First of all we have Bald Eagles that nest nearby, and use this farm, as with many farms around, to hunt. Secondly, there is a State Park that is directly across the road from the proposed site of the facility. This park is used by Thousands of people each year, from camping to birthday parties, school trips, equestrian events, fishing, canoeing, hiking, bike trails, and Arboretum. All of these things will be severely impacted by this type of facility being built here.

To say nothing of the increased traffic, noise, and who knows what else that will come with it. We are a quiet borough, that is very community oriented. We have a community center also directly across the street from the site of this facility. This building is used by memebers and rented to non-members. This is how we pay our bills for this building. Who is going to want to rent this building for wedding receptions, birthday parities, family reunions, dinners for different businesses, etc, if there is bombs and such going off across the street. I am sure that there was SOME investigations done before this site was choosen, but, I am not sure that the RIGHT kinds of investigations were done. Many of us have lived here our entire lives, and have done such because of the sense of community. This type of facility would vastly change our sense of community and our way of life.

Not to mention the impact on the flora and fauna that abound in this area. You take away almost 3000 acres of land for the Bald Eagles to hunt on, and they will leave the area as they are very territorial birds.