To the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Baltimore District) Regarding Permit Application: NAB-2025-00177-P09

We, the residents, property owners, and taxpayers of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, demand a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), a localized Public Hearing, and the ultimate denial of the Clean Water Act Section 404 permits for Core5 Logistics in Scott Township.

The proposal to construct nearly two million square feet of industrial warehousing right off the Interstate 81 corridor will completely alter our rural way of life and strip working-class residents of their property values, safety, and clean water for corporate logistics profit.
 
 Why this project is a direct threat to our community:

Threatens Clean Drinking Water:  Rural households along the Route 107 and Route 438 corridors rely entirely on private water wells. Tearing up hundreds of acres of wetlands and executing deep-soil industrial construction risks permanently disrupting our groundwater tables and introducing toxic industrial contaminants into our aquifers.

Destroys a Public State Park Watershed: The South Branch Tunkhannock Creek passes right through the proposed warehouse footprint, flows across local residential properties, and empties directly into the main lake at Lackawanna State Park. Toxic industrial stormwater runoff, diesel particulates, and altered flood pathways will permanently degrade this pristine park ecosystem.

Creates an Immediate Traffic Crisis: The project has the strong potential to increase commercial diesel trucks onto Route 107 and Route 438—narrow rural roads defined by steep hills, sharp blind curves, and hidden driveways. Route 438 runs right alongside Lackawanna State Park's active hiking and biking trail exits, putting families, park visitors, and local drivers at severe risk.

Overwhelms Emergency Services: Our local volunteer fire companies are not equipped to handle the catastrophic risk of an industrial fire at a two-million-square-foot logistics facility. Our rural area lacks the centralized water infrastructure and high-capacity pressure systems required to fight industrial fires, creating an unmanageable safety liability for volunteer responders.

Economic Injustice for Taxpayers: Out-of-state developers pocket the profits while local taxpayers are left to foot the bill for destroyed roads, rising utility costs, and plummeting property values.

The Army Corps of Engineers is legally bound to protect the public interest. This project is entirely contrary to the public interest of Northeast Pennsylvania.

Sign this petition to demand that the Army Corps of Engineers host a formal, localized Public Hearing in Lackawanna County and DENY these destructive permits!