“The goal of that is to prolong the volunteer firefighting system as long as we can,” Scott Ryno, Contracted Grant Administrator for Capitol Region Council of Governments, said.
According to Ryno, 21 fire companies across the region are taking part in the grant, with the end-goal being to eliminate the need for most, if not all, paid [volunteer] firefighter positions.
MORE HERE
State Reps. David Zimmerman, Keith Greiner and Tom Jones were among 62 votes against House Bill 1028, which was inspired by the Norfolk Southern train derailment that dumped more than one million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the environment in an Ohio community located less than one mile from the Pennsylvania border. The spilled materials caused concerns over water, soil and air quality in nearby areas, including Beaver County.
Greiner and Jones both agreed that the railroad companies should be left to regulate itself.
State Rep. Ismail Smith Wade-El, D-Lancaster City, voted for the bill and said the state cannot rely on the industry to restrict itself.
More HERE
John M. Misel conveyed 612 Franklin St. to Lancaster County Land Bank Authority for $84,800.
Hugh C. Agee Jr. and Sandra L. Agee conveyed property on Maple Street to Keith Evangelisti and Genesis Evangelisti for $1.
Sheriff of Lancaster County PA, Richard Booth, Catherine Booth and Richard A. Booth conveyed property on a public road to Valley View Capital LLC for $192,000.
Joyce M. Jones conveyed 57 S. Sixth St. to Jesse M. Rabinowitz and Heidi A. Brubaker for $225,000.
Columbia & Reading Railway Co., 400 Avenue X LLC and Michael McKonly conveyed 360 S. Fourth St. to 400 Avenue X LLC for $350,000.
Barry Thomas Adams and Stacy Marie Adams conveyed property on a public road to Alexander Stewart for $215,000.
Lee K. Splain conveyed 600 Manor St. to Samy Ghaly for $140,000.
The rest of the photos are HERE.
The story is HERE.
A Sunday morning call for an aircraft in distress ended with a safe landing in a field at the Mussers’ property along Route 462. Cliff Logan, Jr., owner of AE Balloon Flights, landed his balloon at 8:05 a.m., as shown below.
Columbia Spy 