Folder 7, 4/17/1969 - 12/1/1988

- Newspaper clipping - 10/22/1978 - “The woodsman died, but the Water Gap is saved” and “Stalled Tocks project claims a clear victim” and “Park takes priority over individual’s needs” - Philadelphia Inquirer - Newspaper clipping - 6/15/1977 - “Former Walpack man hits government with $40,000 suit” - The Sussex Spectator - Newspaper clipping - 7/4/1988 - “Dawn of change found region woefully unprepared” - The Morning Call - Newspaper clipping - 5/20/1969 - “Couple Wins Green Acres Interest” - Newark News - attached newspaper clipping - 5/1969 - “Just Compensation” - Newark News - Official document - 4/1973 - “Hurricane Agnes: Flooding vs. Dams in Pennsylvania” - report detailing flood control dams, the impacts of Hurricane Agnes in June 1972 - Franklin S. Adams - Newspaper clipping - 12/31/1974 - “Tocks court ruling backs Synod’s plea on replacing camps” - The Morning Call - Newspaper clipping - 1/1/1975 - “Army Engineers and the Park Service are accused of plotting destruction of many historically valuable homes in Tocks” - Jersey Free Press - 2 copies - Correspondence - 12/1/1988 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: H. John Heinz - congratulates Shukaitis on re-election and details an act regarding Tocks island dam - Official document - “Task Force Position” - details issues with acquired properties in the Delaware Water Gap and requests a policy change from the National Park Service - includes handwritten notes in margins - Correspondence - 8/31/1970 - From: James A. Johnson, To: Anetta and Marion Masland - details policy of the Army Corps of Engineers regarding property acquisition - Official document - 6/1969 - statement by Nancy Shukaitis detailing rights from the Constitution, describing a court case relating to the Army Corps of Engineers acquiring land, and detailing recommendations to lawmakers regarding land acquisition - Correspondence - 4/17/1969 - From: Delaware Valley Conservation Association, To: Fred J. Stuhr - details compensation for land acquisition relating to the Army Corps of Engineers - attached correspondence - 4/15/1969 - From: Fred J. Stuhr, To: Delaware Valley Conservation Association - asks for advice from the Delaware Valley Conservation Association regarding a lawsuit relating to land acquisition from the Army Corps of Engineers - Correspondence - 7/5/1969 - From: Ursula M. Stoothoff, To: Nancy Shukaitis - details attached letters and notes regarding the purchase of her property by the Army Corps of Engineers - attached correspondence - 12/1/1967 - From: ursula M. Stoothoff, To: Richard D. Carenacci - details meetings with members of the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the purchase of her land - attached correspondence - 7/6/1969 - From: John R. Wilson, Jr. - To: Nancy Shukaitis - details lost property and wells in the Delaware Water Gap for the Tocks Island recreation area - Newspaper clipping - 6/15/1966 - “Many Camps Doomed By Tocks Island Dam” - Newark Evening News - Official document - “The Delaware River…A Matter of Life -- Or Death” - pamphlet printed by the Save the Delaware Coalition detailing the effects, issues, and economics of the Tocks Island Project - Correspondence - 4/2/1973 - From: Gail Nevins, To: Nancy Shukaitis - invites Shukaitis to the Earth Fair and Clearview Elementary School and gives details for the event including participants - Official document - 4/9/1973 - document from Monroe County Commissioners’ Office detailing Earth Week, objectives regarding conservation of natural resources in national policy, and efforts in Monroe County - Official document - 1/31/1972 - “Assembly, No. 572, State of New Jersey” - an Act concerning flood hazard area, the duties of the Division of Water Resources and the Department of Environmental Protection and the authorization for the adoption of land use regulations - Handwritten note - congratulates founders of the Sun Week celebration, details new acts, and Senate hearings - Correspondence - 7/26/1974 - To: William H. Wilcox - asks for alternate plan to Tocks Island Project - attached correspondence - 4/19/1974 - From: Joseph H. Schneitman, To: Nancy Shukaitis - details that Governor Schapp received her correspondence and forwarded it to William H. Wilcox, Secretary of Community Affairs - Newspaper clipping - 4/22/1973 - “There’s a way we can save Pennsylvania’s open spaces” - Philadelphia Inquirer - Official document - “Re: Act 319, Farm Land and Forest Land Assessment Act” - details problems with Act 39 regarding farmland, including tax issues - Official document - “Statement of Nancy Shukaitis, Commissioner Chairman: Public Hearing - Act 515” - details problems with land use from Tocks Island project and objections from residents of Monroe County; includes data on taxes of farm use and residential use of land in Monroe and Bradford Counties - 2 copies - Handwritten note - 4/26/1981 - details the plans for the Tocks Island Project in 1972 and other environmental concerns - Note - 12/25/1972 - “Garbage: Where Does It All Go?” - quote regarding waste on the earth from Art Buchwald, 1970 that was reprinted in the Newsweek - Official document - “Water Quality in Monroe County: Status, Problems, and Solutions” - details need for conservation of water resources in Monroe County - Allen Weichman - Handwritten note - “Earth Day 1982” - details what Earth Day is, conservation of natural resources, and the celebration of Earth Day - Don Miller - Official document - 7/10/1978 - “Recommendations Toward Protection and Improvement of America’s Basic Natural Resources” - comments from Nancy Shukaitis detailing conservation efforts for soil conservation and problems regarding water and floods in the soil - Newspaper clipping - 7/1/1978 - “And It Came to Pass That the Little Was Big” - New York Times - Official document - “Governors Cautious on Nuclear Energy Issue” - details comments from Governors and other potential worries of nuclear power, and includes newspaper clippings and articles on nuclear power - State and County Administrator - Official document - 7/10/1978 - “RCA Public Meeting Held on Monday Evening: Brief Summary” - details meeting regarding soil and water problems and comments by commissioners, including Nancy Shuakitis - Newspaper clipping - 9/17/1980 - “Rattlers deserve kindness, too” - Official document - 11/12/1979 - “The Accumulating Threats to Life” - discusses energy use, production, issues with nuclear power, and how to generate clean energy - Russell W. Peterson