This will irritate the residents of Penn Forest and Kidder Townships, but I think the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission should not be allowed to destroy three and a half acres of wetlands for their proposed EZ pass interchange near Route 903. In fact, I think the whole interchange idea should be scrapped.
I’ve heard the argument that people in Penn Forest and Kidder have to drive really far to get to a turnpike interchange, and it would be so much easier to get on and off the turnpike at an interchange between the Mahoning and Pocono exits. Well, didn’t you realize how far you were from an interchange when you moved in? Didn’t you want a house in the pristine Poconos, far from the hustle and bustle of the city? Suck it up and live with it or move to town.
I also have heard that this will open up the Pocono Plateau to new development. It will create jobs. It will spur housing. To me these are all reasons to oppose the interchange. The Poconos have more than enough development. Put the housing and economic development in Lehighton or Lansford, not in the woods. Why can’t we ever have common sense land management in this area?
I like this idea of an interchange up there. With over 9,000 people in Penn forest township it with effectively keep a lot of traffic off our roads in our area. Saving lot of road repair and money as well as much less traffic. We have more than enough wet lands here in Pa. Think about all the emmissions that will be lowered by these cars and trucks that will be on the TP at a steady RPM rate. I could go on and on about why this is a good reason.
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