Month: July 2008

Verizon’s explanation for removal of Lancaster Post box

The following was the response from Sharon Shaffer, Verizon Media Relations representative, concerning the reason for the removal of the Lancaster Post circulation box two weeks ago from the corner of Marietta Avenue and School Lane. The box had been chained to a Verizon pole in the street right-of-way in front of the residence provided […]

City Debuts Online Bill Payment

The City of Lancaster is now offering the option of paying bills online with a credit or debit card, the City’s Director of Administrative Services, Patrick Hopkins, announced Tuesday night. Parking tickets, utility bills, trash bills, and property taxes can be paid through an online portal accessible on the city’s web page, www.cityoflancasterpa.com. In order […]

Plans for Amtrak Parking and Lititz Pike incompatible

I finally had the time to look at Amtrak’s parking plans, as posted on NewsLanc.com under the article, “Amtrak Reveals Plans for Expanded Parking”. I notice that the Amtrak plans still do not take into account PennDOT’s plan to relocate the Lititz Pike bridge so it aligns with Duke St. Don’t these different agencies ever […]

City Council Defends, Passes Franchise Agreement with Comcast

Lancaster City Council unanimously passed a cable franchise agreement with Comcast that awards the city 5% of annual gross revenues, despite concerns that the city could have negotiated a better deal. Mayor Rick Gray believes there was some public misunderstanding about the agreement. “No one is being granted a monopoly,” he said at Tuesday night’s […]

County to Hold Public Auction September 27

The County will be holding an auction on Saturday, September 27, 2008 to dispose of unwanted items. The Pennsylvania Code states that the County must hold an auction if the value of the material it wishes to discard exceeds $1,000. The Auction will be held in the Maintenance Area of Lancaster County Central Park at […]

Study: Newspapers need to enhance web presence

An article appearing at MSNBC.com is headed “Study: Shrinking newsrooms hurt quality; Stories are shorter overall, the survey finds, and coverage tends to be local.” The report describes “The many and deepening cuts at newspapers across the country” and says this is “starting to take a toll on their content.” The article goes on to […]

Amtrak Reveals Plans for Expanded Parking

Approved site plans for future parking at the Lancaster Amtrak Station will provide for 89 more parking spaces. The plan also allows for a local bus canopy, taxi drop off area and a Trailways Bus canopy. The prior proposed plan, criticized by NewsLanc, only added 36 spaces, and those spaces were remote from the train […]

LETTER: Comcast franchise contract with City

The City votes on the cable franchise proposal from Comcast on Tuesday. According to Lancaster Newspapers, they’ve worked out a deal that includes $470,000 and a channel to be used by SDL and SACA. Comcast, however, values the Lancaster cable TV market at between $60 million and $90 million, with annual cable TV revenues of […]

Forgive but don’t trust

Sex offenders are more likely to repeat the crime probably more so than any other crime. If I were a parent I would want to know exactly who they are and if they live next to me. Unfortunately, for them, this is the consequence of raping little kids. If you don’t want your name on […]