Lancaster Newspapers has not reported one of residents’ chief grievances with F&M – the significant crime increase that has arisen since nearly 400 students have moved from the neighborhood into the new dormitory on Harrisburg Pike. At the planning commission meeting Feb 20, several residents noted increases in vandalism, burglary, assaults, and drug-related crime in […]
Month: February 2008
Demolition to Occur on Lancaster Square this Summer
Mayor Gray announced at Tuesday’s City Council Meeting that “the city is working with ARRO Engineering on a Public Works project to finalize engineering and design work in preparation for selective demolition of some of the east side of Lancaster Square.” “The intent of the demolition,” he continued, “is to open up the square, reduce […]
County Planning Commission Seeking Roof Greening Dollars from Harrisburg
Among the items up for discussion during tomorrow’s County Commissioners meeting is a proposed contract between the Lancaster County Planning Commission and the Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection and Energy and Technology Deployment for funding for the “Lancaster County Roof Greening project.” The contracts could secure as much as $479,333 for the project over the […]
QUESTION
How come the monopoly Lancaster Newspapers fail to mention claims by LCCCA Authority Board members and citizens that Penn Square Partners is claiming millions of dollars for itself that normally would go to the publicly owned Convention Center Authority? WATCHDOG: It will be a sign that integrity has been restored to the monopoly newspapers when […]
COMMENTARY: Morris Blinded By Own Integrity
At a Finance Committee meeting of Feb. 25th, LCCCA Chair Art Morris found it difficult to understand why he, a contract employee of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., should not represent the Authority in negotiations with hotel developer Penn Square Partners (PSP). A subsidiary of Lancaster Newspapers Inc. is an equal partner in PSP, which, in a […]
F&M Misleads Public
Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) informed the public a couple of years ago that, at some future point, students would no longer be allowed to rent from private landlords. People who owned properties that were leased to F&M students made business decisions based on that information. Recently, F&M disclosed to the public they have an […]
F & M promises no traffic thru School Lane Hills
Concerning the planning and future development of the current athletic fields, a Franklin & Marshall official has informed NewsLanc that “the College would be extremely sensitive to the adjacent neighborhood and would take all necessary steps to protect the attractiveness and character of School Lane Hills.” In her communication, Nancy Collins, Vice President for College […]
Some Cities Offer A Cautionary Tale
The following is excerpted from the the Miami Herald McClatchy-Tribune Regional News: Feb. 23, 2008 – Hopes were high in 2000 when St. Louis raised nearly $200 million to build a new headquarters hotel for the city’s convention center. “St. Louis has accomplished something that has eluded most other cities for years,” tourism director Bob […]
Rally for Peace On March 15th
LANCASTER, PA – Lancaster County citizens, veterans, religious groups, scholars, civil rights advocates, and civic organizations will gather on the Fifth Anniversary of the start of the Iraq War at Binns Park and then march to Southern Market. Participants and feeder marches will converge on Binns Park at 12 noon. Ushers will then lead a […]
F&M Withdraws Controversial Student Housing Overlay District Plan
According to an announcement by County Planner Danny Whittle at Monday’s meeting of the Lancaster County Planning Commission, Franklin & Marshall College has withdrawn its petition for a zoning amendment in the City’s northwest between College Avenue, Harrisburg Pike, Charlotte Street, and Orange Street. The Amendment would have permitted more than the currently-allowed 2 or […]
Open Primaries Are Preferable
The Feb. 25th Intelligencer Journal’s editorial, “The Party’s choice” defends the exclusion of independents from voting in Pennsylvania’s Democratic and Republican primaries. The Intell endorses closed primaries, and asks: “Why should people outside the party decide who the party’s nominee should be?” A week ago, former U. S. Senator and former Chair of the Republican […]
Local boy makes good!
The New York Times’s What’s Online “Suburbia’s March to Oblivion” by Dan Mitchell quotes Sunday News columnist Gil Smart as follows: “The idea that the American experiment with suburban sprawl would end badly is not a new one. But the work of Mr. Nelson, as amplified by Mr.Leinberger, shows that ‘the traditional suburban model may […]
GUILT BY ASSOCIATION
In reference to the recent unintentional violation of the Sunshine Act by the current commissioners, Marv Adams, editor of the Sunday News: “But does any one think this violation compares to the violations that surrounded the sale of Conestoga View? … Common sense is not common online among those who see a conspiracy at every […]
Concerning “Are Convention Centers Overbuilt?”
HVS was the firm that the LCCCA brought in to refute the findings of Heywood Sanders following his visit to Lancaster. Editor’s Note: Sanders contended convention centers were overbuilt and especially advised against the convention center project.