illetteravancelocalconservationinterestsoeoteeistinlantrstsinteranlin Cu g d h d f h . ontyreionarelisteinteappenicesotisreport M f P' d gz mmb f h anyoennsylvaniaslanconservationoraniationsareeersote Pennsylvania (PALTA), wh m h qu d f d Land Trust Association oseissionistoincreasetealityanpaceolan -wd b ghg ff, mg d gm conservationstateieystrenteninconservationeortsiprovinrelateovernent , d g ub w wh budg h bw d policyanraisinplicaarenessileilinpositiverelationsipseteenlan gz d h . conservationoraniationsanoterpartners Th m f“ mhd f fmg d u xd h ggh f f eostecientetooorinalantrstistoepanteeorapicareaointeresto xg d u xd h du / m f h gz wh aneistinlantrstorepantetiesissionoanoteroraniationitconservation (.. whd gz). 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Th fu f h w d u m b g “ , ortisentityeocsotenelantrstayeveryeneralorveryspecic dg h f Cu f“ . accorintoteconservationinterestsoontyocials 2) W u f h d u, d mk d hw h bd f d ritep by-laws ortelantrstanaeecisionsonoteoaroirectors w b d. illeelecte 3) Th Cu mu h wh h d u w h fm eontystalsocooseat degree of independence telantrstillavero Cu gm. W h d u b qud g fm h Cu ontyovernentilltelantrstereiretoainapprovalroteonty f qu, w b b w fm Cu gm? orallacisitionsorillitealetoactonitsonapartroontyovernent 4) A f mu b dgd. O f h m m hg d levelo funding steesinateneoteostiportanttinstoconsier h u w b dd g h b gŽ f h f h u. istatresorcesilleneeetoetteallrollinatertecreationotetrst Sf“ g d/ fudg w mu b dd. O d u h tananorninillsteprovienelocalrelatesccessstoryiste Franklin County Greenway and Open Space Plan 92 Agh Ld Tu (www.ghdu.g), wh w g fudg b lleenyanrstalleenylantrstoroasiveninitialniny Agh Cu bu w fu . lleenyontytnonctionsasaseparateentity O ub h m g b“ h Cu ff fm d u neplicationtatayreatlyenetteontyinanyeorttooralantrst gz Sg Ld Tu (2000) ubhd b h Ld Tu A d b oraniationistartinaanrstpliseyteanrstllianceanavailale h (www..g/ub/dx.hm). atteironlinestoreltaorplicationsinetl Zoning Tools Rgu mhm b ufu f h bhm f gw. Hw, h elatoryecanisscanalsoeseltoolsorteestalisentoreenaysoevertey b d u m f dg m f d bu h b cannoterelieponasaeansoproviinperanentprotectionolanecaseteycane mdd bhd b f“ . Nh, h hud b u dd wh aeneorevenaoliseylocalocialsonetelessteysoleserioslyconsiereen dg g-m g f mbg gw wk. 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Officially adopt the Greenways Plan Franklin County S - as part of the Comprehensive Plan Planning Commission (FCPC), County Commissioners 2. Establish a ”Greenway Coordinator‘ FCPC, County S $25,000 position within the FCPC to serve as Commissioners (part- a ”champion‘ for greenway time); development in the County. Seek $35,000 combination of funding from County (full-time) and other sources (DCNR) 3. Develop a detailed public marketing FCPC and Franklin S $30,000 and education program to inform County Conservation County residents about the many District (FCCD), with benefits of greenway development assistance from DCNR, (economic, environmental, health, the Nature etc.) and promote the many Conservancy, local attractions of the greenway network colleges and Franklin (eco-tourism, recreation, cultural, County Visitors Bureau. historic, etc.). Seek grant money for hiring professional marketing consultant. 4. Implement a "Springboard" project, FCPC, FCCD, Municipal S $40,000 such as a watershed conservation Planning Commissions, (grant plan, to gather interest and increase Watershed match) public awareness of conservation Organizations issues. Implementation Table 2 GENERAL OBJECTIVE #2: Advance the Greenways Plan at the Municipal Level Responsible Cost Task Priority Status Parties Estimate 1. Meet with municipal officials to discuss FCPC, FCCD, S - goals of the Greenways Plan and the Municipal Officials means of advancing it through local & Planning comprehensive plans, municipal greenway Commissions plans, feasibility studies, and ordinances or other regulations; request that local municipalities pass resolutions endorsing the Greenway Plan. 2. Provide Municipal Officials with FCPC, FCCD S - information about tools they can use to ongoing preserve open space (See recommendations below). Seek assistance from DCNR for preservation success stories, resources. Develop a list of recommended actions for Municipalities with Zoning: - Public Education programs based on the following concepts: • Protecting quality of life and rural character vs. control of land / property rights • Tax breaks, other advantages for land donation or easement agreements (i.e. density bonuses for developers) • Land is so valuable that developers will do what the municipality wants (with or without incentives) - Recommended Land Preservation Tools: • Official Map • Conservation Overlay District • Conservation by Design • Fees-in-Lieu of Dedication of Open Space Ordinances • Buffer Zones • Conservation Easements (includes Agricultural) - Local Examples: • Guilford Township - Stream Buffer Ordinances - attached in Appendix E of this report • Antrim Township - Conservation by Design SALDO, Zoning (overlay district) available at "On-line Documents" section of Antrim Township website www.twp.antrim.pa.us Develop list of recommended actions for Municipalities without Zoning: - Public education programs.... (same as above, except start with:) • If no zoning, landowner has control of land, but neighbors can build /develop anything anywhere • Protecting quality of life and rural character vs. control of land / property rights • Land is so valuable that developers will do what the municipality wants (with or without incentives) - Recommended Land Preservation Tools • Official Map • Option / First Right of Refusal • Conservation Easements (includes Agricultural) • Conservation by Design SALDO • Fees-in-lieu of Dedication Ordinance (part of SALDO -- if applicable) - Local Examples • Official Map - Guilford Twp. (Get from FCPC) 3. Create a package of incentives, including: FCPC S $20,000 provision of matching funds, grant writing annually and other technical assistance, to encourage municipalities to pursue multi- municipal greenway planning. 4. Complete & adopt municipal or multi-Municipal Officials S $40,000 municipal greenway plans, comprehensive with guidance per plan plans with greenway components from FCPC, or study FCCD 5. Coordinate greenway planning efforts with FCPC Ongoing - adjacent counties to ensure connectivity of recreation and conservation corridors across County lines. 6. Explore joint grant writing with FCPC Ongoing - neighboring counties in South Central PA for greenway projects stretching across County lines. Implementation Table #3 GENERAL OBJECTIVE #3: Refine Planning to the Individual Greenway Level Responsible Cost Task Priority Status Parties Estimate 1. Identify greenway corridors that may be FCCD, in S - implemented as "pilot projects" to gain coordination with momentum for future implementation Municipal Officials efforts. Examples include, but are not and Planning limited to those shown below: Commissions Potential Conservation Greenways Pilot Projects for Consideration • Conservation By Design Ordinances • Buffer Zones along streams • Innovative Stormwater Ordinances • Streambank Restoration projects • Preserve/Plant Vegetative Riparian Buffers • Conservation Easements • Preservation of a targeted area / corridor of farmland through agricultural easements Potential Recreation / Transportation Greenways Pilot Projects for Consideration • Connection of Iron Horse Trail into Perry / Cumberland Counties via Tuscarora State Forest • Development of a shared-use trail segments from Green Village to Chambersburg, and/or from Quincy to Waynesboro • Extension of shared-use trail along railroad right-of-way north and south from existing Chambersburg section of trail • Development of on-street bike lane routes through urban areas of boroughs around the County (i.e. commuter lanes into Chambersburg from surrounding areas) or along other historic routes • Designated seasonal water trail on a section of the Conococheague Creek from Chambersburg south to State Route 16, west of Greencastle • Connect PA Bike Route "S" with Norlo Park and the Village of Fayetteville via existing Township roads and abandoned rights-of-way 2. Identify key players that will help carry out Municipal S - the pilot projects Officials, Planning Commissions, Recreation Commissions, and Non-profit organizations 3. Conduct feasibility studies for respective Municipal Officials Ongoing $40,000 corridors, addressing the following: and Planning per study • Research of land ownership in the Commissions in (may vary corridor close cooperation per size of • Conduct environmental site assessments with landowners; corridor) and other studies with guidance • Develop detailed cost estimates, budget, from FCPC, and funding strategy FCCD • Develop a maintenance plan • Develop a specific marketing strategy 4. Establish Conservation Greenways: Municipal Officials Ongoing Varies • Secure grants and local matching funds and/or non-profit greatly • Negotiate with landowners and organizations per neighbors (Land Trusts, project • Acquire property or obtain easements Watershed (agricultural or others) Groups, etc.), • Enact municipal regulations that protect with guidance specific resources or create incentives from FCPC, for preserving open space for FCCD conservation 5. Establish Recreation and Municipal Ongoing Varies per Transportation Greenways: Officials, Planning project • Secure grants and local matching funds Commissions, • Negotiate with landowners and and/or non-profit neighbors organizations ( PA • Acquire property or obtain trail Rails-to-Trails, easements PennDOT, etc.), • Enact municipal regulations that create with guidance incentives for preserving open space for from FCPC, recreation FCCD • Develop trail use regulations • Design and construct trail(s) Implementation Table 4 GENERAL OBJECTIVE #4: Ensure the Greenway Plan's Continued Success Cost Task Responsible Parties Priority Status Estimate 1. Implement Marketing Strategies FCPC, Franklin County S $10,000 formed in early stages of Greenways Visitors Bureau, FCCD, annually Planning, with emphasis on economic Municipal Planning development potential (See previous Commissions, Local general objectives) Chambers of Commerce 2. Develop and Implement a Plan for FCPC, Municipal M - trail maintenance using a combination Recreation of County and local resources as well Commissions, Local as volunteer services such as PA Chambers of Cleanways and students from Penn Commerce, Franklin State Mont Alto or Wilson College County Visitors Bureau, PA Cleanways, Local Colleges / Universities 3. Work with local officials to promote FCPC, Municipal M - safe pedestrian routes across Officials, PennDOT intersections within or connecting to greenway corridors 4. Engage local Recreation Commissions FCPC, Municipal M,L - to help advance local commuter bike Officials, PA Rails-to- lanes and/or shared use paths. Trails, Local Outdoor Ensure that adopted trail plans Groups requiring transportation improvements are included in any regional long-term Transportation Improvements Plan (TIP) 5. During and after completion of FCPC, Local Recreation M,L $15,000 various trail projects, partner with Commissions local hospitals and health organizations such as Summit Health to develop an outreach and marketing campaign to promote health and benefits of recreational trails. Piggyback on existing efforts such as the Keystone Active Zones Program. 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The grant requires a 50% match and priority is given to projects with regional participation. DCEDCommunity This program provides financial and technical assistance to Scott Dunwoody, 717-787-5327, Development communities for infrastructure improvements, housing www.newpa.com/programDetail.aspx?id=71 Block Grantsrehabilitation, public services, and community facilities. It targets local governments and 70% of each grant must be used to benefit low to moderate income people. DCEDMainStreetThis program provides grants to municipalities and Diana Kerr, 717-787-5327, Programredevelopment authorities to foster economic growth, www.newpa.com/programDetail.aspx?id=79 promote and preserve community centers, create Greenway Plan Significance public/private partnerships, and improve the quality of life General Objective #1 - May help fund Public for residents. It has two components, a Main Street Manager Marketing / Education Program (eco-tourism fosters and Commercial Reinvestment. economic growth) General Objective #3 - May help fund conservation- based development that preserves space for greenway development, presents economic opportunities for greenway-related businesses, and improves quality of life. General Objective #4 - May help fund a partnership between the County and area health organizations such as Summit Health - to develop an outreach campaign promoting health, fitness, and recreational trails. This grant may also help fund maintenance partnerships with local organizations or colleges. Pennsylvania Dante Accurti, 717-783-2258, www.dot.state.pa.us Transportation This cost reimbursement program funds projects within Department of Enhancements, twelve categories including pedestrian and bicycle trails and Greenway Plan Significance Transportation Home Town bike lanes; purchase of scenic easements or scenic sites; and General Objective #3 - May provide funding for (PennDOT) Streets & Safe preservation of abandoned railway corridors. Any federal or acquisition of scenic sites, development of pedestrian Routes to Schools state agency, county or municipal government, school and bike trails, bike lanes, preservation of abandoned Program district or non-profit can apply. railroad corridors (for future use as trails) Pennsylvania Keystone Historic Local governments and non-profit groups may apply for this Scott Doyle, 717-783-6012, midoyle@state.pa.us , Historical and Preservation grant. A 50% local match is required and funds may be used www.artsnet.org/phmc/pdf/khp_app.pdf Museum Grants for preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic Commission properties, buildings, structures, sites, or objects. (PHMC) PHMCCertified Local The PHMC administers this federal funding program for Michel Lefevre, 717-787-0771, mlefevre@state.pa.us Government purposes of cultural resource surveys, technical and www.artsnet.org/phmc/pdf/clg_app.pdf Grants planning assistance, educational and interpretive programs, Greenway Plan Significance and national register nominations. The program includes a General Objective #1 - May help fund Public 40% local match that can be made with in-kind services, Marketing / Education Program cash, or Community Development Block Grants. General Objective #4 - May provide funds for the continuation of marketing and public education programs, as well as outreach programs promoting health, fitness, and recreational trails. Greenways and Trails Plans Planning Grants may provide funding for Rails-to-Trails Plans municipal or multi-municipal greenway plans, or Master Site Plans comprehensive plans with greenway components Rivers Conservation Plans General Objective #3 2)Technical Assistance Grant Projects Planning Grants may help fund feasibility studies Education and Training for individual greenway corridors, Acquisition and Peer-to-Peer Development Grants may help fund conservation Circuit Rider and recreational greenway implementation 3)Acquisition Grant Projects projects. Park and Recreation Areas River Conservation Rails-to-Trails 4)Development Grant Projects Park Rehabilitation and Development Greenways and Trails Rails-to-Trails Rivers Conservation DCNRPAProvides funds to develop and maintain recreation trails and trail-DCNR South Central Regional Advisor, 717-772- Recreationalrelated facilities for motorized and non-motorized recreation trail 3839 Trails Program use. The program requires a 20% match from the local sponsor.www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc Greenway Plan Significance General Objective #3 - May fund development of recreational greenways (trails) DCNRHeritage Area Grants are available to promote public-private partnerships that Jane Sheffield, 814-940-1922 Grants preserve and enhance natural, cultural, historic and recreation jsheffield@alleghenyridge.org resources to stimulate economic development through heritage www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/heritageparks tourism. Municipalities, nonprofit organizations or federally Greenway Plan Significance designated commissions acting on behalf of the municipalities in General Objective #3 - May fund development of heritage park areas may apply. Funds may be used for feasibility recreational greenways connecting historical and studies; development of management action plans for heritage park cultural points of interest, and/or feasibility studies areas; specialized studies; implementation projects; and hiring of of individual greenway corridors. state heritage park managers. Grants require a 25-50% local match. DCNRUrban and These grants can be used to encourage the planting of trees in Norm Lacasse, 717-783-0385, Community Pennsylvania communities. Municipal challenge grants provide www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc Forestry Grants 50% of the cost of the purchase and delivery of trees. Special grants are available for local volunteer groups, civic clubs, and municipalities to train and use volunteers for street tree inventories, and other projects in urban and community forestry. Department of Growing These funds can be used for farmland-preservation projects; Growing Greener Helpline, 877-724-7336, Environmental Greener preserving open space; cleanup of abandoned mines, watershed GrowingGreener@state.pa.us Protection Program planning; recreational trails and parks and other land use projects. www.depweb.state.pa.us/growinggreener (DEP) Eligible applicants include nonprofit groups, counties, and Greenway Plan Significance municipalities. A local match is encouraged, but not required. General Objective #1 - "Springboard" project General Objective #3 - May fund development of conservation greenways (preservation of open space), and recreational greenways (trails) DEPStormwater This program provides grants to counties and municipalities for Durla Lathia, 717-772-4048 Planning and preparation of stormwater management plans and stormwater www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/ Management ordinances. The program requires a 25% local match that can come watermgt/wc/Subjects/Stormwater Grantsin the form of in-kind services or cash. This program is part of the Management/GeneralInformation/ Growing Greener Initiative.default.htm DEPNonpoint This funding comes from the federal Clean Water Act. Grants are Russ Wagner, 717-787-5642 Source available to local governments and nonprofit groups for watershed www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/ Management assessments, watershed restoration projects, and projects of watermgt/wc/Subjects/NonpointSource Section 319 statewide importance. A 60% local match is required and 35% of Pollution/default.htm Grantsthe construction costs of projects implemented on private land must Greenway Plan Significance come from non-federal sources. General Objective #1 - May help fund a "Springboard" project such as a watershed conservation plan. DEPEnvironmental This program uses a 5% set aside of the pollution fines and DEP, 717-772-1828 Education penalties collected in the Commonwealth each year for DEPLearningCenter@state.pa.us Grantsenvironmental education in Pennsylvania. There are eight different www.depweb.state.pa.us/enved/cwp/ grant tracks, most requiring a 20% match. Public and private view.asp?a=3&q=473483 schools, nonprofit conservation/education organizations and county Greenway Plan Significance conservation districts may apply for the grants. General Objective #1 - May help fund portions of Public Marketing / Education Program General Objective #4 - May provide funds for Service (NPS) Conservation groups and local, State, and federal government agencies so www.nps.gov/rtca/ Assistance they can conserve rivers, preserve open space, and develop Greenway Plan Significance Program trails and greenways. General Objective #1 - May help fund "Springboard" project such as watershed conservation plan, etc. General Objective #2 - May provide funding for municipal or multi-municipal greenway plans, or comprehensive plans with greenway components Land and Water Administered by DCED. See State Funding Sources. Conservation Fund Grants U.S. Department Community Block Administered by DCED. See State Funding Sources. of Housing and Grants Urban Development U.S. Department Conservation This is a voluntary program for agricultural landowners Malcolm Henning, 202-720-1872 of Agriculture Reserve Program who receive annual rental payments and cost-share www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/crp.htm (USDA) assistance to establish long-term, resource conservation Greenway Plan Significance methods on eligible farmland. The annual rental payments General Objective #3 - May help fund conservation are based on the agriculture rental value of the land. The practices on private agricultural land that could also be program provides cost-share assistance for up to 50% of partially funded by the County and viewed as pilot the participant’s costs in establishing approved projects conservation practices. Participants enroll in CRP contracts for 10 to 15 years. USDA Wetlands Reserve The Department of Agriculture provides direct payments to Tony Puga, 202-720-1067. Program private landowners who agree to place sensitive wetlands Tony.Puga@wdc.usda.gov under permanent easements. This program can be used to www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/wrp fund the protection of open space and greenways within Greenway Plan Significance riparian corridors. General Objective #3 - May provide funding as an incentive to landowners who protect wetlands with conservation easements, thus preserving open space that could be included in a greenway corridor USDA Watershed The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Stuart Simpson, 202-720-8770 Protection and (NRCS) provides funding to state and local agencies or www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed/ Flood Prevention index.html nonprofit organizations authorized to carry out, maintain Grants and operate watershed improvements involving less than Greenway Plan Significance 250,000 acres. The NRCS provides financial and technical General Objective #1 - May help fund "Springboard" assistance to eligible projects to improve watershed project such as watershed conservation plan, etc. protection, flood prevention, sedimentation control, fish General Objective #3 - May provide funding for and wildlife enhancements, and recreation planning. The feasibility studies for watershed-wide initiatives, and NRCS requires a 50% match for public recreation and fish individual projects. The recreation planning portion and wildlife projects. may cover projects such as the recommended seasonal water trail on the Conococheague Creek. National Fish & Chesapeake Bay This program promotes community-based efforts to protect Jonathan Mawdsley. Wildlife Small Watershed and restore the natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay jonathan.mawdsley@nfwf.org Foundation Grants and its watershed. It provides grants to organizations http://www.chesapeakebay.net/ working to improve the condition of their local watershed smallwatergrants.htm?growinggreenerNav=| while building citizen-based resource stewardship. Greenway Plan Significance General Objective #1 - May help fund "Springboard" project such as watershed conservation plan, etc., as well as public education efforts - in the portion of the County that lies within the Chesapeake Bay watershed General Objective #3 - My provide funding for watershed projects such as vegetative buffers or streambank restoration, thus protecting natural resources (a basis of the Greenway Plan). Such efforts could be viewed as pilot projects. Environmental Targeted The EPA awards funds to encourage successful Ralph Spagnolo, 215-814-2718, Protection Watersheds community-based approaches and management techniques spagnolo.ralph@epa.gov Agency (EPA) Program to protect and restore the nation's waters. Eligible projects http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/ include addressing agricultural pollution, urban and initiative/regions.html industrial runoff or streambank or wetland restoration for Greenway Plan Significance sediment control. Watersheds must be nominated by the General Objective #1 - May help fund "Springboard" governor. A non-federal match of 25% is required. project such as watershed conservation plan, etc., as well as public education efforts. General Objective #3 - May provide funding for watershed projects such as vegetative buffers or streambank restoration, thus protecting natural