New News on Eldred Township

Here's the latest on the proposed race track in Pennsylvania:  another delay!
 
According to a story in Saturday's "Express Times" from somewhere or other in New Jersey, written by Alyssa Young and titled "Officials Put Off Race Course Vote; Say Revised Plans Still Inadequate," the 350 acre project wasn't approved this time because the plans being brought by the developer still have too "many errors that remain uncorrected as well as several new deficiencies" .
 
At some point, I imagine, someone's going to get tired of having to discuss the Alpine Rose project, get tired of paying for engineers and consultants, get tired of having yet another revision to review.  I just hope it isn't the Appalachian Trail Conference folks and Blue Mountain Preservation Association folks.  Their lawyer at the meeting claimed that the current plans being submitted are substantially different from the first plans.  If they really are (I guess the planning commission decides) that the developer apparently has to start all over.
 
One thing that caught my eye in this news story is the note that "the final plans also include more deforestation to make room for an additional stormwater detention basin." 
 
There seems to be substantial discussion about the sewage treatment facility thaty would have to be built.  And the conservation district still hasn't passed on the plans yet.
 
I was wondering over the weekend whether this track would be open to snowmobiles in the winter.  THAT would be a real "ear-shed" problem along the Trail.