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20 Pages-No. 69
Mayor may use veto power
Council okays rezoning in NW end
Mayor Roy Clair swears in new councilman Sam
Hess, who is replacing recently deceased Don
Stauffer. Later in the evening, the mayor an­nounced
that he might use his veto power to block
a rezoning decision by council.
Borough Council voted 3-2
to approve the rezoning of a
controversial tract of land on
the south side of Arrowhead
Drive to permit high density
townhouses and apartments.
Voting no, councilman
David Bucher said he voted
a “ borderline no” in
response to neighbors’
arguments against rezoning
and to re-emphasize his
belief that Lancaster
County, in general, is being
overdeveloped.
New council member Sam
Hess said his negative vote
reflected his belief that the
60 units that could be built
under R2 zoning would be
sufficient.
Voting yes were coun-cilmen
Clyde Tshudy, Jeff
Siegrist and Russ Pettyjohn.
Tshudy said he thinks the
construction would alleviate
drainage problems in the
area, while Siegrist and
Pettyjohn said they felt the
R-A zoning would create a
“good buffer” between the
present residential area and
"Wall of water" hits home,
owner seeks boro, twp. aid
by Bonnie Szymanski
“It was not a build-up. We
were watching it. We saw it
coming and hysterically ran
into the house.”
Joan Thomas, 301 Cardinal
Road, was telling members
of Lititz Borough Council
about the wall of water that
rampaged into her house
Saturday night as she and
family members watched.
Previous to the time the
water hit the back of her
house, said Mrs. Thomas,
her basement was being
easily cleared of water from
the downpour at a rate of 2 to
■ 3 inches each 15 to 20
seconds, she estimated.
“No problem with that,”
she added.
It was ’’all this water
rolling, smashing up the side
of the house,” that broke
through the windows and,
according to Mrs. Thomas,
could have decapitated her
daughter, who, moments
before, had been standing in
its path.
She contended that her
daughter also could have
drowned if she had been
sleeping in the room that
quickly filled with two feet of
water.
A neighbor, Frank
Javorka, said he arrived
minutes after the water
washed into the Thomas
house.
“We spent till 1:30 a.m.
pumping out Mrs. Thomas’
basement,” said Javorka.
He estimated they were
taking out 300 gallons a
minute with five shop
vacuum cleaners.
Javorka said he took 50 to
60 pictures of the destruction
and of the area he contends
is responsible for Saturday’s
problem.
Javorka, who is program
m a n a g e r with ISC
Technologies of Lancaster,
said he has spent 10 years
working with industry and
EPA on environmental
projects.
He said he investigated
and found that the developer
of Fairmeadows has been
given a permit by the
D e p a rtm e n t of E n ­vironmental
Resources to
construct sewer and water
lines on the flood plain on the
southeast corner of the
Brunnerville/Newport roads
intersection.
The problem is, said
Javorka, the developer has
already dug a collection pit.
On Saturday, the earthen
dam that enclosed the
western end of the pit “blew
out” from water pressure,
said Javorka.
The result was a 2-foot
high wall of water that
rushed down the 60-foot wide
Cardinal Road into the
Thomas residence.
He said that the 60-foot-
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the industrial zone west of
the borough along West
Lincoln Avenue.
Mayor to veto?
Lititz mayor Roy Clair told
council that he is considering
using his veto power with
regard to the rezoning of the
11-acre tract of land.
He said he considers
re s id e n ts ’ arguments
against the denser rezoning
a prime reason for the
possible veto.
Clair explained that to
utilize his veto power, he
must present his objections
in writing at the next
regularly scheduled meeting
of council, but not less than
10 days from the date of
rezoning approval.
The next meeting is a work
session scheduled for Aug.
25.
In other business, council
approved a resolution to
include fire fighters, fire
police and members of the
fire company auxiliary in
workmen’s compensation
coverage under non­emergency
situations.
Non-emergencies include
such activities as fund­raisers,
flag raising and
lowering, basement pum­ping
and other public service
activities.
Rec Center land
Council approved a
request from the Rec Center
board of directors to
authorize the donation
and/or long-term sale or
lease of land located bet­ween
the Lititz Springs
swimming pool and the
middle school to the Lititz
Community Center Inc.
This authorization allows
the rec center board to begin
an official community fund­raising
project for the
proposed new recreational
center.
In other business boro
council:
•Authorized the purchase
of two pick-up trucks from
N. G. Hershey, Manheim, at
a cost of $26,232 less 2,000
trade-in. . . . .
•Noted that the purchase
of a $500,000 per person
police professional liability
insurance policy does not
meet the requirements of the
police contract because no
million dollar policy was
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Woodstream introduces "fish-finderi i
Woodstream Corp., Lititz,
will introduce a new elec­tronic
“fish-finder” at the
annual trade show of the
American Fishing Tackle
Manufacturers Association
today (July 31) in Dallas.
Two models of the Fen­wick
Fencolor units will be
introduced. Each model
indicates bottom, fish and
underwater structures,
using state-of-the-art, multi­color,
split-screen, Liquid
Crystal Display (LCD)
panels.
The display technology
has been adapted from
previously-tested automoti­ve
and marine LCD
research.
The units have a capacity
for night viewing as well as
viewing in direct sunlight
without the need to remove
polarized sunglasses.
According to a written
report from Woodstream,
the Fencolor units have
“none of the operational
complexities that have
dampened the enthusiasm of
many LCD users in the
past.”
Says the report, “The
‘zoom split screens’ allow
simultaneous viewing of a
large area under the boat
while zooming in for a close-up
look at objects picked up
by the wider scan.”
The units produce instant
readings in water as shallow
New easy-to-use Fenwick(R) Fencolor(tm) fish finders utilize technology
adapted from automotive and marine LCD research to provide display for night
viewing as well as one that can be viewed in direct sunlight even with polarized
sunglasses. Both units indicate bottom, fish and underwater structures and
provide constant digital depth displays. The deluxe model at the left, called
World Class(tm) Fencolor, also displays surface water temperature and has a
sophisticated “ instant” replay feature that helps the fisherman decide whether
to fish an area he has just passed over.
as 2 feet and, according to
the manufacturer, readings
will not alter or jam in
sudden depth or structural
changes.
Depth re adings a re
displayed on a digital
screen.
The deluxe model, called
World Class Fencolor,
constantly monitors and
displays surface water
temperature. An “instant
replay” feature allows
anglers to electronically
“back up the boat” to see
what was under the area of
water just crossed.
New rods
Also introduced for 1987
marketing at the trade show
will be a new line of four
Fenwick saltwater rods.
Called Hotsticks, the rods
are crafted from an impact-resistant
fiberglass material
for handling big fish such as
albacore, bluefish, stripers,
barracuda, yellowtail and
bigeye tuna.
Constructed with thick
walls, the rods are tapered
gradually to absorb sudden
shocks from the fish.
Three casting rods and a
spinning version are in­cluded
in the line.
All are 7 feet long, except
the casting model HC 667,
which is a 6-1/ 2-foot model
designed to handle lure
weights from 3/4 to 3-ounces.
The spinning model HS 705
handles the same weights as
the HC 667.
Several new models of
Fenwick rods are also being
introduced for 1987 fishing.
Fenwick’s World Class all-graphite
rods introduced last
year have been expanded
from fly rods to include one-and
two-piece spinning and
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Lititz resident Owen Dodge measures the height
of the creek in Lititz Springs Park with his bike,
demonstrating the water’s dramatic rise, which
lasted into Sunday morning, when this photo was
taken. Owen is standing at the edge of the stone
wall that borders the creek. The wall was unable to
contain the high waters that peaked Saturday
night shortly after midnight and didn't begin
receding until 2 a.m.
Hood damage reported light,
but park was lake in minutes
photos and text
by Bonnie Szymanski
The rain in Lititz stayed
mainly in the park and
surrounding floodplain
during Saturday night’s
(July 26) downpour that left
a measured 7.4 inches of rain
in the borough, according to
Lititz Public Works director
David Anderson.
Despite widespread
flooding and the closing of all
north-south streets except
Oak Street, the Lititz Run
Creek didn’t reach its Agnes
level (1972 hurricane) and
the Santo Domingo never
breached its banks, said
Anderson.
“We came through very
well considering the nature
of the storm,” contended
Anderson, who spent
Monday morning assessing
damage in the borough.
He said that the only
public building affected by
the high water was the old
digester building at the
sewage plant, which is no
longer in use.
But the rush of water did
blow out the building’s
basement windows, An­derson
informed council
members Tuesday night.
“We did end up with ex­cessive
flow through the
plant,” added Anderson,
noting that there was in
excess of 8 million gallons
per day continuing to flow
through the treatment plant
on Monday.
A normal day’s flow is
about 2 million gallons.
Gauges at the plant will not
measure volume above 8
million gallons per day.
“The only thing to do is
keep pumping,” said An­derson.
“As far as we know, there
have been no overspills,” he
assured us, explaining that
an indication of overspill into
a creek would be the
discovery of a manhole top
or similar clue.
Anderson estimated that
the creek in Lititz Springs
Park peaked between the
hours of 12:30 and 2 a.m.
Sunday morning.
During that period, North
Broad Street remained of­ficially
open, although it was
all but impassable.
“Some hearty souls did
drive through,” admitted
Anderson.
The public works director
did manage a less-than-scientific
but loeally-significant
statistic on the
water level on North Broad
Street at the park’s entrance
during this critical period.
Said Anderson, “It was up
to Bingey’s doorstep. When
In this issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8
Social 9,10
Church 12
Manheim 13,14
Business
Directory 15,16
Classified 17,18,19
somebody rippled the water,
it went in. When it wasn’t
rippled, it didn’t go in.”
For visitors to the area
who are not familiar with
local landmarks and
colloquial points of com­parison,
Bingey’s is
Bingeman’s Restaurant,
located directly across from
Lititz Springs Park and right
next to the Lititz Run.
Three businesses along
North Broad Street within
stream-overflow range were
flooded and were being
pumped out Sunday mor­ning:
Parkview Hotel, 25 N.
Broad St., Long & Bom-berger’s
Hardware, 45 N.
Broad St.; and Bingey’s, 35
N. Broad St.
All dentention basins in the
borough overflowed their
spillways, said Anderson,
including those at Moravian
Manor, Warner Lambert,
Federal-Mogul and Fair-meadows
development at
Cardinal and Chickadee
roads.
Park as detention basin
Anderson explained that,
according to federa l
floodplain guidelines, a park
like the Lititz Springs Park
is actually a “valuable
detention area” for flooding
streams.
Although a considerable
clean-up effort will be
necessary in the park, the
cost will be only a fraction of
the monetary outlay needed
to refurbish homes or
municipal buildings.
He noted that a federal
study completed several
years ago designated the
borough as a floodplain,
making residents eligible for
flood insurance rates
established by the govern­ment.
Maps of the study and
information on flood in­surance
rates are available
in the Lititz Borough office
and in Anderson’s office.
Warwick Township
Warwick T ow n sh ip ’s
roadmaster Jim Mayser
reported that “just about
all” Warwick Township
roads were closed during the
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Winifred Pinkerton, 62, was injured on July 25 in a one-car accident on East
Second Avenue at Linden Street, when her car hit a tree as she was trying to
close an open car door while driving.
Lititz police charge two for DUI
Lititz police have charged
two men with driving under
the influence (DUI). Officer
Kerry Nye charged Kenneth
I. Adams, 43, of 20 E. Loop
Road, with DUI after Adams
was involved in an accident
at South Broad Street and
Second Avenue July 25 at
10:25 p.m. Adams failed a
breath test with a reading of
.17.
Duane David Clymans, 29,
of P.O. Box 191, Rock Hill
Furnace, was charged with
DUI July 24 at 12:47 a.m.
after Officer William Seace
observed his vehicle
weaving on Broad Street
between Second Avenue and
Main Street. Clymans failed
a breath test with a reading
of .21.
Robert Francis Stoner III,
20, of 11 W. Lexington Road,
was cited for public
drunkeness July 26 at 4:25
p.m. by Officer Nye. Nye
had responded to 355 N.
Broad St., after receiving a
report of a man passed out in
the yard. When he arrived,
he found Stoner in an in­toxicated
condition and took
him into custody.
Cynthia Hummer, 318
Linden St. (rear), called
police July 28 to report that
someone had taken a pair of
white slacks from her
clothesline. The slacks were
valued at $42. Officer Nye is
conducting the investigation.
Bernice Edtmiller, 203 N.
Locust St., called police July
23 to report the theft of two
diamond rings and a watch
from a locked gun case in
her home. Officer Charles
Shenenberger is conducting
the investigation into the
theft which is thought to
have occurred prior to July
3.
Officer Nye is in­vestigating
the theft of a
registration plate, Penn­sylvania
9CBOD, from a
Kawasaki motorcycle owned
by Robert H. Moon Jr., 7
Ranck Lane. The theft
occurred during the period
July 26-27.
Two 14-year-old males
have been cited for retail
theft by Officer Shenen­berger.
Kyle Awkerman, of
Bicycle World, 747 S. Broad
St., told Shenenberger that
the youths had been in the
store July 22 and when they
were ready to leave, it was
discovered that they had
attempted to conceal four
pairs of bike shorts under
their outer shorts.
Winifred M. Pinkerton, 62,
of 310 Linden St., sustained
abrasions and bruises to the
chest area as a result of a
one-vehicle accident July 25
at 4:10 p.m. at East Second
Avenue and Linden Street.
Officer Nye reported that
Pinkerton had pulled her
vehicle onto Second Avenue
from Linden Street to head
west. The driver’s side door
opened and while Pinkerton
was attempting to close the
door, the car continued in a
turning movement until it
struck a tree at 25-27 E.
Second Ave. Pinkerton was
transported to Lancaster
General Hospital by War­wick
Ambulance.
Marian L. Shatto, 316 S.
Broad St., told Officer Harry
Yochum that her vehicle was
damaged while it was legally
parked at her residence. She
said that another vehicle had
been parked directly behind
hers and that between 3 and
3:30 p.m., the other vehicle
was pulled into the lane of
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