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T H E R E S S S E R V I N G T H E W A R W I C K A R E A F O R N E A R L Y A C E N T U R Y 98th Year ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1877, AS THE SUNBEAM ICONSOUDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD, 1937| Lititz, Lancaster County, PA 17543 Thursday, January 23,1975 10 CENTS A COPT; $4.00 PER YEAR BY MAIL WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 20 PAGES — No. 44 Zaititz R e c o rd E x p r e s s P h o to Benches, drainage, trees, and ground cover, and always the Peking Ducks in the little lake, are all items that get much concern and discussion at meetings of the Lititz Springs Park trustees. The wintry scene above was taken Monday at the entrance to the Park, where the flock of domestic Pekings meandered undaunted through the cold, cold stream. H o w R e a l l y R u n a P a r k ? By Peggy Frailey Ever wonder what goes on at a meeting of the Park trustees? Would you be surprised to know that their agendas range from ducks to drainage, cover bills and benches, trees and tables and „vc'vets,' -i ooihig and reorganization? Take it from a good source — the secretary, no less! — they do. According to Mrs. Winnie Walls, “There’s a labor of love for this little green acreage (Lititz Springs Park). (The trustees) grow in interest and devotion each year they serve.” “Perhaps it was the extended discussion concerning the Pekings in the Park (i.e. Peking ducks — domestic!) at the final meeting of last year,” Mrs. Walls said. “I know I was trying to keep track of a rather lengthy back and forth discussion of these multiplying ducks when George (K. Biemesderfer, Pretzel House Placed on Nat'f Historic Register The Pretzel House, museum at 219 E. Main St., has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. With the action, further alteration of the house by private owners or government bodies, or to the streets and sidewalks adjacent to the 191-year old building, is prohibited. Owners of the museum are Clyde and Barbara Tshudy. The Pretzel House is the borough’s first national site and one of 12 in Lancaster County. D o Y o u president) broke in by saying, ‘If the good townspeople could hear this discussion they might well wonder at the kind of business this board transacts!” “Or perhaps it was Treasurer Richard Boose’s surprise to find that a local institutional officer had no idea as to the park, ownership, maintenance, etc. that touched this off,” she added. In any event, the trustees wanted it all written down so that the townspeople would know what is going on, and write it down Mrs. Walls did, in such an entertaining fashion that much of this article about the Park and its “keepers” will be in her own words, many of them direct from minutes of board meetings. We’ll insert a little background information on the Park here — its incorporation in 1957 established the fact that the Park is governed by 12 representatives from the church-community area of Lititz. At present, nine members represent local churches, three are members-at-large. They meet every month in the board room of Wilbur Chocolate Company, their meetings averaging about two hours or so, the trustees “often stepping over into the park to investigate current problems firsthand, spot v an d a lism , in v e stig a te algae, trash, park a ttendance, weeds, etc.,” Mrs. Walls said. “In addition, there are continual special committee meetings buildings and grounds, capital improvements, finance, amplification, and — big event Water on Boro Council Agenda Toes. Water for Warwick Township, a Rec Center request to take over management of the borough swimming pools, and the question of paving Frey Lane, in the east part of the borough, will all be on Boro Council’s agenda Tuesday night. C o u n c ilm a n Dona ld Stauffer stated last month that he would fill Council chambers with local citizens opposed to selling water to W a rw ic k T o w n s h ip . Members of the local env iro nm en ta l advisory committee have also stated they will attend to discuss the issue. “I have no idea what’s going to happen - 1 wouldn’t even hazard a guess,” Boro Manager David Anderson said this week. Regarding Frey Lane, Anderson said he estimates it will cost between $6,000 and $7,000 to pave the alley. Some residents of that area petitioned Council last month to build the lane, but Council said usual procedure in the borough is for residents themselves to pay for construction. The Rec Center request to take over management of the swimming pools, leaving financial responsibility with Boro Council, was tabled from last month, to give Councilmen a chance to study the proposal submitted. of the year — Fourth of July.” “It wouldn’t be fair to concentrate on the money subjects,” Mrs. Walls said, “but the truth is, for this acreage care and maintenance, that is the key factor.” The one main source of income is the July Fourth celebration, she explained. As per a trust agreement, it is the one day of the year when the Park is permitted to be closed with admission by fee only. “And even the largest of July 4th revenues did not cover the repairs and ground maintenance for that year,” Mrs. Walls said. “So, God bless all those contributions — from the borough, service clubs, pavilion, etc. rentals, and individual donations of time and effort.” To the best of her knowledge, she said, the worst disaster occurred when Hurricane Agnes stormed through the Park, resulting in over $12,000 worth of damage. “The trustees were out there in their boots (one brought his tractor) for days,” she said. “Of course the maintenance account never had $12,000, so the trustees banded together to obtain a Small Business Loan — and it really took ‘banding,’” she added. “ The P a rk ,” she explained, “is not ‘private,’ neither is it ‘public’ — but it is a non-profit and therein lies a long story. The short ending is,” she went on, “that all signed papers, and two trustees and their wives signed as ‘collateral’ so that the Park could receive the loap. They are now on their last year of repayment of the $10,000 which SBA allowed.” “In short, she said, “the Park absorbed a $2,000 lose — it has grown past that figure, for many more trees were ‘puddled’ (drowned) since the initial report was filed.” “And,” she added, “what’s a Park without trees!” “Certainly, it’s no secret that the trustees try to have a member on the board — or closely related to its membership — who is an expert in the area of trees, shrubs, ground cover, other plantings’ feeding and care,” she said. “There is algae control, trout stocking, and of course, those Peking Ducks!” she went on. I Continued on Page 18] In This Issue Business Directory 16 Church News 14 Classified Ads 18,19 Editorial Page 4 Sports Section 6,7,8 Women’s 12 School Subsidies Late, Warwick May Have to Borrow Money in March Warwick is one of many school districts in the state that will be feeling a financial pinch, and may have to borrow money, if the governor and auditor-general don’t settle a dispute they are having in time to release school subsidies due in February. Latest word, according to superintendent, Dr. H. Dale Winger, is that only 80 percent of the February payments will be made to school districts, which will mean Warwick will be out $84,400. Under the old system of paying subsidies to school districts, the state made payments quarterly. Warwick would have received $350,000 each quarter under that system. However, a new bill, passed in June, revised the method to three payments a year, 30 percent in October, 30 percent in February, and 40 percent in June. Under the old system, Warwick would have received $1,050,000 by this time, Dr. Winger said. Under the new one, Warwick should have $844,000 at this time. By the end of March, Warwick will be short $206,000 plus the 20 percent of February’s payment that it won’t be getting, he said. This amounts to $290,400 less in subsidies over this time last year, Dr. Winger said. And if February’s payment doesn’t come through in full by the end of February, the district is going to have to tap local funds or borrow money to make it through March, he said. Simply stated, the dispute between the governor and auditor-general is that the governor wants to float a tax anticipation note and the auditor-general says the state doesn’t need that much money, Dr. Winger said. Meanwhile, the state doesn’t have the money to make its payments to school districts, he said. “All districts are in trouble,” he said. The Warwick Board voted to send letters of protest to both the governor and auditor-general. Coming Next Week 3 BIG DAYS TO SAVE DURING RED TAG DAYS (JAN. 30, JAN. 31 and FEB. I ) 1 All the Things That Make RED TAG DAYS Special are in store for next week; SAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE AREA FREE PARKING AND . . . A SPECIAL $150 GIVEAWAY SPONSORED BY THE LITITZ RETAILERS ASSN. WATCH THE RECORD EXPRESS FOR DETAILS NEXT WEEK Don’t Want ‘Building Boom' Local Ecologists to Protest Some Parts Of Sewer Expansion At least two local ecology-related organizations will be speaking out tonight (Thursday) against certain aspects of the planned expansion of Lititz’ sewer treatment plant. The Lititz Sewer Authority will be holding a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Boro Hall to discuss the proposed expansion. The Lititz Sportsmen’s Association formed a policy committee earlier this week to draw up a report to present tonight, and representatives from the Lititz Area Environmental Advisory Committee will be on hand with a few ojections to engineers’ reports on the proposed expansion. Spokesmen from both groups told the Record- Express this week that their members are not opposed to the planned expansion per se, but rather to some of the effects they think it will have on the ecology of the area. “We feel it (expansion) will bring about a building boom in the area, which we don’t need,” Ray Rudy from the Sportsmen’s group said. Rudy will be present tonight to present his organization’s views. “We’re also worried about the borough’s water supply, if the plant is expanded,” Rudy said. “We’re not questioning the expansion of the plant, but rather its expansion into Warwick Township,” he said. He said the Sportsmen were also concerned about the fact that the borough is “hesitant” to use nitrate and phosphate dissolvents in sewage treatment. “A certain percentage of these won’t harm the stream,” he said, but added that the Sportsmen feel the borough may be going “overboard” on this under the planned expansion. Under the engineer’s proposals for the expansion, nitrates and phosphates are expected to “settle out” with no other treatment. The Department of Environmental Resources has agreed to go along with this “non-treatment” for a trial period. Phil McCloud, vice-president of the Env iro nm en ta l Advisory Committee, who will be representing his group tonight, said the committee “may question” this proposal about nitrates and phosphates. Noting that the tertiary (three stage) treatment plan is a “good one,” McCloud said the borough may however “have a problem” with its phosphates and nitrates under the proposal. The main objection the environmental committee has to the proposed expansion, McCloud said, is the growth that may develop from it, especially in the watershed area. “We don’t encourage development of this,” he said. (This is an area west of the borough, in which the Stoltzfus development is believed to lie.) “We’re afraid of a boom town,” McCloud said. “We’re hoping we can tone down some of the areas. We will recommend that lines go to developed areas, but that hookups be limited from then on,” he said. McCloud said his committee is also hoping that if there are no sewer and water lines, there will be no more development in certain areas. “We want to convince them (Sewer Authority) of this,” he said. “We’re not too wild about lines going out Route 501 north, either,” McCloud said. “We’re afraid this may turn into another Route 30.” “I think we should have the best treatment plant money can buy,” McCloud added. “We’re pleased with the present plant, and if the expanded one is run as well as the present plant, it will be good,” he said. Contractors 'Hungry’ for Jobs Bids on Lititz Elementary Reflect Shortage of Work Twelve general contractors submitted bids for renovation of the Lititz E lem e n ta r y b u ild in g Tuesday night, and 26 other bids were submitted for various phases of thé ren o v atio n , including plumbing, heating, and electrical work. An unofficial tabulation of the bids showed that they came within $1,000 of the estimated $800,000 that the school district had projected for the first phase of the renovation project. Fred Shenk, architect, and superintendent, Dr. H. Dale Winger, both said they were “very pleased” with the results of the bids, noting that various alternatives on the specs could well mean that actual costs will be even lower than they appeared Tuesday night. The Board will hold a special meeting Monday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. to award bids. “Obvious” low bidders at this time are Wickersham, Inc., Lancaster, for the general contract; Harry A. Ressler for the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contract; Zimmerman & Bitts, plumbing; and John E. Fullerton, Inc., electrical. Shenk said the number of contractors bidding on the project are a reflection of the “job shortages” contractors are facing now. He said that normally, he would expect about six bids from general contractors. One contractor, asked by this reporter whether he considered the renovation a “good job” to get, replied: “Any job is a good one now - there’s nothing to bid on.” He admitted that if economic conditions were better, the Lititz Elementary job would not be such a “good” job, noting that there was “too much remodeling involved” to make it attractive to contractors. He said that the bids reflected the high wages that contractors have to pay laborers on any project that involves federal money, which the local project does. He said that he ordinarily pays his laborers $6.50 an hour, but since this project involves government money, specs require he pay $10 an hour for comparable work. The 12 base bids from general contractors ranged from Wickersham’s apparent low one of $298,500 to one for $354,033 from Diller Plank, Jnc. Most were above the $300,000 mark. All included alternates that may change the base bid figures. Bids for heating, ventilating and air conditioning ranged from Ressler’s $308,725 to a high bid of $629,000 from GAR Corp. Bids for plumbing ran from Zimmerman & Bitts’ low $80,000 to a high of $130,000 from E. H. Gochnauer. Electrical contractors’ bids ranged from Fullerton’s $122,500 to a high bid of $189,750 from Roy S. Reidenbaugh. About 50 persons attended the meeting, most of them contractors waiting to hear the results of the bid opening. Boro Gets Court Order On Enck Zoning Case The borough was served with an order Tuesday afternoon from Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, stating that Boro Manager David Anderson must inform the court within 20 days why he will not issue an occupancy permit to Carl Enck for a rooming house on South Broad Street. If the writ is not answered, Anderson explained, the court may enter a default verdict against the borough. Enck has appealed a Lititz Zoning Board decision that he is in violation of the Zoning code by operating a rooming house in a former grocery store. He was earlier granted a building permit for an apartment in the building, but was charged with a violation of this when George Steedle, who was then borough manager, maintained that Enck had put in a rooming house, not an apartment. Enck’s appeal is based in part on the fact that the Zoning Board decided against him in a private caucus during a hearing. Enck maintains this was in violation of the state’s new Sunshine Law, which states that all governing bodies must conduct all business and make all formal decisions in public. On this basis, he maintains that the Zoning Board’s decision was unlawful and void. Anderson explained that the courts must now decide whether zoning hearing boards are legislative or judicial bodies. If they are decreed legislative bodies, then they will be subject to the Sunshine Law, Anderson said.
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Full Text | T H E R E S S S E R V I N G T H E W A R W I C K A R E A F O R N E A R L Y A C E N T U R Y 98th Year ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1877, AS THE SUNBEAM ICONSOUDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD, 1937| Lititz, Lancaster County, PA 17543 Thursday, January 23,1975 10 CENTS A COPT; $4.00 PER YEAR BY MAIL WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 20 PAGES — No. 44 Zaititz R e c o rd E x p r e s s P h o to Benches, drainage, trees, and ground cover, and always the Peking Ducks in the little lake, are all items that get much concern and discussion at meetings of the Lititz Springs Park trustees. The wintry scene above was taken Monday at the entrance to the Park, where the flock of domestic Pekings meandered undaunted through the cold, cold stream. H o w R e a l l y R u n a P a r k ? By Peggy Frailey Ever wonder what goes on at a meeting of the Park trustees? Would you be surprised to know that their agendas range from ducks to drainage, cover bills and benches, trees and tables and „vc'vets,' -i ooihig and reorganization? Take it from a good source — the secretary, no less! — they do. According to Mrs. Winnie Walls, “There’s a labor of love for this little green acreage (Lititz Springs Park). (The trustees) grow in interest and devotion each year they serve.” “Perhaps it was the extended discussion concerning the Pekings in the Park (i.e. Peking ducks — domestic!) at the final meeting of last year,” Mrs. Walls said. “I know I was trying to keep track of a rather lengthy back and forth discussion of these multiplying ducks when George (K. Biemesderfer, Pretzel House Placed on Nat'f Historic Register The Pretzel House, museum at 219 E. Main St., has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. With the action, further alteration of the house by private owners or government bodies, or to the streets and sidewalks adjacent to the 191-year old building, is prohibited. Owners of the museum are Clyde and Barbara Tshudy. The Pretzel House is the borough’s first national site and one of 12 in Lancaster County. D o Y o u president) broke in by saying, ‘If the good townspeople could hear this discussion they might well wonder at the kind of business this board transacts!” “Or perhaps it was Treasurer Richard Boose’s surprise to find that a local institutional officer had no idea as to the park, ownership, maintenance, etc. that touched this off,” she added. In any event, the trustees wanted it all written down so that the townspeople would know what is going on, and write it down Mrs. Walls did, in such an entertaining fashion that much of this article about the Park and its “keepers” will be in her own words, many of them direct from minutes of board meetings. We’ll insert a little background information on the Park here — its incorporation in 1957 established the fact that the Park is governed by 12 representatives from the church-community area of Lititz. At present, nine members represent local churches, three are members-at-large. They meet every month in the board room of Wilbur Chocolate Company, their meetings averaging about two hours or so, the trustees “often stepping over into the park to investigate current problems firsthand, spot v an d a lism , in v e stig a te algae, trash, park a ttendance, weeds, etc.,” Mrs. Walls said. “In addition, there are continual special committee meetings buildings and grounds, capital improvements, finance, amplification, and — big event Water on Boro Council Agenda Toes. Water for Warwick Township, a Rec Center request to take over management of the borough swimming pools, and the question of paving Frey Lane, in the east part of the borough, will all be on Boro Council’s agenda Tuesday night. C o u n c ilm a n Dona ld Stauffer stated last month that he would fill Council chambers with local citizens opposed to selling water to W a rw ic k T o w n s h ip . Members of the local env iro nm en ta l advisory committee have also stated they will attend to discuss the issue. “I have no idea what’s going to happen - 1 wouldn’t even hazard a guess,” Boro Manager David Anderson said this week. Regarding Frey Lane, Anderson said he estimates it will cost between $6,000 and $7,000 to pave the alley. Some residents of that area petitioned Council last month to build the lane, but Council said usual procedure in the borough is for residents themselves to pay for construction. The Rec Center request to take over management of the swimming pools, leaving financial responsibility with Boro Council, was tabled from last month, to give Councilmen a chance to study the proposal submitted. of the year — Fourth of July.” “It wouldn’t be fair to concentrate on the money subjects,” Mrs. Walls said, “but the truth is, for this acreage care and maintenance, that is the key factor.” The one main source of income is the July Fourth celebration, she explained. As per a trust agreement, it is the one day of the year when the Park is permitted to be closed with admission by fee only. “And even the largest of July 4th revenues did not cover the repairs and ground maintenance for that year,” Mrs. Walls said. “So, God bless all those contributions — from the borough, service clubs, pavilion, etc. rentals, and individual donations of time and effort.” To the best of her knowledge, she said, the worst disaster occurred when Hurricane Agnes stormed through the Park, resulting in over $12,000 worth of damage. “The trustees were out there in their boots (one brought his tractor) for days,” she said. “Of course the maintenance account never had $12,000, so the trustees banded together to obtain a Small Business Loan — and it really took ‘banding,’” she added. “ The P a rk ,” she explained, “is not ‘private,’ neither is it ‘public’ — but it is a non-profit and therein lies a long story. The short ending is,” she went on, “that all signed papers, and two trustees and their wives signed as ‘collateral’ so that the Park could receive the loap. They are now on their last year of repayment of the $10,000 which SBA allowed.” “In short, she said, “the Park absorbed a $2,000 lose — it has grown past that figure, for many more trees were ‘puddled’ (drowned) since the initial report was filed.” “And,” she added, “what’s a Park without trees!” “Certainly, it’s no secret that the trustees try to have a member on the board — or closely related to its membership — who is an expert in the area of trees, shrubs, ground cover, other plantings’ feeding and care,” she said. “There is algae control, trout stocking, and of course, those Peking Ducks!” she went on. I Continued on Page 18] In This Issue Business Directory 16 Church News 14 Classified Ads 18,19 Editorial Page 4 Sports Section 6,7,8 Women’s 12 School Subsidies Late, Warwick May Have to Borrow Money in March Warwick is one of many school districts in the state that will be feeling a financial pinch, and may have to borrow money, if the governor and auditor-general don’t settle a dispute they are having in time to release school subsidies due in February. Latest word, according to superintendent, Dr. H. Dale Winger, is that only 80 percent of the February payments will be made to school districts, which will mean Warwick will be out $84,400. Under the old system of paying subsidies to school districts, the state made payments quarterly. Warwick would have received $350,000 each quarter under that system. However, a new bill, passed in June, revised the method to three payments a year, 30 percent in October, 30 percent in February, and 40 percent in June. Under the old system, Warwick would have received $1,050,000 by this time, Dr. Winger said. Under the new one, Warwick should have $844,000 at this time. By the end of March, Warwick will be short $206,000 plus the 20 percent of February’s payment that it won’t be getting, he said. This amounts to $290,400 less in subsidies over this time last year, Dr. Winger said. And if February’s payment doesn’t come through in full by the end of February, the district is going to have to tap local funds or borrow money to make it through March, he said. Simply stated, the dispute between the governor and auditor-general is that the governor wants to float a tax anticipation note and the auditor-general says the state doesn’t need that much money, Dr. Winger said. Meanwhile, the state doesn’t have the money to make its payments to school districts, he said. “All districts are in trouble,” he said. The Warwick Board voted to send letters of protest to both the governor and auditor-general. Coming Next Week 3 BIG DAYS TO SAVE DURING RED TAG DAYS (JAN. 30, JAN. 31 and FEB. I ) 1 All the Things That Make RED TAG DAYS Special are in store for next week; SAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE AREA FREE PARKING AND . . . A SPECIAL $150 GIVEAWAY SPONSORED BY THE LITITZ RETAILERS ASSN. WATCH THE RECORD EXPRESS FOR DETAILS NEXT WEEK Don’t Want ‘Building Boom' Local Ecologists to Protest Some Parts Of Sewer Expansion At least two local ecology-related organizations will be speaking out tonight (Thursday) against certain aspects of the planned expansion of Lititz’ sewer treatment plant. The Lititz Sewer Authority will be holding a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Boro Hall to discuss the proposed expansion. The Lititz Sportsmen’s Association formed a policy committee earlier this week to draw up a report to present tonight, and representatives from the Lititz Area Environmental Advisory Committee will be on hand with a few ojections to engineers’ reports on the proposed expansion. Spokesmen from both groups told the Record- Express this week that their members are not opposed to the planned expansion per se, but rather to some of the effects they think it will have on the ecology of the area. “We feel it (expansion) will bring about a building boom in the area, which we don’t need,” Ray Rudy from the Sportsmen’s group said. Rudy will be present tonight to present his organization’s views. “We’re also worried about the borough’s water supply, if the plant is expanded,” Rudy said. “We’re not questioning the expansion of the plant, but rather its expansion into Warwick Township,” he said. He said the Sportsmen were also concerned about the fact that the borough is “hesitant” to use nitrate and phosphate dissolvents in sewage treatment. “A certain percentage of these won’t harm the stream,” he said, but added that the Sportsmen feel the borough may be going “overboard” on this under the planned expansion. Under the engineer’s proposals for the expansion, nitrates and phosphates are expected to “settle out” with no other treatment. The Department of Environmental Resources has agreed to go along with this “non-treatment” for a trial period. Phil McCloud, vice-president of the Env iro nm en ta l Advisory Committee, who will be representing his group tonight, said the committee “may question” this proposal about nitrates and phosphates. Noting that the tertiary (three stage) treatment plan is a “good one,” McCloud said the borough may however “have a problem” with its phosphates and nitrates under the proposal. The main objection the environmental committee has to the proposed expansion, McCloud said, is the growth that may develop from it, especially in the watershed area. “We don’t encourage development of this,” he said. (This is an area west of the borough, in which the Stoltzfus development is believed to lie.) “We’re afraid of a boom town,” McCloud said. “We’re hoping we can tone down some of the areas. We will recommend that lines go to developed areas, but that hookups be limited from then on,” he said. McCloud said his committee is also hoping that if there are no sewer and water lines, there will be no more development in certain areas. “We want to convince them (Sewer Authority) of this,” he said. “We’re not too wild about lines going out Route 501 north, either,” McCloud said. “We’re afraid this may turn into another Route 30.” “I think we should have the best treatment plant money can buy,” McCloud added. “We’re pleased with the present plant, and if the expanded one is run as well as the present plant, it will be good,” he said. Contractors 'Hungry’ for Jobs Bids on Lititz Elementary Reflect Shortage of Work Twelve general contractors submitted bids for renovation of the Lititz E lem e n ta r y b u ild in g Tuesday night, and 26 other bids were submitted for various phases of thé ren o v atio n , including plumbing, heating, and electrical work. An unofficial tabulation of the bids showed that they came within $1,000 of the estimated $800,000 that the school district had projected for the first phase of the renovation project. Fred Shenk, architect, and superintendent, Dr. H. Dale Winger, both said they were “very pleased” with the results of the bids, noting that various alternatives on the specs could well mean that actual costs will be even lower than they appeared Tuesday night. The Board will hold a special meeting Monday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. to award bids. “Obvious” low bidders at this time are Wickersham, Inc., Lancaster, for the general contract; Harry A. Ressler for the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contract; Zimmerman & Bitts, plumbing; and John E. Fullerton, Inc., electrical. Shenk said the number of contractors bidding on the project are a reflection of the “job shortages” contractors are facing now. He said that normally, he would expect about six bids from general contractors. One contractor, asked by this reporter whether he considered the renovation a “good job” to get, replied: “Any job is a good one now - there’s nothing to bid on.” He admitted that if economic conditions were better, the Lititz Elementary job would not be such a “good” job, noting that there was “too much remodeling involved” to make it attractive to contractors. He said that the bids reflected the high wages that contractors have to pay laborers on any project that involves federal money, which the local project does. He said that he ordinarily pays his laborers $6.50 an hour, but since this project involves government money, specs require he pay $10 an hour for comparable work. The 12 base bids from general contractors ranged from Wickersham’s apparent low one of $298,500 to one for $354,033 from Diller Plank, Jnc. Most were above the $300,000 mark. All included alternates that may change the base bid figures. Bids for heating, ventilating and air conditioning ranged from Ressler’s $308,725 to a high bid of $629,000 from GAR Corp. Bids for plumbing ran from Zimmerman & Bitts’ low $80,000 to a high of $130,000 from E. H. Gochnauer. Electrical contractors’ bids ranged from Fullerton’s $122,500 to a high bid of $189,750 from Roy S. Reidenbaugh. About 50 persons attended the meeting, most of them contractors waiting to hear the results of the bid opening. Boro Gets Court Order On Enck Zoning Case The borough was served with an order Tuesday afternoon from Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, stating that Boro Manager David Anderson must inform the court within 20 days why he will not issue an occupancy permit to Carl Enck for a rooming house on South Broad Street. If the writ is not answered, Anderson explained, the court may enter a default verdict against the borough. Enck has appealed a Lititz Zoning Board decision that he is in violation of the Zoning code by operating a rooming house in a former grocery store. He was earlier granted a building permit for an apartment in the building, but was charged with a violation of this when George Steedle, who was then borough manager, maintained that Enck had put in a rooming house, not an apartment. Enck’s appeal is based in part on the fact that the Zoning Board decided against him in a private caucus during a hearing. Enck maintains this was in violation of the state’s new Sunshine Law, which states that all governing bodies must conduct all business and make all formal decisions in public. On this basis, he maintains that the Zoning Board’s decision was unlawful and void. Anderson explained that the courts must now decide whether zoning hearing boards are legislative or judicial bodies. If they are decreed legislative bodies, then they will be subject to the Sunshine Law, Anderson said. |
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