[at-l] Pennsylvania Race Track

[hudsom at us.ibm.com (Mark Hudson)]

Too fast on the send key... this is from the ATN:

                                                       
 Township Supervisors Again Approve Car Track Next to  
 A.T.                                                  
 Despite voicing concerns about probable noise levels, 
 the Eldred Township, Pennsylvania, supervisors        
 Wednesday night (October 1) again gave conditional    
 preliminary approval to a developer's plans for a     
 high-performance automobile country club and track    
 adjacent to the Appalachian Trail near Smith Gap. The 
 Appalachian Trail Conference and the local Blue       
 Mountain Preservation Association (BMPA) had sued to  
 overturn the supervisors' first conditional approval  
 late in 2002, and the judge in that case sent the     
 matter back to the supervisors to reconsider three    
 unrelated issues. ATC appealed that ruling last       
 month, asserting more than 40 errors on the judge's   
 part. State and local officials told the supervisors  
 that traffic levels and likely emergency-services     
 needs could be handled for the nearly 350-acre Alpine 
 Rose resort. But, the supervisors warned the          
 developer that projected noise levels for some areas  
 were still higher than they allowed last year and he  
 must show he can abide by that condition when he      
 returns in two or three months to seek final approval 
 for the $15-million development. For further          
 background on this threat to the A.T., click here.    
 October 3, 2003