Folder 3 - Highway, 10/24/1974 - 10/1995
Scope and Contents
- Maps and Statements - October 1995 - Maps of roads in Marshalls Creek along with draft on environmental impact statement - Flyer - statement against the plan to relocate US Route 209 highway in order to accomodate Tocks Island Dam plan - Correspondence - To:Bob Humbert - 10/4/1976 - A personal letter which includes the following enclosed reports: Interchange Development Handbook and the Northeast Corridor Transportation Study - Newsletters - Articles from The Pocono Record, Easton Express, and other local newspapers which address the planning and relocation of Route 209 - Correspondence - To:Nancy Shukaitis, From:Robert Smith - 11/6/1974 - letter which includes statement submitted by the Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania regarding TR 209 - Correspondence - To: Monroe County Commissioners, From: Vincent J. Feeney - 8/6/1975 - letter which sends to the Commissioners a copy of the PennDot Highway Functional Classification Procedures - Maps, Diagrams, and a letter to Nancy Shukaitis from the United States Department of the Interior regarding the federal expenditures for the relocation of Route 209 - Correspondence - To:Monroe County Commissioners, From: Carl R. Kindred, Director of The Monroe County Planning Commission - 5/20/1980 - the Director gives his comments regarding the Corridor Study Report about U.S RT 209 - Correspondence - To: Nancy Sukaitis, From: Howard J. Grossman - 6/12/1980 - letter sends the Commissioners the Economic Development Council’s technical evaluation of the PennDot Corridor Study report - Official document - 5/14/1974 - Excerpts from the Minutes of the Monroe County Planning and Zoning Commission - by Marshall Reese, Chairman - Correspondence - To: Congressman Joseph M. McDade, From: Delaware Township Supervisors and Delaware Township Planning Commission - 10/20/1977 - letter regarding the township's concerns about the relocation of RT 209 - Correspondence - To: Robert Uguccioci, From: James B. Wilson Secretary of Transportation PA Department of Transportation - 12/23/1977 - this letter addresses questions about why the Department of Transportation banned truck traffic on a part of PA RT 115 North and declined to do a similar thing on US RT 209 - Correspondence - To: James B. Clancy, From: Donald E. Hammer - 8/4/1976 - the letter is a response to suggestions from Clancy regarding the lessening of exposure to accidents on RT 209 - Correspondence - To: James B. Clancy, From: Harry V. Dutchyshyn - 8/11/1976 - the letter is a response to a letter from Clancy dated 3 August 1976 and a telephone conversation that occurred on 5 August 1976. The letter includes: - Three drawings showing the relocated RT 209 - Copy of the public meeting notice to be held on 31 August 1976 - Notice - 8/2/1976 - Department of the Army Public Notice of Relocation of U.S. and PA Route 209 - News Clipping from The Pocono Record - 8/5/1976 - announces public meeting set for RT 209 relocation and the Congressional vote to allocate $5 million for the relocation - Open letter - To: Rep. McDade, From: Barry Allen President Delaware Valley Conservation Association - 12/27/1977 - written in order to present reasons for opposition to the proposed relocation of Route 209 - Correspondence - multiple letters between members of the US Congress from Pennsylvania and Monroe County officials regarding the relocation of RT 209 and the bills concerned with this proposed relocation - News clippings - November and December 1977 - Articles from The Pocono record, based on the relocation of RT 209, the associated bill in Congress about 209, and the decision to keep trucks driving through 209 - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Harold A. Lockwood - 11/21/1977 - Lockwood writes to Nancy to deliver letter of correspondence between him and the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation which includes a legislative review of H.R. 8865, a proposed amendment to designate a part of the Upper Delaware River as federal land - Printed Testimony of Congressman Joseph M. McDade before the Subcommittee on Transportation - 10/6/1977 - Correspondence - To: Ron, From: Nancy Shukaitis - 6/27/1980 - summary of the position adopted by the Commissioners from the previous day’s meeting regarding RT 209 - Correspondence - To: Howard Grossman, From: Nancy Shukaitis - 6/24/1980 - includes Commissioners’ proposed position regarding Grossman’s comments about the “209 Corridor Study” - Map - Depicts the beginning and end points for the relocation of U.S. 209 - Map - Delaware River Basin/Tocks Island Reservoir Area Map - RT 209 highlighted with purple marker - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Robert R. Mueser - 7/31/1975 - this letter addressed safety concerns regarding the relocation of U.S. 209 - Handwritten note - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: nDon - 7/21/77 - Letter sends Nancy a memo of Federal-Aid projects regarding roads or highways in the county - News Clipping from The Pocono Record - 8/5/1976 - announces public meeting set for RT 209 relocation and the Congressional vote to allocate $5 million for the relocation - Personal handwritten notes dated June 30th, mentions PennDot and includes many numerical calculations - Editorial - from The Express, Easton, PA - 11/5/1974 - personal story of people who feel unsafe traveling on RT 209 because it is a two-lane road with heavy truck traffic - Correspondence - To: Governor Milton J. Shapp, From: Nancy Shukaitis - 3/27/1975 - Nancy writes to the Governor of PA to discuss the safety and other relevant issues regarding RT 209 and proposes several solutions in the letter - Report on meeting in office of US Congressman Joseph McDade, in Washington D.C. - 1/30/1975 - Includes article from The Express which summarizes the meeting and its options for relocating the dangerous part of RT 209 - Correspondence: To: Monroe County Commissioners, From: Joseph M. McDade - 9/17/1974 - the congressman sends the commissioners’ the letter he received from the Secretary of Transportation regarding solutions to the traffic problems on RT 209 - Statement of CommissionerNancy Shukaitis regarding US 209 between I80 and I84 - 8/31/1976 - Correspondence - To: Jesse, From: Nancy - 11/11/1976 - the letter contains another attached letter from DVCA regarding a meeting Nancy and Jesse both had to attend the next day - Also contains several other pieces of correspondence from the Commissioners’ office - Correspondence - To: Multiple Individuals, including Congressman McDade, From: Nancy Shukaitis - 11/16/1976 - the letters sent by Nancy enclose a resolution regarding the relocation of RT 209 - Official document - U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration publication - “Your Guide to Programs of the Federal Highway Administration” - Tucked into the guide’s pages are notes, newspaper clippings, and flyers regarding RT 209 relocation - Notice - PA Department of Transportation meeting notice scheduled on 1/9/1975 - Notice includes agenda for the meeting - Map - relocation of legislative route 1093 US 209 4 lande study - Correspondence - To: various US Congressmen, From: Four-county task force on Tocks Island Dam Project, Nancy Shukaitis - the letter explains the task force’s decision to support the legislation proposed by the Congressmen to deauthorize the Tocks Island Dam project and transfer the lands to the Department of the Interior - Correspondence - several letters between Commissioners’ office and Congressman McDade regarding Tocks Island Dam project and Rt 209, - Includes 94th Congress report section about the Federal-Aid Highway Act amendment - Includes The Pocono Record article about The House’s decision to add funds for the relocation of RT 209 and the Senate’s decision to reject it - Sidney Sparks correspondence - May and July 1976 - a collection of letters sent and received by a man named Sidney Sparks. He sent Nancy Shukaitis, other government officials, and government agencies letters about the environmental issues associated with the proposed relocation of Rt 209 - Relocation of US and PA Route 209 Project Plans - Army Engineers Philadelphia District - Includes several maps showing the current RT 209 and its proposed relocation - Philadelphia District Corps of Engineers Land Acquisition Procedure outline - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Congressman Millicent Fenwick - 12/16/1977 - gratuity reply to Nancy’s letter regarding the Kostmayer bill - Newspaper clipping - 18/18/1974 - article which discusses a truck firm’s decision to bypass RT 209 - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Lawrence A. Zaccaro, President of East Stroudsburg Area School District Board - 10/24/1974 - the letter urges Nancy Shukaitis to attend a meeting of parents who want to address the issue of their children riding buses on the two-lane RT 209 which was experiencing a lot of truck traffic - Attached list of people who would be present at the meeting - Attached Pocono Record article about parent’s vowing to blockade Rt 209 - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks US Department of the Interior - 3/26/1979 - the letter discusses the concerns with RT 204 in response to an original letter from Shukaitis and confirms the Department’s willingness to help address the issues - Correspondence - To: Janet K. Weidensaul, Chief Clerk Monroe County Commissioners’ Office, From: Thomas D. Larson Secretary of Transportation PA Department of Transportation - 11/2/1979 - discusses the Department’s present plans for dealing with the concerns surrounding Rt 209 - Correspondence - Several pieces of correspondence discussing Tocks Island Dam and the relocation of RT 209 - Statement from Meeting of October 19, 1976 - Letter from David C. Sims Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration - Comments on “Draft Supplement, Final Environmental Impact Statement. Relocation of US Rt 209 in Pennsylvania, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.” Department of the Army. Philadelphia District, Corps of Engineers. - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Pat Caplin - 3/1/1977 - the letter forwards Nancy a report from Delaware Valley Conservation Association about the proposed relocation of RT 209 - Delaware Valley Conservation Association - Some Facts About the Proposed Relocation of Route 209 - Newspaper Clipping - The Pocono Record - 3/20/1976 - “Panel votes to release Rte. 209 funds” - Delaware Valley Conservation Association - 9/20/1976 - survey results which show that it is possible to reroute 89%-95% of the heavy commercial traffic along RT 209 - Origin and Destination Survey - Route 209 - Pike and Monroe Counties, PA. During June and August, 1976.
Dates
- Creation: 10/24/1974 - 10/1995
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 66 Linear Feet (33 cartons)
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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