Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Lancaster County police departments cite costs as hurdle to body cameras, but would like them
Proposed trail extension draws crowd of supporters, naysayers in Manor Township
The cost to create the 5-mile trail has not yet been determined, but Strohecker guessed it could cost upward of $10 million, a cost township officials can't afford on their own. He said grant dollars to cover project costs will be aggressively pursued.
"We know this is going to be difficult," Strohecker said.
That's true, in part, because trail construction would require easements through privately owned properties, he said. Much of that property, he said, is owned by Norfolk Southern.
Monday, February 24, 2020
Council made Columbia Borough manager changes last week in unannounced executive session
Columbia Borough Council met in an unannounced executive session last week and appointed police chief Jack Brommer its second interim borough manager in as many months.
The Feb. 18 meeting raised compliance issues under Pennsylvania's Sunshine act, according to Melissa Melewsky, media law counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association.