Month: April 2008

Lack of identification a barrier to care for many addicts

The Lancaster County Drug & Alcohol Commission helps provide counseling and rehabilitation services to those with life-disrupting addictions to substances like heroin or amphetamines. At their quarterly Advisory Board meeting on April 28, Rick Kastner, Executive Director of the Lancaster County Drug & Alcohol Commission, explained, “A lot of our clients, they live on the […]

Commissioners Approve Roof Greening, Bridge Repair Funding

In a rather uneventful meeting, Wednesday, the County Commissioners approved the expenditure of funds on two infrastructure projects. The first involves repair to two of the County’s bridges: the Auction Road Concrete Arch Bridge in Rapho and Penn Townships near the Manheim Auto Auction, and the Weavers Mill Bridge in Caenarvon Township. The Weavers Mill […]

Citizens to Study Commission: ‘Give Us Ballot Initiative’

More than 35 people crammed into Mount Joy’s small Borough Hall, Tuesday night, for a chance to air their questions and comments regarding the Government Study Commission’s Draft of a Home Rule Charter (available here). Among its more significant changes, the Charter proposes to:> increase the number of Commissioners to 5, with staggered terms and […]

Commissioners Not Conducting Public Search for Esterbrook Replacement?

At their Tuesday worksession, the County Commissioners announced that they had met in executive session “regarding personnel matters” preceding the meeting. In response to questioning from NewsLanc as to whether “any progress has been made, or at least a established a process for, finding Mr. Esterbrook’s replacement,” Commissioner Chairman Dennis Stuckey said with a wry […]

Martin Running the Show

The Wednesday 9:15 AM Commissioner Meeting is a permanent time and date in my book. It is so very evident that Scott Martin is running the show using Dennis Stuckey as the front. Craig Lehman enjoys being the martyr so to speak. All three answered yes when asked if Dale High contributed to their campaign […]

Lancaster Post Well Received

Although there exists no financial relationship between NewsLanc and the Lancaster Post, NewsLanc “paper boys” handed out the Post with a NewsLanc newsletter insert at the Central Market on Saturday morning. Response was very gratifying, as six hundred copies were quickly distributed. Hopefully Post readers will encourage merchants to permit the free distribution of the […]

LETTER: Wachovia Bank In “Deep Doo Doo”

Please take a look at the Wall Street Journal Friday and Saturday of this week. Cities are bagging their downtown projects due to economic conditions and four cities are cited. Saturday’s WSJ article was about Wachovia Bank. They are being investigated for two problems: First for targeting seniors and now for laundering drug monies from […]

SD of L’s Sports Program in Disarray

Many of us can recall times when McCaskey High School was a strong contender in county and state-wide sports. But not now. On the positive side, McCaskey youths continue to excel in boys’ and girls’ basketball with 22 and 5 and 17 and 11 win / loss records respectively during the winter of 2008. Students […]

Mayor Gray Swears in New Chief of Police

In a ceremony following a brief City Council meeting, Wednesday night, Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray swore in Lancaster’s new Chief of Police. Rick Sadler has 27 years of experience with the Philadelphia Police Department – his most recent position being that of Chief Inspector. Following the ceremony, Sadler said that he is “elated at such […]

COMMENTARY On Preliminary Draft of Home Rule Charter

We read all 26 pages of the April 8th Draft and were impressed with its thoroughness and professionalism. The following observations and concerns do not imply that NewsLanc does or does not favor a change in the form of County government. More on that later. 1) The Chair gets to appoint the committees. NewsLanc recommends […]

Convention Center Authority counting on 3.2 million in state grants to keep pre-opening numbers in the black

The Lancaster County Convention Center Authority is finding itself in over its head. Finance Committee Chair Laura Douglas said Monday that the Authority is $129,000 short in its construction budget alone and that change orders are averaging $200,000 a month. With some ten months of construction remaining, they are facing at least a $2 million […]