On proposed Snitz Creek restoration project
To do this stream restoration work, we need the permission of property owners along sections targeted for restoration.
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To do this stream restoration work, we need the permission of property owners along sections targeted for restoration.
Despite forward momentum to improve local waterways, time and time again our legislators fail to fully invest in our water resources.
Over the years, there has been much confusion, and many litigations. At first, ownership of the river by Lancaster County was an important consideration. The river was important for many reasons. Economics was the most important consideration. The river was a busy place until the railroads came. There were the canal boats, the ferries and various commercial boats that carried all manner of cargo back and forth between the two counties. There were numerous “hotels” up and down both sides of the river not so much to accommodate travelers, but the people that worked on the river:Â...