What I am saying is that NOTHING has been done or is being done to hold any of the people accountable for past overspending, non accountability, etc. So here we are asking questions and rehashing the past when the future is running away with more of the same. I cannot believe that everything done in […]
Month: February 2008
EDITORIAL: The ‘Problem of Evil’ in Lancaster
It is puzzling that the continuing revelations of abuse, greed and likely malfeasance sanctioned by the Power Elite in Lancaster have not caused wide-scale public condemnation and civic actions. A recent blatant example is the $5 million or more rip off of the public via a bizarre contract clause that ‘gifts’ half of the proceeds […]
"Convention Centers: Is the Industry Overbuilt? 2008"
Below are excerpts from the above-named article that appeared in the HVS monthly report on the hospitality industry: “Many existing exhibition facilities are not operating at or near full capacity. Even as demand slowed throughout the first part of this decade, supply continued to expand, resulting in facility utilization rates near historic lows. Public policy […]
SDL to renovate most of its schools
According to information presented at a Community Meeting at George Washington Elementary School on the evening of Thursday February 21, the School District of Lancaster plans to spend close to $300 million over the next couple of years for renovations and additions to 16 out of its 21 schools. The renovations would be paid for […]
NewsLanc “Pitching Streetcars” Article Inaccurate
A recent story had this sentence: “Jack Howell is also President of the Lancaster Alliance, a consortium of local business leaders who seek to invest in the future of Lancaster.” It would be more accurate to write: “Jack Howell is the sycophant-front man for the Penn Square Partners whose unholy alliance in this manifestation is […]
Northwest Residents Sound Fury at F&M Student Overlay District Plan
City Council chambers were packed Wednesday night. Over 150 concerned residents primarily from the city’s northwestern quadrant turned out for the City Planning Commission’s hearing on the proposed “student housing overlay district.” The Planning Commission’s task is to hold hearings and then it has the opportunity to recommend that City Council either approve or disapprove […]
Pitching Streetcars
The Rotary Club of Lancaster listened to a presentation on the idea of trolley cars for downtown Lancaster at their weekly meeting Wednesday. The speakers at the event were Tim Peters and Jack Howell who direct the Lancaster Streetcar Company. The Streetcar Initiative is “composed of many important leaders from many important organizations,” Peters explained […]
Commissioners Opine on City’s Nonprofit and Social Services Tax Burden
Asked by a NewsLanc reporter, Wednesday, whether the Commissioners will consider Mayor Gray’s recent proposal that the County make some contribution to the city in-lieu of taxes due to the number of nonprofits in the City, due to the social services the City provides, and due to the number of unfortunates who tend to seek […]
Did the Commissioners violate the Sunshine Act?
At the outset of their public meeting, Wednesday, the Commissioners apologized for their having held a meeting last week after Commissioner Chairman Dennis Stuckey and County Clerk Andrea McCue had told some that the meeting had been canceled due to the weather. The Commissioners each admitted that they made a mistake last week but refused […]
Some People Seem Unable to See These Points
1. The previous Commissioners were flayed, at least one (probably two) was libeled on the front pages – “Guilty” “Guilty” “Guilty” for violating the Sunshine Act, even though they didn’t violate the law. 2. The current Commission, after campaigning on the issue of “transparency and accountability” and holding a taxpayer-funded public meeting on the law, […]
Sunshine Act Violation
What a Commissioners’ meeting this AM. It ended at 12 and the Sunshine Act was shoved down their throats. Ron Harper did a wonderful job as well as Chris Hart Nibbrig.
District Attorney’s Excuses
[Craig Stedman] could investigate the [Jonathan Luna murder] case if he wants.
FBI Moves Luna Case to Philly;DA Has No File or Interest
by Matt Henderson On February 20, NewsLanc interviewed Lancaster District Attorney Craig Stedman concerning the controversial murder investigation by the authorities of Assistant U. S. Prosecutor Jonathan Luna. Stedman said that he understands that the Luna case was now being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia. He said it’s out of his hands […]
Avoiding Violation of Sunshine Act
The solution is simple: [Traveling commissioners should] bring a chaperone. That’s what any parent would do to keep the kids from jumping into bed and violating … “something.”