“I applaud your efforts in shedding light onto LCCCA contracts with Penn Square Partners but please do not stop there. “Current board members have correctly stated that these agreements were approved by prior boards. I think the real question now is did that board have any clue as to what they agreed to? I say […]
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"They’ve got a great deal": LCCCA Finance Committee Chair says Authority obligated to share state grants 50/50 with PSP
Talk about demons from your past. Lancaster County Convention Center Authority Finance Committee Chair Laura Douglas confirmed at her committee meeting, Monday, that there is indeed a past contract between the Authority and Penn Square Partners according to which all state grants must be shared 50/50 between the two entities. “Do you think that that’s […]
LETTER: Alliance the real power
“You hit the nail right on the head. The Lancaster Alliance is the reason that we have the CC, will have the trolley system, and may very well have the proposed Home Rule charter. Where are #1 Home Rule backer Tom Baldridge’s roots…the Lancaster Alliance. Why does he have his current job…because he stewarded the […]
Trolley Survey a Classic ‘Push Poll’?
Editor’s note: The following article appeared on July 7, 2007. According to a communication of Sept. 3rd from Berwood Yost of the Center for Opinion Research, Dr. [Terry] Madonna did not participate in the design, administration, or analysis of the survey.” F&M is a member of the Lancaster Alliance and a prime contributor. F&M president […]
EDITORIAL: Is the Lancaster Alliance our real government?
In October of 2005, at the request of Fox 43, nationally respected Opinion Dynamics Corporation conducted a thorough poll of 500 residents of Lancaster County to determine the extent of support for the county government guaranteeing the mortgage debt of the proposed Convention Center. The margin of error was plus or minus 3%. The key […]
Post portrays Lancaster Alliance as front; challenges its tax exempt status
In its Aug. 22 cover story entitled “Money Grab: Does Big Business Hide Behind ‘Non-Profits’?”, the Lancaster Post challenges whether the Lancaster Alliance is a tool of business interests who directly benefit from its efforts, and therefore whether it qualifies for 501(c)(3) status which permits donations to be treated as charitable contributions. The Post asks […]
Comments on "A City Transformed", Part two
In “A City Transformed, Redevelopment, Race, and Suburbanization in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1940-1980”, author David Schuyler states as part of the Introduction: “As a result of failure of commercial renewal, Lancaster has not experienced the prosperity that major downtowns have enjoyed in recent years – the gleaming sky scrapers, hotels, festivals, market places, gentrified neighborhoods, and […]
Convention Center nets 3 more 2009 bookings in July
Three new opening-year bookings have been made for the Lancaster County Convention Center, which is set to open next March. This brings the total number of booked events for 2009 to 16 – three trade shows, eight consumer shows, and five other events. Interstate Hotels & Resorts’ (the marketing team’s) target for 2009 is 56 […]
What’s happening around Lancaster this weekend?
Downtown Lancaster’s “Dinner and a Movie” series continues this week with “Cinema Paradiso.” In the film, “a filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village’s theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater’s projectionist.” The movie is showing at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21 in Binns […]
EDITORIAL: $.25 fare better idea for trolley buses
According a news article in the Aug. 21 Intelligencer Journal, Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA) will offer a $.25 fare rate on all buses for the month of September. It’s executive director, Dave Kilmer explained “We want the community to have a chance to try RRTA as a part of their daily commute …” Perhaps […]
Commissioners dish out Urban Enhancement Funds for projects throughout the County
At their weekly meeting, Wednesday, the County Commissioners approved $1.8 million in Urban Enhancement Grants for various projects throughout the County. Representatives from a host of municipalities and organizations lined up to thank the Commissioners, Wednesday, including Columbia Mayor Leo Lutz, West Lampeter Township Manager Ray D’Agostino, Joe Morales of the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition, […]
Are we repeating postwar errors in urban renewal?
This is a first of a series of articles based upon “A City Transformed; Redevelopment, Race, and Suburbanization in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1940 – 1980” by Franklin & Marshall historian David Schuyler. In referring to effect of the Housing Act of 1949, Schuyler quotes Judith Martin and Antony Goddard as observing , in reference to Minneapolis […]
EDITORIAL: McCloud’s transfer but first step
The resignation of Allen McCloud as Athletic Director of the School District of Lancaster was welcome news. Let us hope he proves to be a competent math teacher. The athletic program atrophied and deteriorated during his tenure. In addition to the evidence of the poor results of the various teams, NewsLanc had disclosed that McCloud […]
SD of L Athletics Director McCloud Reassigned
According to information made available at the Aug. 19 School Board meeting of the School District of Lancaster (SDL), Athletics Director Allen McCloud is stepping down from his position effective Aug. 26. McCloud is being hired as as a mathematics teacher effective Aug. 27 at an annual salary of $67,392.00. SDL Superintendent Pedro Rivera said […]