Back Nine owner invites EAC for site visit as motocross supporters press for action

During public comment, Alisa Burn, owner of the Back Nine and Mountain Manor Resort, invited the Environmental Advisory Council and supervisors to inspect her property and see steps she says were taken to comply with environmental requirements, including an NPDES permit and EPA visits.

"We're really, really proud of our backyard," Burn said, asking officials to "come out and see the spaces that are right around the corner that we are preserving." She said a judge had been willing to inspect the property and that the resort has invested in dust control and a modern sprinkler system.

Several other public commenters, including Joel Raphael and a speaker identifying himself as Sean Collin, voiced frustration at bureaucratic delays over a motocross/Back Nine issue that they said has been unresolved for more than a year. Sean said the process for approving or reopening the motocross facility has been stalled and urged the council to recognize community frustration; he also asked how long a hypothetical data-center proposal would take from approval to construction, to which council members responded that major projects can take many years and require multiple permits (land development, NPDES, highway occupancy, developer agreements, etc.).

EAC members reiterated the council's limited authority: members can advise supervisors and educate the public but cannot grant permits or unilaterally approve land development. One council member cautioned that pending lawsuits mean council visits or communications with some property owners should be coordinated through legal counsel.

Burn said she would email a request to coordinate a site visit through the appropriate channels and asked that the meeting notice be publicly posted; the council confirmed members could receive the invitation through the township's legal counsel before any public visit.