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Who own the land? Is it a private party? Or is it Camp Fireside?
ReplyDeleteI heard that it was owned by the camp and as part of this project improvements were going to be made to the camp. Are they moving or staying where they are?
When is the project slated to break ground?
One parcel is the Camp Lion, and another Parcel is Salem's (public).
ReplyDeleteThe Camp will be behind Lowes. Refer to Drawings for location. Also There is an indication on the drawings suggested for Residential Zoning. More questions to ask... Will they fill up the rest of the woods with Residential? And will the camp then be squeezed between Lowes and future developments. Will there be much of a camp left for kids? So many questions.
There is Public parcel of 4 acres taken by eminent domain which Salem owns. Therefore woods we can have a say on protecting.
ReplyDeleteWe highly recommend everyone come to the next Salem Public Hearing on May 20th at 7pm, to ask questions.
ReplyDeleteThere are many questions to ask, and there will not be answers unless all the right questions are asked. We need everyone's thoughts and concerns. Thank you for posting!
Salem took land from the camp by eminent domain (which is currently public )... and I think now Salem wants to swap this land for more of the camp land?
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