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Task force members urge 'preserve' designation for Big Elk Creek and limit infrastructure
Summary
Representative John Lawrence read a signed statement from members of a Big Elk Creek master planning task force urging the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to redesignate Big Elk Creek State Park as a preserve, limit development to low‑intensity passive recreation, and consult local townships before building infrastructure.
HARRISBURG — Representative John Lawrence read a signed statement into the House record on Jan. 29, 2025, reporting recommendations from a master planning task force for Big Elk Creek State Park in southern Chester County.
The statement, prepared by members of the task force, said the master plan should redesignate the area from Big Elk Creek State Park to Big Elk Creek Preserve and "clearly recognize" that the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will honor commitments made over the previous 15 years to steward the area "solely as…
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