Conservancy may buy Pa. land from Md. city
2012-03-29 07:28:25
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CUMBERLAND, Md. -- Cumberland Mayor Lee Fiedler is promoting a plan to sell 4,000 city-owned acres in nearby Pennsylvania to a conservation group for $4 million.
He told the Cumberland Times-News Thursday that the city could use the proceeds to maintain and upgrade its aging underground water pipes.
The forested land is in the watershed of two reservoirs -- Lake Koon and Lake Gordon -- that supply the city's drinking water.
Fiedler says the deal with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy would give the city continued use and control of the water while enabling the conservancy to manage the land for recreational purposes.
He says the land would be forever protected from development.
A final vote on the matter hasn't been scheduled.
First Published November 5, 2010 12:28 pm
