The Antis Township Board of Supervisors have established March 4 as the date it will invite concerned residents to the township building to discuss what can be done with the old railroad bed near the Bellwood Reservoir.
\nAccording to board Vice-President Ray Amato, some of the near dozen residents who live in that area have approached the board to inquire about purchasing additional property \u2013 which ranges from 30 to 60 feet wide.
\n\u201cSome of these people just want to extend their property lines a little,\u201d said Amato. \u201cSome of the supervisors here decided it would be best to invite anybody who is concerned with this area of the township to come to the meeting and say what they have to say.\u201d
\nThe meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on March 4 at the township building.
\nOriginally, the property was supposed to be used by a local Rails-to-Trails group. Rails-to-Trails is an organization that modifies non-utilized tracks for purposes of public walking, and in some cases, bicycle riding.
\nBut according to Amato, the idea of Rails-to-Trails \u201cfell through.\u201d
\n\u201cI thought it would have been good for the township,\u201d said Amato. \u201cBut it just wasn\u2019t in the cards.\u201d
\nNow, because the railroad bed leads into a wooded area through state game lands and Altoona water authority property, many people are operating vehicles and ATVs in the area, making it not only a liability to the township, but also a nuisance to residents living there.
\n\u201cThe residents are really concerned about the activity back there,\u201d said Amato. \u201cIf they own the property, they would be able to post it \u201cNo Trespassing\u201d and hopefully, that would deter some of the traffic.\u201d
\nIn December, supervisors talked of the area at a regular meeting and noted that if someone was injured while on the property, Antis Township could be held liable. The township owns approximately 17 acres there.
\nChairman Supervisor Leo Matuszewski said before that residents have approached supervisors and noted that the water authority has its property posted against motorized vehicles and believed it would be a good idea if the supervisors would look into posting its property.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re not really sure what we\u2019re going to do with the property,\u201d said Amato. \u201cThe Rails-to-Trails organization is still alive and they might again be interest. Of course the residents living there are interested in what\u2019s going to happen.
\n\u201cI guess we\u2019ll just have to wait until the meeting and see who comes and who doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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