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LNP LANCASTER, PALOCALB6 SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022 When the time comes to commemorate the life of someone very special, or perhaps to plan ahead for yourself, many factors should be considered. 717.872.1750 Call Kathy Snyder Guidos 441 N. George St. Millersville, PA 17551 HeritageMonuments.com KATHYCANHELP Deaths from the previous week The following deaths were reported in the past week. Complete obituaries can be found in the LancasterOnline.

com news archives. ADAIR, Viola, 102, Lancaster, July 24. ANDERSON, Sulvanna, 79, Columbia, July 19. ARMER, Zelda 98, Gordonville, July 21. AU, Nu, 77, Lancaster, July 28.

BACHMAN, Bonnie 66, New Providence, July 20. BAGNALL, Sherylann, 73, Millersville, July 19. BENN, Edgar 74, Lancaster, July 12. BERNSTEIN, Alan, 95, Lancaster, July 24. BERRY, George W.

67, Willow Street, July 24. BIXBY, Christopher 59, Lancaster, July 10. BUCKWALTER, Kenneth, 72, Lancaster, July 12. BYERS, Joan 85, formerly of Holtwood, July 25. CAMPBELL, Mary 85, Lancaster, July 26.

CHARLES, Eileen 74, Leola, July 26. COMMERO, Terry L. (Frey), 73, Strasburg, July 19. CRUM, Lawrence 72, Lititz, July 24. CUMMONS, Joseph R.

III, 64, Lititz, July 25. DENLINGER, Carl 86, Lancaster, July 25. DEVLIN, Robert W. 92, formerly of Strasburg, July 17. DOCHAT, Evelyn J.

(Bowmaster), 89, Willow Street, July 16. DONIO, Michael 77, New York, N.Y., July 15. EBERLY, Mary E. (Hoover), 81, Martinsburg, July 28. EBERLY, Titus 52, Manheim, April 19.

EBERSOL, John 85, Christiana, July 23. ESH, John 79, Mechanicsburg, July 18. FARMER, Kurt 32, Lancaster, July 25. FINKBINER, Richard 87, Lancaster, July 22. FISHER, Sharon L.

(DiBattista), 64, Lancaster, July 15. FLANIGAN, Kelly 53, Lancaster, July 14. FLETCHER, Patrick J. 76, New Holland, July 19. FLETCHER, Ruby 56, Lancaster, July 26.

FOKAS, Georgina (Somis), 91, Lancaster, July 22. FRITZ, Howard 90, West Hempfield July 18. FURMAN, Deborah 66, Ephrata, July 24. GANTT, Hazel 98, Lancaster, July 21. GENEVISH, Karen 68, Lititz, July 19.

GILLESPIE, Anna P. (Fish), 89, Reinholds, July 12. GLICK, Abner 20, New Providence, July 21. GOOD, Clarence 80, Christiana, July 21. GRAYBILL, Alma B.

(Clare) Reddig, 86, Manheim, July 25. GRIMM, Jodi, 62, Lancaster, July 17. HABECKER, Marilyn 85, formerly of Ephrata, July 19. HAINES, Bertha, 94, Millersville, July 18. HARNLY, Ella 97, Lancaster, July 22.

HARPER, Peggy, 82, Lancaster County, July 15. HARRIS, John H. III, 56, Jacksonville, July 5. HAUGHEN, Michael, 65, Lancaster, June 26. HERNANDEZ, Antonio 77, Lancaster, July 20.

HERR, Kenneth S. 72, Lancaster, July 25. HOTCHKISS, Paula, 75, Willow Street, July 13. HOUSER, Marilyn 85, Millersville, July 26. HOWARTH, Erwin, 93, Mount Joy, July 18.

IRVINE, Lois A. (Ellis), 88, Lancaster, July 14. KAUFFMAN, John 70, Christiana, July 25. KEITH, Clifford 81, Stevens, July 23. KINNEY, William C.

III, 76, Mount Joy, July 23. KLOPP, Edna 98, formerly of Lancaster County, July 11. LaBOUNTY, Roger 77, Lancaster, July 13. LANDIS, Harry D. II, 72, Quarryville, July 28.

LEID, Craig 71, Denver, July 20. LEIK, Gloria 98, New Holland, July 23. LINDSAY, Hazel 94, Lancaster, July 24. MABLE, George 77, York, July 25. MARQUET, H.

Robert 72, Lancaster, July 17. MARTIN, Bonnie 58, Lancaster, July 24. MARTIN, Bryan 53, Lancaster, July 23. MARTIN, Janet 55, Lebanon, July 27. MARTIN, Jennifer 33, New Holland, July 28.

MARTIN, Jessie 71, Lancaster, July 16. McKAIN, Harold 89, Marietta, July 23. MILLER, Gerald 50, Maytown, July 24. MILLER, Richard 66, Landisville, July 25. MORRISON, Barbara 75, Lancaster, July 18.

MOZELIAK, Stephen 83, Stevens, July 22. MULL, J. Stanley 88, Willow Street, July 22. NOREIKIS, Francis 76, Elizabethtown, July 25. OLSON, Brian 52, Bainbridge, July 23.

OTT, Sally 82, formerly of Lititz, July 24. PALERMO, Natalie, 51, Kinzers, July 25. PARRISH, Harry E. 79, Lancaster, July 12. POLAK, Grace, 84, Lancaster, July 24.

PRIDGEN, Beth 67, Lancaster, July 20. RAFFENSPERGER, Patricia A. (Tripp), 83, Columbia, July 27. RAMOS, Linda 66, Mount Joy, July 24. RICE, Penrose R.

88, Elizabethtown, July 24. RICKENBACH, Dolores J. (Reinhart), 94, Ephrata, July 24. RIVERA, Taysha, 25, Lancaster, July 28. ROBBINS, Marilyn 90, Lancaster, July 12.

ROOT, Walter 91, Lititz, July 21. ROSS, Sue 78, Lancaster, July 27. SANCHEZ, Jorge 66, Lancaster, July 22. SAUDER, Barbara 68, Mt. Pleasant Mills, July 26.

SCHUBERT, John 90, Lancaster, July 27. SHETROMPF, Denise, 56, Lancaster, July 24. SKILES, Earl 92, formerly of Kinzers, July 27. SMITH, Matthew, 60, Lancaster, July 26. SMITH, Thornton 91, Columbia, July 14.

SNYDER, Samuel 91, Elizabethtown, July 21. SORENSON, Donnalee, 56, Lancaster, July 20. STANAVAGE, Joseph 93, Lancaster, July 19. STAUFFER, John 79, Mount Joy, July 23. STEELEY, Delbert, 86, Lititz, July 28.

STEINHAUER, Vilma 74, Lancaster, July 24. STONER, Douglas 71, Landisville, July 17. TURENNE, Ralph, 47, Lancaster, July 24. WEAVER, Cleo 86, formerly of Ephrata, July 23. WHITE, Charlotte 3, daughter of John White, Exeter June 30.

YOUNGER, Steven 72, Lancaster, July 26. ZANGARI, Louis 96, Lancaster, July 21. Municipal briefs BART When: Supervisors meeting, July 6. What happened: The board voted to authorize preparation of a design and bid package for the drainage and trail base for the Enola Low Grade Trail through the township. Background: Development of the trail has been an ongoing project for many years.

In Bart, township road workers have been making improvements to the drainage system over the past year. Project manager Nate McCulloch of Wilson Consulting Group brought preliminary plans to the meeting for the supervisors to see. Why important: This stage of the trail construction will raise the trail base and complete drainage repairs. The cost: Completion of all phases is estimated to cost about $2.24 million. At this time the township has about $1.02 million available in Department of Community and Economic Development and Department of Conservation of Natural Resources grant funds.

Bidding the first phase should use current funds with future grant programs potentially available for the remaining phases. What happens next: Later phases would refine the trail surface, address bridges and install a trail head with parking lot. Quotable: like the idea of doing the drainage first and seeing where it (bids) come Supervisor Ray Marvin said. Other happenings: Roadmaster Mike Weaver told the board that he will be moving from the area in the near future. The board voted to advertise for a replacement for Weaver and also for a who might eventually become a township manager.

Cathy Snyder expects to retire in the near future and would like to have an extended time to train her replacement. Marcella Peyre-Ferry, For LNP LancasterOnline COLUMBIA When: July 26 Borough Council meeting. What happened: Council members voted 4-2 to appoint Alan Landsman to the vacant council seat formerly occupied by Howard Stevens. Landsman currently chairs the newly formed Columbia Cat Action Team, which traps feral cats in the borough so they can be neutered and released. Quotable: Landsman, 42, said his experience with the cat program prompted him to apply for a council seat after Stevens resigned in early July.

are a lot of good things going on right now in the borough, and I want to keep the borough headed in a good Landsman said. Background: Landsman, a Columbia resident since 2020, works as a regional manager for American Addiction Centers. Council interviewed six people who applied for the vacant seat. Heather Zink, council president, and members Todd Burgard, Barbara Fisher and Sharon Lintner voted to appoint Landsman. Council Vice President Eric Kauffman and member Peter Stahl voted no.

Landsman will serve through December 2023. New hire: Council members unanimously voted to hire Columbia resident Robert Warfel as a full-time highway maintenance worker. He will earn $21.55 per hour for his first 90 days before his salary increases to $23.94 an hour. The public works department has one more full-time opening for a highway maintenance worker. Photographs: Local photographer John Reitzel will take pictures of development in Columbia for the updated comprehensive plan after council members unanimously voted to hire him.

Reitzel will charge $10 per image for the first 10 photographs. The price then will drop to $5 per image. Reitzel will retain rights to his work, and the borough may use his pictures only in its comprehensive plan document. Block party: Houston Street resident Angela Jenkins received approval to hold a back-to-school block party Aug. 20 from noon to 6 p.m.

Jenkins plans to hand out school supplies and offer games and food. Houston Street from 9th Street to the beginning of the Keystone Cap Co. will be closed between noon and 9 p.m. that day. next: Council will meet at 7 p.m.

Aug. 4 so that council members can participate in National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 2. The meeting will be streamed on the Facebook page. Gayle Johnson, For LNP LancasterOnline EAST COCALICO TWP.

When: The board of supervisors met on June 21. What happened: Members of the East Cocalico Township Police Department including Chief Darrick Keppley, Cpl. Chris Luongo and Detective Brandon Van Ausdel discussed bringing on a police dog to help capture suspects, detect illicit drugs, find missing people and search buildings during investigations. Why it matters: Acquiring, training and accommodating a canine and its handler would cost tens of thousands of dollars costs the department said could be raised through fundraising efforts in the community including the sale T-shirts, hats and patches. The acquisition and training alone would cost about $15,000.

The purchase and retrofitting of a vehicle to transport the dog would total about $55,000. Regular training of the handler would cost $1,200. Quotable: careful planning and dedication, I feel we can work together as a community to make this idea come to Luongo said. Background: In Lititz, the police department raised money from the public to launch its K9 program. PD started a K9 unit the same way I propose we start Luongo said.

donation driven and Lititz raised $90,000 in six The most common breeds used by police are Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherd and German Shepherds. Reaction: The three supervisors seemed to favor further exploration of the idea. Other business: The supervisors honored three police officers Keith McCabe and Shane Johnson for their persistence and investigative on a recent case, and Logan High for being named the 2022 Lancaster County Top for making 19 arrests for driving under the influence. The board also voted to cancel a contract for a new pickup truck through Turner Chevrolet in Harrisburg, citing the inability to provide a delivery date months after the order was placed. Instead they voted to buy a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado from Apple Chevrolet in York for $48,873.

The board also approved a change order with E.M. Kutz of Reading for up- fitting the new Apple Chevrolet truck with strobe lights, a nine-foot plow and a lift gate for $15,680. The original price for the vehicle ordered through Turner Chevrolet was $24,622. Next meeting: Aug. 4 at 7 p.m.

at the township building, 100 Hill Road. The meeting will also be livestreamed. Larry Alexander For LNP LancasterOnline EAST HEMPFIELD When: East Hempfield supervisors meeting, July 20. What happened: The board unanimously voted to approve the final development plan for a five-story, 150-unit apartment complex along State Road, near Penn State new hospital. Details: Property on both sides of State Road adjacent to the intersection with Harrisburg Pike is being developed in six stages, with the hospital being the first stage.

The other stages are planned for the east side of State Road and include retail space, medical office buildings and a warehouse. The apartment complex will be constructed on 17.5 acres of the 66 acre-lot. Approval process: All six phases of the project are located in the campus zone. At a previous meeting supervisors approved changes to campus zoning specifications to allow for drive- thru services and additional building height. Supervisors also approved the developers request for some flexibility finalizing the entrance and exit drives to the apartment complex as an adjoining phase is developed.

Public comment: Two residents at the meeting told the board they had thought the residence phase would be senior living apartments. They expressed concerns that a regular apartment building would contribute more traffic. A third resident who spoke at the meeting said he did not think the trails and bike paths included in the plan were sufficient. Other business: The board voted to rezone a 7.6-acre property near the Marietta Avenue overpass over Route 30 from low-density residential to medium-density residential. The property is within the urban growth boundary and is near the Lime Spring Village Townhome development, which will include 122 townhomes when completed.

Julie Taylor, For LNP LancasterOnline ELIZABETHTOWN When: Council meeting, July 21, with all members present. What happened: Council unanimously rejected a petition from Elizabethtown College to use 307 E. College the college house, as housing for five students for the 2022-23 school year. A conditional use hearing at the start of the meeting drew several College Avenue residents opposed to the request. Background: Robert Kerin, college vice president of operations and auxiliary services, explained that the transitional president, already a college administrator, is not living in the house, which be needed until July 1, 2023, when a new president is installed.

The college is facing a with a high number of incoming students, he said. (During a break, Kerin and Caroline Lalvani, director of institutional events and community relations, said that 546 students were expected at that time, with approximately 600 as the limit.) However, that number is up until classes start, so possible the house be needed, Kerin said. Students could also live in the Royer dormitory, which has been used as a COVID-19 isolation building and is being eyed for upgrades. Students using the house would have been upperclassmen or graduate students. Two student vehicles would have been allowed on the street, with the remaining three parked in the garage.

Quotable: would be choosing five of our absolute best students with some very stringent guidelines about their Kerin said. It be an House or party and such activity would merit severe consequences, including expulsion, he added. Resident concerns: Questions were raised about issues including student supervision and accountability, visitors and overnight guests, parking, alcohol use and littering. Sandra Koser said that while the assurance well and she and her family have encountered student behavior in the past, including stolen items, litter, loud music, rowdy parties and being The neighborhood is to pleasant she said. our neighborhood the way it The vote: Council members adjourned for nearly 20 minutes to consider the request in an executive session.

Their no vote elicited applause. Council President J. Marc Hershey said that while this was a the comments weighed on the outcome. this was such a short-term request, we want to create that potential disruption for such a short period of Hershey said. With just five students, the council is hopeful the college can find other housing alternatives, he added.

Market Street Square: Council approved a one-month extension for review of the land development plan for the shopping center where the empty Kmart building is located. The deadline was moved from July 31 to Aug. 31. The shopping center is in both the borough and Mount Joy Township. The borough planning commission recommended conditional approval at its July 12 meeting.

The owner, Nassimi Realty LLC, is the applicant. Pamela Roberts, borough planning and zoning director, said that she anticipates the plan will be presented to the council Aug. 4, with a vote expected at the Aug. 18 meeting. Downtown improvements: Council member Thomas Shaud talked about how local business owners have beautified the square, including landscaping work, and suggested that the borough could perform such tasks as painting the faded umbrellas, power-washing brickwork and painting curbs after the state Department of work on Market Street is completed.

It could offer matching grants to businesses for beautification, Shaud added. The ensuing discussion indicated that funding for efforts could be included in next budget, and the Elizabethtown Development Authority would consider helping with grant funding. Hair salon parking: Council discussed an application to the zoning hearing board from the owner of 300 Groff at the corner with Market Street, adjacent to where an AutoZone store is planned. The property, which housed an insurance office, is slated to house the Head Over Heels hair salon. The owner is asking for approval of additional impervious surface for parking.

In May, council granted a waiver of a land development plan. At this meeting, council members discussed whether a land development plan is needed. Roberts will consult with the solicitor on that. Ordinance updates: Council approved the advertisement of an amended stormwater management ordinance, to be voted on at the Aug. 4 meeting.

Roberts and council members also discussed other ordinances that will be updated later this year: streets and sidewalks, and motor vehicles and traffic, including parking regulations. Bridge contract: Council approved a $144,880 bid from Flyway Excavating Inc. for repairs to the South Spruce Street bridge. Diane M. Bitting, For LNP LancasterOnline EAST DRUMORE When: Supervisors meeting, July 7.

What happened: Supervisors unanimously approved an application to add about 77 acres of farmland to the established agricultural security area. The parcel to be preserved is at the intersection of Solanco Road and Robert Fulton Highway, across from Solanco High School and Grumelli Farm Service. Why it matters: Board approval was the final step for the application. The township Agricultural Security Board approved Hope Valley application on June 21, and the township Planning Commission approved it on June 28. have to take action on it to move it Chair Scott Kreider said.

Background: Last month, Kreider said the county Agricultural Preserve Board has asked municipalities to no longer wait 180 days for agricultural security applications to be automatically approved to quicken the process. Lancaster County recommended municipalities use the option, where the ag security board would review the application, followed by the township Planning Commission. Quotable: recognize the importance of the rural aspect of the Vice Chair Tim Redcay said. Regional planning: Kreider gave a recap of the June 21 Southern Lancaster County Inter-Municipal Council meeting that was held at the township building. He said a regional comprehensive plan is still in the drafting stages and officials are still taking public comments from residents.

Approval of a final regional comprehensive plan will come in autumn. next: Supervisors will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at the township building, 925 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville. Brenden Curry, For LNP LancasterOnline.