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In the summer of 1998, the Pen Argyl Area Concerned Citizens were approached by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Waste Management with a proposal for the community to develop a landfill gas-to-energy plant. Methane gas, a by-product of decomposing trash, was being flared into the atmosphere. An energy plant would be able to harness this untapped natural resource, and turn it into dollars that could be reinvested in the community.
A task force of local citizens evaluated the feasibility of this proposal and, once agreed, the Green Knight Economic Development Corporation (GKEDC) was formed in March 1999. The GKEDC, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, is made up of nine Board of Directors who are citizens of the boroughs of Wind Gap and Pen Argyl and Plainfield Township. Directors are volunteers and serve without monetary compensation.
The GKEDC charter calls for providing help to organizations located and operating solely within the geographic boundaries of the Pen Argyl Area School District. To the degree possible, construction of the Energy Center was undertaken using local firms and labor. Prospectively, the GKEDC does everything possible to benefit local labor.
GKEDC is proud to serve the community of which it is a part. We hope to be around for many years, and would welcome the opportunity to work with you to improve the quality of life in the Slate Belt.
Carlton Snyder, President
Bob Cornman, Vice President
Steve Hurni, Secretary
Peter Albanese, Treasurer
Jim Policelli
John Cuono
John Dally
Karen Jaunsen
Lawrence Feller |
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