Lititz Record Express

              THURSDAY, July 14, 1994
L i t i t z R e c o r d E x p r e s s
118TH YEAR LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 26 Pages- No. 13 30 cents
LCC celebrates Clausen
The Lititz Community Center Summer Day Camp program hon­ored
one of their dedicated counselors, Tom Clausen, for his 25
years of service. Please turn to Page 26 to find out more.
Swim for cancer
Dedicated swimmers at the Lititz Springs pool spent 24 hours in the
water to raise money to benefit the American Cancer Society. For
more information, turn to Page 10.
Turnbull looks back
Will Turnbull reflects on his accomplishments over the past year
and how facilitated communication has made them possible. Turn to
Page 26 to read more.
Business 20
Church 18
Classified 22-25
Editorial 4
Manheim 19
Obituaries 2
Out of the Past 4
School News 6-7
Social 16-17
Sports 8-11
WEATHER: Thursday ,
mostly cloudy. Friday through
Sunday, chance of thunder­storm
each day.
Daniel Zimmerman, Warwick Township Manager, is eager to learn
more about his new community.
Z i m m e r m a n j u m p s
i n t o m a n a g e r ’s p o s t
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
At last week’s Warwick Township Supervisors’ meeting, Daniel Zimmer­man
appeared to have been working as new township manager for months —
not days.
Zimmerman left his job as Mount Joy Borough Manager to accept the War­wick
Township position, which he began on June 30. He brings to the town­ship
knowledge and experience, a friendly personality and an eagerness to do
his job well.
By all accounts, Zimmerman’s previous job performance was exemplary.
At the beginning of one of the supervisors’ recent meetings, the Mayor of
Mount Joy attended to let supervisors know how sad the Boro was to lose
Zimmerman. He told supervisors they made a good choice.
Zimmerman’s selection, while supported unanimously and enthusiastical­ly
by all five supervisors, did not come lightly. After the departure of former
manager Robert Smith in December of 1993, a selection committee spent
weeks reviewing more than 100 resumees for the position. After careful con­sideration,
they narrowed the field down to a handful of candidates, who were
then interviewed by the supervisors.
After being offered the position with the township, Zimmerman spent sev­eral
weeks getting things in order for his replacement in Mount Joy. In the
interim, he managed to attend as many Warwick Township meetings as he
could — in addition to his responsibilities with Mount Joy.
Although he was happy working in Mount Joy Borough, Zimmerman said
that he was looking to move to a township setting and the Warwick area had
always been attractive to him.
In many ways, Zimmerman said all municipalities share some of the same
concerns. So far, he said he has not been surprised by the nature of the calls he
has received.
Some of the most pressing issues facing the township right now include
continuing to build upon the cooperation between the township and the War­wick
Township Municipal Authority, Zimmerman said. The township
assumed managerial control of the authority this past spring. Zimmerman said
he hopes that by working together, the two entities can become more effective
operations. He said he has been impressed by the staff and the elected and
appointed officials connected with both the township and WTMA.
Another area that Zimmerman hopes to see progress in is that of capital
replacement programs to replace roads and bridges in the township.
Intermunicipal cooperation also ranks high on Zimmerman’s list.
“I would like to see regional planning and a forum to address .issues con­fronting
the region as a whole,” he said.
While at Mount Joy Borough, Zimmerman served as chairman of the
Donegal Region Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee (Mount Joy Borough,
Marietta Borough and East Donegal Township) and said he found it to be an
extremely productive and worthwhile manner of communication.
“Everyone seems to come away with a better understanding of the issues
that confront each entity,” he said.
As for the Wal-Mart issue that has been a hot topic at recent township plan­ning
commission and supervisors’ meetings, Zimmerman has tried to read up
and study the issue.
“The Wal-Mart issue is a challenge in that the municipality must observe
the rights of the applicant and at the same time addresss the. concerns of the
citizens and elected officials,” he said.
One of the biggest differences between Mount Joy Borough and Warwick
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Speeding,
sludge top
concerns in
Eliz. Twp.
DIANE NIXDORF____________
Record Express Staff
For many Elizabeth Township
residents, safety has become a prim­ary
concern — particularly along
Keener Road and Snavely Mill Road.
According to a handful of local
citizens, who attended Monday
night’s supervisors meeting, speed­ing
is out of hand. And area roadways
are treacherous.
“There is no speed limit sign on
Keener Road,” said township resi­dent
Audrey Weik. “And people are
racing on it,” added her husband,
David.
Without signs, the Pennsylvania
State Police have been unable to
enforce speed limit restrictions.
“This is a common problem in the
township,” said Chairman Larry
Wiker, noting that he is aware of the
excessive speeds that some motorists
travel.
Kathy Adams, a resident of Snave­ly
Mill Road, told supervisors that
she is concerned about her children
as well as walkers and joggers.
Supervisors received petitions
from residents who live along both
roads requesting Watch Children and
25 mph speed limit signs.
Although there are presently two
old, rusted “Slow Children” signs on
Keener Road, Snavely Mill Road is
completely sign free.
After listening to the community
concerns, supervisors agreed to take
care of the “Watch Children” signs
immediately. The speed limit signs,
however, could pose more of a
problem.
According to Chairman Larry
Wiker, the process requires both a
speed limit ordinance and an engi­neering
study. And the issues gener­ally
start with the planning
commission.
Although the state police have told
residents to urge their supervisors to
pass an ordinance (rather than seek
the assistance of an engineering
firm), Wiker is hesistant to heed their
advice.
“The bottom line is they don’t
always enforce them,” said Wiker.
“We can put the signs up, but they’re
not necessarily going to be
effective.”
Wiker agreed to look into the issue
and talk to the state police before tak­ing
any action.
Although Long Lane residents
won the battle against sludge appli­cation
on the Myer/Darlington farm,
the issue is far from over. Residents
continue to fight Lititz Borough’s
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Photo by Connie Buckwaiter
Close to 200 people from Warwick Township and surrounding communities fill the community rooms at
the Lititz Community Center to listen to the Concerned Lititiz Citizen’s town meeting about Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart foes ra lly
fo r p e titio n k ic k -o ff
CONNIE BUCKWALTER
Record Express Staff
The Concerned Lititz Citizens
(CLC) kicked off their petition drive
to stop Wal-Mart with enthusiastic
support from the almost 200 people
who attended their town meeting
Monday night.
The meeting, which was held in
the Lititz Community Center, was
sponsored by CLC in hopes of get­ting
volunteers to collect signatures
for petitions that oppose the con­struction
of a 199,000-square-foot
Wal-Mart superstore off Route 501
in Warwick Township. The petitions
state that the individuals oppose the
Wal-Mart plans because of the
store’s potential impact on traffic.
Some estimates have predicted that
the store would add 20,000 daily car
trips to Route 501.
Thomas Eisemann, CLC member,
began the meeting by welcoming his
neighbors and explaining what Lititz
means to him.
“Ever since this (Wal-Mart plans)
have begun, I’ve done a lot of think­ing
about Lititz, about neighbors and
about neighborhoods,” he said.
“Lititz is a great place to live and it’s
because of the neighbors and the
quality of people.”
Eisemann questioned what kind of
neighbor a Wal-Mart superstore
would make. He discussed Wal-
Mart’s pricing strategics, labeling
policies and rapid expansion — say­ing
that the retailer builds new stores
Jessica Gildea passes around a basket to collect donations to help
CLC meet legal and other expenses.
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N ye, S e a c e le a d LPD
in r ig h t d ir e c tio n
DIANE NIXDORF____________
Record Express Staff
A close look at the Lititz police
officers will reveal a slight difference
in some of the uniforms. For the first
time in the history of the department,
two outstanding members of the
force are decorated with blue and red
sergeant stripes.
Up until two months ago, the Lititz
Police Department (LPD) never had
rank within its force - other than the
unofficial rank of seniority.
“We (the Lititz Police Officers
Association) wanted rank abouteight
years ago,” recalls Chief Douglas
Shertzer. “But council turned it
down.”
Fortunately, when negotiating the
last contract, borough council agreed
to promote one officer to sergeant.
But, Shertzer saw the need for two.
Based on a series of tests and inter­views
with the Civil Service Com­mission,
officers Nye and Seace out­ranked
the field of candidates and
were officially appointed to the new­ly
created positions at the borough
council meeting on May 12.
“It’s been tremendous so far,” said
Shertzer, noting that Seace and Nye
have been filling their new positions
for about two months.
Rather than handle all the admini­strative
tasks himself, Shertzer allo­cates
a good portion of the duties to
the sergeants. Some of their main
responsibilities include reviewing
and checking all reports submitted by
officers, conducting inspections of
personnel and equipment as often as
practical and checking on the atten­dance,
appearance and performance
of all patrol officers.
“They’re first line supervisors.
They lead the other officers and
promote team work,” said Shertzer.
“It gives me an extra set of eyes.”
With a significant load off his
back, Shertzer now has the time to
attend workshops and focus on spe­cific
improvements within the
department.
“I don’t look at myself as the head
of the police department,” said Shert­zer.
“There’s three of us.”
When making the majority of
decisions, Shertzer calls upon his
sergeants to join him in discussing
the issues and determining the final
outcome.
“Both men do fantastic work,”
said Shertzer. “This is long time
needed.”
•When Kerry Nye participated in
the criminal justice program with the
Explorers Post back in high school,
he knew immediately that he wanted
to pursue a career in law
enforcement.
“That’s when I made the decision
to become a police officer,” recalls
Nye. “I’m more of an outdoor person
Photo by Diane Nixdorf
Lititz Mayor Russell Pettyjohn (r) presents the official uniform stripes
to Sergeants Bill Seace (I) and Kerry Nye (c).
than an indoor person. I really like to
help people and try to make a
difference.”
Upon graduation from Eastern
Lebanon County High School in
1978, Nye entered the criminal jus­tice
program at Penn State University
(Berks Campus). In addition to his
classroom training, Nye completed a
12-week internship with the Lebanon
City Police and earned his associ­ate’s
degree in May of 1980.
Just two months later, he landed a
position with the Lititz Police
Department. Although Mount Joy
Borough also called him the same
day, he chose Lititz due to its solid
re p u ta tio n and small town
atmosphere.
And for the past 14 years, Nye has
been serving the community.
Regardless of the challenges encoun­tered,
he maintains a positive attitude
and treats people with respect.
“I’ve always been fair and hon­est,”
he said. “I treat people the way. I
like to be treated. I try to do things the
best I can.”
To stay abreast of the latest tech­niques,
Nye attends training semi­nars
and workshops on an annual
basis. Presently, he is a certified
Breathalyzer operator and speed
check operator an J is certified in fire
arms and PR 24 (night stick).
As a new sergeant, Nye carries
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