PENNS CREEK CHAPTER PRESIDENT, BRIAN FREY, CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:30PM.

THE FOLLOWING WERE IN ATTENDANCE: JAN SNEDEKER, STAN STUCK, DENNISON PEIFFER, BRIAN FREY, ROB BARGO, BILL HUBLER, ARDEN LEACH, BILL FORCE, WALTER HARPSTER, MIKE CHRISTOFF, DON SHOEMAKER, WALT MALCOLM, RICHARD FRY AND FRED FULTZ.

HAWBAKER EXPANSION PROJECT AT QUARRY WAS DISCUSSED.

A NOTICE WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE PAPER STATING THAT HAWBAKER IS PROPOSING TO SECURE A PERMIT TO PUMP WATER INTO HONEY CREEK.

PENNS CREEK CHAPTER OFFICERS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED HAWBAKER PERMIT AT THE MIFFLIN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT. A LETTER WAS SENT TO DEP REQUESTING AN INFORMAL MEETING IN REFERENCE TO THE PROPOSED MINING PERMIT ON HONEY CREEK.

THE JOHN KAUFFMAN FARM ON HONEY CREEK WAS FENCED OFF SEVERAL YEARS AGO. RECENTLY THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT PLANTED THE BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN THE FENCE AND THE CREEK.

TWO APPLICATIONS WERE SENT IN BY THE PENNS CREEK CHAPTER FOR THE RIVERS CONSERVATION CAMP. TO DATE THE CHAPTER HAS NOT HEARD ON THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATIONS.

PENNS CREEK CHAPTER ANNUAL BANQUET WAS A TOTAL SUCCESS.

FULL REPORT TO BE GIVEN AT THE MEETING.

STREAM CLEAN-UP MAY 17^TH , 2003 9:00 AM. KISHACOQUILLAS CREEK.

MEETING AT CARNIVAL GROUNDS BY PENELEC SUB STATION ON SOUTH MAIN STREET LEWISTOWN. BRING GLOVES AND WADERS.

BILLS WERE PAID.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.