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 […]
Month: July 2008
County Decides to Hire Firm Instead of Individual as County Engineer
At their weekly meeting, Wednesday, the County Commissioners announced that the engineering firm Herbert, Rowland, & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) has been hired effective July 23, 2008 to serve as the County Engineer. Headquartered in Harrisburg, HRG has a lancaster branch office in operation since 1989 in the Greenfield Corporate Center with approximately 30 employees. HRG […]
City Amtrak Station Planners Accounting for Lititz Pike Bridge Plans
NewsLanc readers have asked whether the plans for the Lititz Pike Bridge, scheduled for construction in 2012, align with the plans for the Lancaster City Amtrak Station renovations. So we asked James Cowhey, the Executive Director of the Lancaster County Planning Commission at Wednesday morning’s Commissioners meeting. His response was as follows: “The bridge will […]
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 […]
Commissioners Expected to Approve $9.6M in Federal Grants for Amtrak Renovations
At their weekly public meeting, Wednesday, the County Commissioners are expected to approve a grant application with the the U.S. Department of Transportation towards the renovations to the Lancaster City Amtrak Station. Additional state funding in the amount of $2 million will match roughly 17% of the total funding amount, which is $12 million. Federal […]
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 […]
"Not just around Christmastime": Local Salvation Army Lives the Gospel
You’ve seen them in front of stores around the holidays – all bundled up, ringing those bells. Maybe you’ve even tossed in some spare change. Among all the extravagance and commercialism, they serve as a stark reminder that there are many people who can barely even afford to eat. They are the Salvation Army. And […]
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 […]
INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL
Headline of the week: “Inflation jumps as consumers pay more.” WATCHDOG: So that is what causes it!