McKneally Tours Tocks Island Dam in Poconos Trip
Rep Martin McKneally joined by TIRAC officials and CE staff on a five hour land and air tour of the Tocks Island dam and Delaware River basin recreation project. A Cessna flight amid heat and turbulence preceded briefings at the Army Corps East Stroudsburg office and a view of future recreational facilities at the DWGNRA information station. The trip concluded with aerial overflight and return to New York.
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Stroudsburg
Martin B. McKneally
Tocks Island Dam
Frank W. Dressler
Tocks Island
Poconos
McKneally
Greenville
Joseph F. Lilly
TIRAC
Army Corps of Engineers
Philadelphia
East Stroudsburg
Ernest Swanson
Bernard E. Joschulte
Tocks
Perry Sterling
Peter de Gelleke
National Park Service
Delaware Water Gap National
Delaware
Connie
Diane
Congress
Delaware River
Dressler
de Gelleke
New Jersey
Dwgnra
New York
McKneally backs Tocks Island project after tour
Rep. Martin B. McKneally Republican of New York 27 touring the Delaware River area voiced support for the Tocks Island flood control and hydroelectric project. He introduced a $3 million fiscal 1970 Army Corps allocation and plans to testify before the House Appropriations Committee. He may return for another area tour with Rep. McDade and possibly Rep. Thompson. He aims to rally New York City lawmakers but has no White House talks planned.
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Stroudsburg
Martin B. McKneally
R-27
Tocks Island
Delaware River
Seaboard
House Appropriations Committee
Joseph M. McDade
R-Pa
Frank Thompson, Jr
D-N.j
New York City
McKneally
White House
Congress
McKneally Tour Notes Off-Guard Moments At Tocks Island
During Rep. Martin McKneally’s Tocks Island tour, Lt. Col. John Kincaid clarified that total project costs exceed 350 million dollars while the Army Corps of Engineers covers only 214 million. Sussex official Jules Marron joked about a Playboy Key Club in the county as McKneally riffed on topics from Buckley to borough housing and politics, sharing breezy quips about reporters and figures including Javits and Lindsay.
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Stroudsburg
Martin Martin B. McKneally
Tocks Island
John Kincaid
Army Corps of Engineers
Ren J
Ellender
D-La
Jules W. Marron
Sussex County
N.J
McKneally
William F. Buckley JR
Buckley
Port Jervis
Lazarus
Rockland County
Conservative
Germany
Jacob) Javits
Washington
HUD
John) Dow
New York
John V. Lindsay
Frank Thompson
Dem - N.J
Thompson
Trenton
Stuart Mendelson
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Montoe
Northampton
Sussex
McK
Tocks Island Project
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area