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Thursday, December 22, 2022

NorCo Adds 41 Acres of Parkland

Photo by Sherry Acevedo
On Monday, Northampton County added another 41 acres to its parks portfolio. It's located in Allen Tp and is called The Bodnarczuk Preserve in honor of the Ukranian damily that once farmed the land and operated a nearby grocerystore. The propery was valued at $900,000, but $675,000 of the purchase price was donated by the Mauser drothers, maternial grandsons of the Bodnarczuks.

With this acquisition, Northampton County now owns 2,262 acres of parklands. This is no accident. Executive Lamont McClure has focused more on purchasing land than developing it. Better to get it now because they aren't making any more of it. That's 41 acres that will never become a warehouse. 

This tract includess mature woodlands, rolling terrain, vegetated riparian areas, geologic formations, grass pathways, small pond, agricultural fields, steep slopes, and the Hokendauqua Creek.

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3 comments:

  1. michael molovinskyDecember 22, 2022 at 7:52 AM

    rumor has it that you believe that Lamont could walk on the pond, if he so desired

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  2. Bernie O'HareDecember 22, 2022 at 8:35 AM

    Actually, MM, that's me. I just did it yesterday. Lamont would need about a foot of ice.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 22, 2022 at 12:09 PM

    This is one topic I agree Lamont is doing an excellent job. We need to save our farmland, stop warehouses and slow down the rapid development of what’s left in our land. We all knock the fossile fules which without a doubt do not help, but when you take land, dirt, grass trees remove them and make it hardtop I would think it contributes more to climate change than anything else. Between the warehouse going up, homes being built and we will say nicely the influx of people moving in from “other states” who bring their values from their area, this is the only solution to try and keep our county beautiful and open. Hats off to Lamont!

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