The Pa League of Cities is one of the groups touted from the beginning in the pitching of the project)… If, at 500 attendees, it is the largest group: that is truly disaster. The Convention Center can take 2,000 at a gathering. If all the other booked events are smaller, then there is still no […]
Month: June 2008
“Plum” Convention but No Overflow Hotel Business
Rick Gray is very influential in the PA League of Cities. It was announced in the newspaper last year that Gray was working to get their convention in Lancaster for 2009. (Editor’s note: The date has indeed been booked.) LCCCA Executive director Kevin Molloy said he expects that it will be 10 to 15 years […]
A Few Updates from LCCCA Board Meeting*
The LCCCA construction bond revenue balance was reported tonight to be $25 million. I suspect this is because hard construction expenditures totaled nearly $6 million this month. The Moody’s rating of MBIA was reported to be A2. I had quoted from a Reuters news article. The interest rate being received from MBIA was reported to […]
Center’s Funding Possibly Might be Cut Off
When Wachovia Bank sold the $64 million in convention center construction bonds, the proceeds were transferred to M&T Bank for investment. Under the terms of the investment contract, the account holding these funds must have been put out for bid. One of the few methods allowable under the bond agreements is known as a “Guaranteed […]
Morris: No Problems With Approved CC Funding
At the meeting on Thursday evening of the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority, in response to an inquiry from NewsLanc, Chairman Art Morris stated that there were no obstacles to routinely drawing down funds under the construction financing. Similarly he continued there are no problems in routinely drawing down $15 million in previously approved State […]
Photos from Water Street Mission
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Bed, Food, Treatment, Training and Christianity
To get a better sense of the social services available in Lancaster, two NewsLanc representatives recently visited the Water Street Rescue Mission on South Prince Street. (Photos of the facility are available here.) Founded in 1905, the Mission’s stated purpose is “to advance the Kingdom of God through the Gospel of Jesus Christ by providing […]
Two Standards for Privacy
John Fry will do whatever it takes to get what he wants and it doesn’t matter how it affects the surrounding neighborhood. And when it comes to issues of safety (personal or institutional), I think he is paranoid. His reaction to Ron Harper, Jr? Ron may not have acted in the most professional manner, but […]
Charles Douts Jr. Selected as New County Administrator
Charles “Charlie” Douts, a member of the Lancaster County Planning Commission, and veteran of municipal government, has been selected as the County of Lancaster’s new Administrator, a position left vacant since the sudden departure of Mark Esterbrook in April. Commissioner Chairman Dennis Stuckey announced Douts‘ selection in a brief statement, Wednesday morning. Besides sitting on […]
Lancaster’s Proposed Pork Chop
For readers interested in seeing the process of how the State tax swag is divvied up, attached are the relevant excerpts from House Bill No. 1589 as introduced by D. Evans, June 18, 2007 and as it came out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Chairman Gibson Armstrong, re-reported and amended March 31, 2008. Caution: Don’t […]
Latest Strange Activity at Residence of F&M President
The street right-of-ways along Marietta Avenue and School Lane on which the F&M residence of its president John Fry is located are now delineated by flags approximately 2′ off the ground and 25′ apart, courtesy of local utility companies. (Photos attached. Along Marietta Avenue, the row furthest from the street approximates the right-of-say line.) Whether […]
Decision Time
So the point is: Senator Armstrong says “no” to schools and “yes” to the convention center. There is little difference between organized crime and government. (Though it took decades for governments to share control of the gambling industry.)
Former County Administrator to Head Local Non-profit
Former County Administrator Mark Esterbook has been selected to be the Executive Director of the Community Action Program (CAP) of Lancaster County, it was revealed at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Esterbrook resigned from his position as County Administrator under mysterious circumstances in April. The announcement was made by CAP’s Interim Executive Director, Dr. Sharron […]
CC Scaffolding Coming Down!
As I write this, the scaffolding which supported the facade of the Watt &Shand building is being disassembled. The first section being removed faces Penn Square, on the east side.