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Brian Pasquale appointed to lead newly consolidated county Department of Public Safety

For the past two and a half years, he has served as director of the Lancaster Emergency Management Agency.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 28, 2024

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Lancaster County consolidates administration of opioid settlement funding (update)

Meanwhile, at their meeting Wednesday morning, the county commissioners approved settlement funds for three initiatives.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 28, 2024

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Public weighs in on schematic design for correctional facility

The session covered three topic areas: Housing, wellness and site design.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 22, 2024

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Prison Stat: County reviews data for first half of 2024

“Environment drives behavior,” Warden Cheryl Steberger said.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 21, 2024

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Home Rule Study Commission approves charter 7-0

The final version would keep City Council at seven members. The charter now goes before voters on Nov. 5.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 16, 2024

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Lancaster issues bonds, freeing some ARPA funds for 2025

The city will have $3.4 million in ARPA to allocate by the end of 2024.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 15, 2024

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Home Rule Study Commission plans final charter vote this evening

The agenda includes motions to approve the charter, the referendum ballot question and the commission’s final report.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 15, 2024

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‘Just the start’: Commissioners begin review of correctional facility’s schematic design

A public listening session has been scheduled for Aug. 21.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 14, 2024

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Commissioners endorse review of Youth Intervention Center policies

Until this summer, shelter youths who left and re-entered the building had been subject to routine strip searches for contraband.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 14, 2024

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Commissioners to review draft schematic design for correctional facility on Tuesday

The draft offers a preliminary cost estimate of $890 to $940 per square foot for a building of 433,018 square feet.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 12, 2024

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Home Rule Study Commission advised to rethink City Council expansion, benefits

“I do not see the value-add to residents of having nine members,” Mayor Danene Sorace said.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 9, 2024

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Lancaster’s budget healthy at midyear mark, review indicates

If the city stays on track, it will not need to tap its reserves to balance its budget, City Councilman Jaime Arroyo said.

By Tim Stuhldreher - August 8, 2024