It is interesting to note that the Library System receives about half as many Lancaster County tax dollars as the convention center does.

I wonder how much of what the System does is actually nothing more than overhead? Note that the Library System was created by County Commissioners Paul Thibault, Terry Kauffman, and Ron Ford. These are the same three County Commissioners that gave us the Youth Intervention Center on Sunnyside, and our favorite taxpayer-financed hotel and convention […]

It is possible that the grand opening will be scheduled after the building actually opens, and in warmer weather. I am sure it is tough to determine the exact date of completion and delivery of all the furniture.

First and foremost the AVERAGE resident/taxpayer of this County never was on board for this project whether it was vocal or just comments among friends and neighbors. (Editor’s note: 78% opposed County guarantee per Fox 43 poll in 2006.) Second, I am sure there will be a gala grand opening for the “who’s who” along […]

The Official TRRAAC.com Email News Update For Your Neighbors and You to Share TRRAAC’s response to the Franklin & Marshall/Lancaster General Hospital Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Volume II –of 12/18/08 By now you should have received the most recent FAQ from F&M and LGH. We’d like to apprise you of some highly pertinent information that […]

If you can get todays Wall Street Journal, do it. Pitts, Phila and Balt are loosing population after billions of dollars of REDEVELOPMENT FEDERAL AND STATE dollars have been spent and have done nothing other than keep the wheels greased. We are so far okay due to the amount of private money being invested in […]

Who told you guys that there is ONE last casino license STASHED away with Armstrong’s fingerprints all over it? MEEEEEEE. That was told to me by a state elected official that is MY little bird.

Where is the oversight from the state or county? Let’s start by getting the State Attorney General involved as the Logan story is only the tip of the iceburg.

I heard the same thing (second hand) from a completely different source well over a year ago. Someone could file a Right-To-Know request, but I believe you will find that the LCCCA does not have access to that kind of information.

Our Convention Center has been electrically wired for slot machines should that kind of circuitry ever be needed in the future for a casino. This comes from a construction worker on the job, but needs to be independently verified somehow.

Government-owned or subsidized hotels and convention centers are an example of a kind of perverted reverse socialism, because they take from the poor and the working class (taxpayers), and give to those who are already well-off (for example, Penn Square Partners). Programs that provide nearly unlimited taxpayer funding for hotels and convention centers (and other […]

I must disagree with the notion that there will be a “convention center bubble” similar to the “housing bubble” and the “Internet bubble”. The convention center “business”, unlike every other business, implies eventual sustaining revenue sources. The convention center “business” (business is clearly a misnomer) has always been predicated as a loss leader with an […]

An out-of-state reader of NewsLanc gave high marks to the Jan. 7 letter headed “F&M, General Hospital and newspapers thwart transparency.” This reader wrote: “This article is a masterpiece. The writing: clear, concise, logical, conclusive and convincing. The big picture: manipulation of information at the highest levels by the major entities in the City of […]

In response to the well-written NewsLanc.com letter “F & M, General Hospital and newspapers thwart transparency”, the author could not have made a more concise, clearer statement on the lack of transparency in Lancaster County. And is it a coincidence that these three members of the ‘Big Five’ are at the heart of the controversy? […]