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Dickinson board authorizes EAC to seek college partners to study Food Processing Residuals spreading
Summary
After Environmental Advisory Council members raised concerns about Food Processing Residuals (FPR) spreading, the Dickinson Township Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized the EAC to engage Dickinson College, Shippensburg University, Penn State Extension and others to assist with testing and research.
The Dickinson Township Board of Supervisors on April 1 authorized its Environmental Advisory Council to seek academic and extension partners to study environmental impacts of Food Processing Residuals (FPR) spreading in the township.
Vice Chairperson Jennifer DeGaetano told the board that the EAC’s recent inaugural meeting focused on FPR spreading and recommended outreach to nearby colleges and extension services as a way to gather testing data and research that could inform the township’s positions and legislative outreach. The board approved the EAC’s request unanimously.
The motion names Dickinson College, Shippensburg University and Penn State Extension as potential partners; Manager Jill Lovett said working with colleges could provide student projects or senior research that would produce usable local data. The authorization does not commit township funds or define a scope; the EAC will follow up to define research questions, potential sampling and funding needs.
Why it matters: Food Processing Residuals spreading has environmental and land‑use implications for nearby residents, water resources and agricultural land. The EAC and board framed academic engagement as a low‑cost way to develop local data to inform future policy or legislative requests.
What happens next: The EAC is authorized to contact the named institutions and other entities, draft a research scope, and return to the board with findings, cost estimates or grant opportunities. The minutes record the board’s direction that the EAC report results to the board and provide material that could be shared with legislators.
