Press releases

2000

March

BVPA Organized (March 13, 2000)
BVPA Asks Public for Help (March 21, 2000)

April

BVPA Finds Funding for Brush Valley Park (April 10, 2000)
BVPA doubts financial benefits of federal prison (April 28, 2000)

May

BVPA Clarifies Position on Brush Valley Issue (May 16, 2000)
BVPA Addresses Kanjorski's Comments (May 22, 2000)
BVPA Replies to Supporters of Development in Brush Valley (May 27, 2000)

June

BVPA Responds to BOP Scoping Meeting (June 6, 2000)

July

BVPA Asks for More Local Leadership (July 1, 2000)

August

Politicians Show Support for BVPA (August 6, 2000)
Natalie area could be site of future growth (August 30, 2000)

September

County Violates Right to Know Law (September 8, 2000)
Brush Valley Requires Archeological Study (September 11, 2000)
Foster Wheeler Supports BVPA Proposal (September 13, 2000)

October

Attorney General Candidate Vows to Preserve and Protect Northumberland County’s Brush Valley (October 10, 2000)
Brush Valley Claims Don't Add Up(October 18, 2000)
BVPA Asks that a Moratorium be Placed on Prison Project (October 23, 2000)
Commissioners ignore the potential of Natalie East Site (October 25, 2000)

November

Economic benefits of prison disputed (November 15, 2000)
Kuhns Said there Should be Brush Valley Referendum (November 16, 2000)
Prison no substitute for an economic plan (November 23, 2000)

December

Brush Valley Preservation Association May Take Legal Action Against County (December 7, 2000)
BVPA addresses aspects of prison issue (December 8, 2000)
Governor should stop destruction of Brush Valley (December 12, 2000)

2001

January

Faraguna criticial of Chamber, Commissioners, Authority (January 5, 2001)
BVPA member says comments mirror what group has been saying (January 8, 2001)
Challenge to CT Invest in recreation locally (January 8, 2001)
More from Faraguna on prison, economic issues (January 15, 2001)

February

Yet another victim of our decline (February 1, 2001)
Which plan will help businesses? (February 3, 2001)
Brush Valley should be recreational preserve (February 15, 2001)
Prison benefits to area doubted (February 16, 2001)
BVPA rep said group has explored options (February 20, 2001)
Kuhns says BVPA has done a good job (February 22, 2001)

March

BVPA Not Antiprison. . .Just Truthful (March 7, 2001)
BVPA Says Scarred Mined Land Used Elsewhere for Prisons (March 31, 2001)

April

BVPA Officer Questions Why Such Little Support from Local Politicians (April 11, 2001)
BVPA, Helfrick, E-mail(April 30, 2001)

May

BVPA criticizes most officials for their stand on Brush Valley (May 2, 2001)
Campaign Contributions & County Bond Issues: How Brush Valley May Be Just Another “County Deal”(May 9, 2001)
BVPA wants Consumers Water to consider alternatives (May 24, 2001)
PA Chapter of Sierra Club Supports BVPA (May 31, 2001)

June

Reasons listed for considering Natalie East (June 20, 2001)

July

BVPA Shocked by Cwalina's Appointment to Watershed Committee (July 20, 2001)
Commissioners, Not BVPA, Lack Credibility (July 25, 2001)

August

BVPA says just the Beginning (August 20, 2001)

September

BVPA Defends Referendum (September 4, 2001)
BVPA Disagrees with Editorial (September 10, 2001)

October

Pro Prison Supporters Prove Manipulative (October 22, 2001)
BOP DEIS Inefficient According to DEP & DCNR (October 25, 2001)

November

BVPA Considers DEP/DCNR Comments Major Victory (November 2, 2001)
BVPA Member Defends Our Cause (November 6, 2001)
EPA Voices Concerns of Prison in Brush Valley(November 13, 2001)


2002

January

BVPA Receives Report from DEP Disputing BOP Alternate Site Claims (January 3, 2002)

February

BVPA Questions Why Brush Valley or Nothing (February 15, 2002)
BVPA Defends the Truth (February 23, 2002)

July

BOP Use of Mined Land Elsewhere (July 15, 2002)

August

BVPA Vice President Extends Assistance to Chamber of Commerce (August 23, 2002)