tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post7549589017462845578..comments2024-03-28T20:55:25.057-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: BT Comm'rs Authorize Replacement For Aging FiretruckBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-21960839780909662402018-07-05T11:06:10.543-04:002018-07-05T11:06:10.543-04:00They did examine that and conducted a study and co...They did examine that and conducted a study and concluded both are needed and there is no duplication. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78988113388699850252018-07-05T08:38:04.234-04:002018-07-05T08:38:04.234-04:00BT needs to really examine why they are funding tw...BT needs to really examine why they are funding two fire companies. Don't use the ambulance excuse with Bethlehem Township FC. Many times both show up at the fire or accident together. Merge, get along and reduce costs to the residents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52160937541492956232018-07-04T20:12:21.444-04:002018-07-04T20:12:21.444-04:00No one is pretending to be Mother Nature. Nor do I...No one is pretending to be Mother Nature. Nor do I pretend that Nancy Run is a raging torrent. But this is a good thing. A meadow will serve as a sponge for storm waters that inundate BT. Trees and shrubs will keep this stream from eroding. I am aware that the Wildlands seeks grant $ for these things, but that does not make them bad nor does it mean that The Wildlands is some corporate monolith. There are also some drawbacks to riparian buffers, but they are generally beneficial. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85865121560653609582018-07-04T18:45:46.359-04:002018-07-04T18:45:46.359-04:008:22-
You have a laudable goal in that you intend...8:22-<br /><br />You have a laudable goal in that you intend to help the environment. But, you are NO Mother Nature, and never will be. <br /><br />For thousands of years streams have come and gone. When it rains heavy enough, they develop and flourish. When it does not, they go away or take another path. All the money in the world isn't going to change that. Nor should it. <br /><br />What's happening here is, the Wildlands Conservancy is tapping government grants to address problems that, maybe, are not really a problem. It is life doing what it does.<br /><br />Why not dedicate yourself to making the continents move closer together? That might just be one big government grant away. Right? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10186840882068694752018-07-04T11:05:54.304-04:002018-07-04T11:05:54.304-04:007:14 Uh...yes, the Nancy Run did run through what ...7:14 Uh...yes, the Nancy Run did run through what is now the municipal park. That area was not developed so you likely did not notice it before, but it was there. The headwaters of the Nancy Run are mostly spring fed. Back in the day the Nancy Run used to be a Class A wild trout stream. Sadly now it's become more of a drainage ditch due to all the development along it's headwaters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62030386339106072542018-07-03T19:14:08.395-04:002018-07-03T19:14:08.395-04:008:22, When Wildlands Conservancy was founded in 19...8:22, When Wildlands Conservancy was founded in 1973, Nancy Run was surrounded by farmland, not residential areas, and it didn't even run through what is now the municipal park. Nature can't "adapt" when we change land use patterns so dramatically and so quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-42790242670119029422018-07-03T11:42:10.465-04:002018-07-03T11:42:10.465-04:008:22, 9:02, This is not about Allentown's park...8:22, 9:02, This is not about Allentown's park system, but BT. But generally speaking, these buffers are a good thing for lots of reasons. I agree that some spots should be set aside for people who want to access the creek in A-town. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34233619036035537782018-07-03T11:37:37.942-04:002018-07-03T11:37:37.942-04:007:48, there is no need for your vulgar language. 7:48, there is no need for your vulgar language. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3390291698149845352018-07-03T11:17:15.445-04:002018-07-03T11:17:15.445-04:00@6:08,
It's amazing what you think you can see...@6:08,<br />It's amazing what you think you can see from a photo. Would you expect this truck to be photographed with parts hanging off of it? The issue with the truck is not something as simple as cosmetic attractiveness. Are you the commissioner who thinks that apparatus from the 1960's is all anyone needs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-41925364361993069302018-07-03T11:15:20.070-04:002018-07-03T11:15:20.070-04:006:08 - Truck engines have been forced to evolved r...6:08 - Truck engines have been forced to evolved rapidly in the last several years to comply with EPA requirements for sulfur emissions. It's unlikely they'd find a replacement engine compatible with that truck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83605579286997141962018-07-03T09:31:09.114-04:002018-07-03T09:31:09.114-04:00Access points to what, though? Nancy Run is barel...Access points to what, though? Nancy Run is barely even a trickle by the municipal park, it's not a creek like the Monocacy. Certainly nothing you could swim or fish in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78408680369151831882018-07-03T09:02:15.669-04:002018-07-03T09:02:15.669-04:00I agree with 822. There should be access points f...I agree with 822. There should be access points for Raparian Buffers. Maintaining some access points us not going the kill billions of fish.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46168463971561658582018-07-03T08:22:55.360-04:002018-07-03T08:22:55.360-04:00Allentown's Park System has been destroyed by ...Allentown's Park System has been destroyed by these buffers. Such barriers should not be continuous along the banks of both sides. Space them apart with enough room for Humans to enjoy the same water flows. <br /><br />All these same tributaries managed to survive years before there was a Wildlands Conservancy. Nature is capable of adapting on its own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26482576762955454792018-07-03T07:48:24.059-04:002018-07-03T07:48:24.059-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70071309105885599172018-07-03T06:25:22.513-04:002018-07-03T06:25:22.513-04:00Good news for the locals with Livestock.Good news for the locals with Livestock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2723741383205912302018-07-03T06:21:38.662-04:002018-07-03T06:21:38.662-04:00Any discussion regarding the stalled Birchwood Com...Any discussion regarding the stalled Birchwood Commons (Pektor) development?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11095972829921280912018-07-03T06:08:22.871-04:002018-07-03T06:08:22.871-04:00From the picture the Truck does not look like its ...From the picture the Truck does not look like its in that bad of shape. It seems the Fire Company wants to get rid of the truck due to Engine Performance issues. With advancements in Tech with Engines these days I'd look into refitting the Truck with a higher horse power engine "maybe dual turbos" or just brute HP. WHY must the Truck go Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44714090037562747012018-07-03T02:22:29.242-04:002018-07-03T02:22:29.242-04:00I am unaware of any great hue or cry to preserve t...I am unaware of any great hue or cry to preserve them and they serve no purpose. There are a few downstream that have great aesthetic appeal. <br /><br />As for the mansion, at this point its future use is undetermined. The Housenick trust has offered to pay half the cost of a consultant to come up with ideas. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22728838387856382642018-07-03T01:24:18.363-04:002018-07-03T01:24:18.363-04:00*I meant it would be great to see those dams remov...*I meant it would be great to see those dams removed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70210795585517343952018-07-03T01:22:26.825-04:002018-07-03T01:22:26.825-04:00The Johnston Mansion really is a beautiful buildin...The Johnston Mansion really is a beautiful building, and it's a shame it has fallen into disrepair to begin with. But for what purpose will it be restored? It doesn't seem as though it would be particularly useful for the county, except maybe to rent out as a small conference center or something. For that kind of money, they should really focus on the park, planting native trees and shrubs on what is now an over-landscaped part of the estate (as compared with the adjacent Archibald Johnston Conservation Area), that appears to require a lot of regular maintenance.<br /><br />As for the plan for Nancy Run, right now there really isn't much stream to see or access that far upstream (it kind of just looks like a ditch where it is visible at all), but it does look like it is in pretty desperate need of riparian vegetation. Like you said, riparian vegetation cools the water temperature (also preventing evaporation), and filters out a lot of the stuff that can be found in run-off (road salt, fertilizers and other lawn treatments, etc.). All of this is particularly beneficial close to a stream's headwaters, as this site is.<br /><br />Speaking of streams, it would be great to see the little dams in the stretch of the Monocacy that runs through the Johnston Park/Conservation Area. There are at least two in that stretch, and they don't do anything but make the water warmer now that they aren't used for mills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com