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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 30 Pages- No. 24
Agencies mull
de-watering
unit for sludge
By Becky Collins
Record Express News Editor
Sludge.
It’s the solid by-product— the digested matter, cooking
oils and the non-deteriorating paper products — resulting
from sewage treatment. And the Lititz Waste Water Treat­ment
Plant produces 12,000 gallons of it — enough to fill
two tanker trucks — every day.
For years, the accepted disposal practice has been to
apply the waste matter to farmer’s fields. The Lititz Waste
Water Treatment Plant currently spreads sludge on 280
acres of farmland. Those permits expire in 1993, and Lititz
Sewer Authority officials are looking at alternative
methods of disposal.
They are looking at de-watering sludge to compost it or
pelletize it.
The Lititz Sewer Authority and the Warwick Township
Municipal Authority last week voted to jointly authorize
PSC Environmental Services to draw up a proposal for the
construction of a de-watering unit at the area water treat­ment
plant.
The proposal, which is to be ready by the end of Sep­tember,
is to include the scope of services, an estimated
cost and a time frame for construction of such a facility.
The de-watering unit, which would reduce the liquidity
of sludge to about 80 percent solid, “will open the doors as
to options for future disposal,” noted Jeff Doutrich, PSC’s
regional manager of contract operations.
Once sludge h#s been processed through the de­watering
facility, it may be disposed of by either compost­ing,
pelletization or incineration.
Les Andes, chairman of the Warwick Township Munic­ipal
Authority, said he believes it would be wise to study
pelletizing and composting before the joint authority
begins looking into incineration.
The authorities have good reason to consider this new
way of disposing of sludge.
In 1987 environmental concerns including pollution of
the Chesapeake Bay and local groundwater quality
spurred the state Department of Environmental Resources
(DER) to place a moratorium on new permits for field
application of sludge in about half of Lancaster County.
That ban has recently been lifted, with the provision that
applicants complete a complex series of tests on the land
and groundwater before applying for a permit. If the per­mit
is denied, the application fee and the testing costs —
upwards of $10,00(3 per site — would not be refunded.
If approved, the municipality would be responsible for
the soil and groundwater at the site for its lifetime. So far,
no new permits have been issued in Lancaster County.
DER’s complex application process and the effects of
population growth are forcing municipalities to seriously
consider their disposal options.
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District plans class
for pregnant teens
By Jed Kensinger
Record Express Staff Writer
Warwick School Board
gave unanimous approval
Tuesday night to a small-group
instruction program
for pregnant teens in the
school district.
The small-group instruc­tion
is designed to fill a need,
since the School District of
Lancaster eliminated its
program last year. Warwick
students attended the Lan­caster
program through the
end of the last school year.
Lititz Church of the Bre­thren
may serve as the site
for classes, pending a dis­cussion
between school and
church officials.
The school approved hir­ing
teachers on an hourly
basis so that the half-day
program can begin in the
near future. The girls will
receive tutoring in core sub­jects,
such as math, English,
social studies and science.
As few as three and as
many as 12 girls were
enrolled in the Lancaster
program throughout the
course of a year, said Dr.
John R. Bonfield, Warwick
superintendent.
“The kids who are pre­gnant
wanted the program,”
Bonfield said. We’ve had a
very good response from the
students who attended the
program,” he said.
In fact, a number of War­wick
girls went to Lancaster
to speak at a Lancaster
school board meeting when
that district considered clos­ing
its program. Warwick
School District had been
paying $1,000 to $1,500 per
student to attend the half­day
program.
The Warwick girls who
attended that program told
school officals they would
have quit school if they had
no alternative but to attend
class in the home school
while they were pregnant,
said Dr. Daniel B. Doremus,
assistant superintendent.
The pregnant teens have
“needs that can be met in a
small-group setting rather
than in the mainstream,”
Doremus said. “Our feeling
is when you have kids like
that who want to stay in
school...we’d like to encour­age
them to stay in school.”
Warwick school admini­strators
believe the school
has a responsibility to design
such a program to accom­plish
the goals of keeping
students with special needs
in school.
‘The key is to keep them
in school so they can con­tinue
their education. We
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Photo by Jed Kensinger
Jay Behling prepares for the Speedwell Forge Canoe Sprints.
P a d d le r s s e t for sp r in ts
By Jed Kensinger
Record Express Staff Writer
Get your paddles out. The Speedwell
Forge Canoe Sprints are being held this
Saturday.
When Jay Behling, 917 Pine Hill Road,
decided to hold the races for the first time
last year, he had no idea whether the sport­ing
event would catch on here.
“I was really surprised that so many peo­ple
were interested,” said Behling, who
serves as president of the Pennsylvania
Assocaition of Canoeing and Kayaking
and president of the Penn-Jersey Division
of the U.S. Canoe Association.
Last year, about 20 boats showed up the
day of the race. The majority of those in the
two-mile sprints were local people who
had never raced before. By the end of the
day, nearly all the canoeists said they’d
like to do it again.
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Rothsville Station vote
tabled pending study
By Dave Knauss
Record Express
Managing Editor
Rothsville area residents
fighting the 90-unit Roths­ville
Station development no
doubt have mixed feelings
about its legal status.
On the one hand, War­wick
Township supervisors
chairman Irel Buckwalter
said at last week’s meeting
that he doesn’t expect many
changes to be made in the
plan before it goes back to
the planning commission in
final form.
On the other, the supervi­sors
tabled the matter until
residents’ traffic safety con­cerns
were fully addressed.
They directed Police Chief
A1 Olsen and Roadmaster
James Maser to meet with
residents and issue a report
at the Oct. 11 board meeting.
The development is
planned for 48 acres on both
sides of Rothsville Road
between Briar Hill and Mea­dow
Valley roads.
Last week the supervisors
did give preliminary plan
approval to the 88-unit
Thoroughbred Terrace/
Chukker Estates develop­ment
set for 35 acres along
Main Street in Rothsville.
The development was cri­ticized
by su p e rv iso r
Michael Brubaker for possi­ble
failure to address storm
water runoff. But Estates
developer Dale Deim said
the controls would limit and
even improve the amount of
water flow along Main
Street. A large detention
basin within the develop­ment
will also decrease
runoff, he said.
The plan passed with a 4-1
vote, with little comment
from th e m e e t in g ’ s
audience.
It was a different story
with the Rothsville Station
issue, however. Residents
said Briar Hill Road, which
would provide access to the
development, has a hazard­ous
dip which restricts the
view of passing traffic. That
dip also hides cars turning
from Rothsville Road onto
Briar Hill, they contended.
Connie Towers, 2010 Old
Rothsville Road, said she
was concerned the develop­er
is bringing so many home-
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Warwick Center schedules grand opening for Saturday R v H a v a IT nonce Ti_ i i_ a * i c By Dave Knauss r- _ _ . , , — _ ™
Record Express
Managing Editor
Warwick Township’s
first-ever shopping center
invites the public to come
take a look during the grand
o p e n in g c e le b r a t io n
Saturday.
The Warwick Center,
Route 501 and Newport
Road just north of Lititz, will
showcase its businesses
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There
will be door prizes and food
at the 38,000-square-foot
complex, and participating
businesses will offer gift
certificates and lots of spe­cial
sales. To boot, on tap is a
live radio broadcast by
WRKZ-107 and other spe­cial
events.
The 10-acre tract at Cop­perfield
Circle holds 14
stores and offices, a new
branch of Lebanon Valley
National Bank, Sweigart
Tire and Auto Center and a
soon-to-be-built conveni­ence
store/gas station.
Plenty of parking is avail­able
for prospective custom­ers
— 209 spaces. In fact,
ample parking is one of the
features Earl Hess and his
partners use to trumpet the
advantages of the center.
Hess, of Lititz, is presi­dent
and one of five owners
of Hess Home Builders,
Lancaster. He and the four
other owners, along with
1 7 s t o r e s , o f f ic e s
r e a d y fo r b u s i n e s s
By Jed Kensinger
Record Express Staff Writer
Following is a directory of the 14 stores and offices
located within Warwick Center and the three busines­ses
adjacent to the complex.
Days of Olde Shop, lower level, owned by David
and Carol Wright, features a large selection of Georgia
Pine reproduction furniture. The Wrights also sell anti­que
furniture, accessories, dried flowers, baskets, blue-and-
white sponge pottery, dolls. The pine furniture is
showcased on one side of the room while the antiques
are displayed on other side. Hours: Monday through
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 626-9300.
CFFY Yogurt, lower level, owned by Paul Myers,
offers a wide variety of flavors of low-fat frozen
yogurt, with toppings. Light lunches also will be
served. Business hours will be announced in the near
future. Phone 626-9335.
Kid’s Connection, lower level, owned by Lori
Becker and Vicki Salmi, features children’s clothing
from newborn to size 14. Warwick Warriors satin jack­ets
are a specialty item, including children’s sizes, both
winter and spring weight, and quilted jackets. The store
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Lloyd Bomberger, Dave
Bomberger and Clark Tom­linson,
formed HBT Part­ners
to create the Warwick
Center. Lloyd Bomberger
owned the farm the center is
located on.
Stores began opening at
the center this summer and
Hess says he has had a “lot of
positive comments” from
his tenants about business so
far. Seven vacancies remain,
from 1,200 to 4,000 square
feet.
“We felt there was a need
for commercial rental space
in the Lititz area,” says Hess
in explaining why he and his
partners built the complex.
There business sense proved
correct. Advertising resulted
in several tenants being
signed up before construc­tion
began and others came
during construction.
The partners had a specif­ic
design in mind, a quaint,
rustic look. They wanted a
village atmosphere rather
than the “placid appearance
of most shopping centers,
Hess says.” Therefore, they
constructed a long, two-
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owner of Towne and Country Pets; Annette Long, owner of Promises Gift Center; and Earl Hess, a
member of HBT Partners which owns the complex.
Fall Values In Lititz this weekend
You can shop for Fall
Values this weekend in
Lititz area stores and
also register to win a
trip for two to Williams­burg
during the coming
holiday season. Check
this issue for all special
values and look for
details on the Williams­burg
trip on page 5.
Register at more than
30 locations.
Win A Trip For
Two To
WILLIAMSBURG
Recycling
schedule
The Water Street
Rescue Mission will
pick up recyclable
materials at curbside in
Lititz in the area west of
Route 501 on Wednes­day,
Sept. 27.
Residents should
have their recyclables
on the curb by 7:30
a.m.
Warriors kick the Bulldogs
A big victory was
scored in Lititz Satur­day,
when the Warriors
football team shut out
Big Spring 49 to 0. The
win broke the 11-game
losing streak and lifted
the spirits of the players
and fans as they look
forward to the season
ahead. For game high­lights
and statistics,
turn to page 7.
Station restored
The steam whistles
of yesterday are blow­ing
at the Manheim
train station. The public
will have an opportunity
to visit the historical
station Saturday, Sept.
30 during an open
house. The station has
been restored by com­munity
volunteers dur­ing
the past five years.
For a story, turn to page
28.
Record
Index
Church 26-27
Classified 16-19
Editorial 4
Manheim 28
Out of the Past 29
School Menu 25
Social 24-25
Sports 6-8