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C h r i s t m a s D e c o r a t i o n s I n T h e S q u a r e
This watercolor was done by local artist Bill Young. It depicts the Christmas decorations in the square in
Lititz around 1917. If you note the horse and buggy and the car in the painting you will see that there was
very little traffic at that time and people parked as they pleased.
The painting is now on display at Bingeman's Restaurant.
Rate Remains At 7 M ills
No Tax Increase For Warwick
The Warwick Township
Board of Supervisors held a
final proposed 1980 budget
hearing last Thursday night.
There being no citizen input
into the proposed use of
Federal Revenue Funds or
questions concerning the
budget, the supervisors
unanimously adopted a
$457,020 budget for 1980.
There will be no increase
in the 7 mill real estate tax.
They also voted to hold the
per capita tax rate for
persons 18 years of age and
older at $10.
Valley View
Heights II
A discussion concerning
the development of Valley
View Heights II was held by
the supervisors at the
request of Mr. Paul Zim­merman
and his son and Mr.
Garth Becker, who was
representing the Zim­mermans.
Problems concerning
drainage, proposed roads
and grades of roads,
easements, setback lines,
sewerage, water retention
basins and other problems
relating to the subdivision
were taken into con­sideration
and resolved
satisfactorily to all parties
concerned.
Other Business
In other business, the
supervisors:
* announced that the
Department of T ran ­sportation
had approved a
request for the township to
hire a consultant to inspect
bridges and roads;
* approved a motion that
the property tax be com­puted
by the county;
* established fees to plow
and cinder undedicated
streets;
* adopted Road and Street
Ordinance #54 as advertised.
The ordinance became ef­fective
Tuesday.
* adopted Resolution 12-13-
1 which states that the
township will not withhold
any contributions for the
Police Pension Fund from
the Warwick Township
police paychecks for 1980;
* set a fee of $10 for
Warwick Township Sub­division
Ordinance books;
* voted to audit all
township funds for Federal
Revenue Sharing Funds
purposes and to hire Miller &
Miller to do a CPA audit as
required for 1980;
* read a letter from the
Lancaster County Planning
Commission regarding
Manhe im T ow n sh ip ’s
proposed new rezoning. This
proposed rezoning will affect
some land now zoned R2 in
Warwick Township.
Public Works Report
The director of public
works announced that all
snow fence has been put up.
He also announced that
Township
approximately $400 worth of
street signs were installed
(This cost only includes the
price of the signs, not the
fittings). It was also an­nounced
that the township
took its right-of-way on
Rabbit Hill Road.
Zoning Officer
The zoning officer
reported that 10 permits
were issued in December for
a total of $383,000. There
were 119 permits issued this
year which includes 56 new
residences for a total of
$15,061,050 ($11 million of
this figure is the new sewer
t r e a tm e n t p la n t) .
Sewage Report
The sewage officer
reported three perc tests and
seven permits.
Police Report
The Warwick Township
Police reported 78 com­plaints;
two arrests for
felony or misdemeanor; 37
motor vehicle operator
arrests; 16 accident in­vestigations;
one stray dog;
five assists to other police
departments; two hearings
attended; four hours spent in
county court; seven thefts;
one burglary; two drunken
driving; and 10 minor
drinking violations.
The police had 1,059 calls
and worked a total of 744
hours. They put 6,631 miles
on the police cars.
Early Deadlines
B e c a u s e of th e
Christmas and New
Y e a r h o lid a y s ,
deadlines for news and
advertising will be
earlier for the Record
Express issues of Dec.
27 and Jan. 3.
Advertising deadline
for the Dec. 27 issue is
noon, Monday, Dec. 24;
for the Jan. 3 issues the
deadline is noon,
Monday, Dec. 31.
The deadlines for
correspondent copy and
all news are 5 p.m.
Friday, Dec, 21 and 28.
LAST CHANCE TO
VISIT SANTA . . .
SANTA'S /
CASTLE
HOURS:
THURS.
& FRI.
DEC. 20
& 2 1
5 PM to 8 PM
SAT.,
1 DEC. 22
\ 10 AM to 3 PM
On Dec. 2 2 n d \ * • ^
Santa Will Return
| To The North Pole
1 To Prepare For His
| Christmas Eve
‘ Journey!
V
Santa's Castle Is Located
On Sturgis Lane
In Downtown Lititz.
One Mill Property Tax Increase
Lititz Borough Council
To Adopt Budget Dec. 26
Borough Council will vote
on the 1980 Lititz Borough
budget on Dec. 26.
The proposed 1980 budget
of $620,121 has been on public
view in Borough Hall since
Dec. 10. To date, no resident
has come in to study the
budget and sign the attached
card.
The rev ised budget
represents an increase of
$34,941 over the 1979 budget.
Most of this proposed in­crease
results from wäge
hikes averaging 8 percent,
higher costs of materials and
a shortfall of $15,000 from
real estate transfer taxes.
To make up the budget
deficit, Council is proposing
a new occupation tax of $10
applicable to all residents
who are employed either in
or out of the borough and a
one mill increase in the real
estate tax. Parking meter
rates will be increased from
five cents an hour to ten
cents an hour, although a
Resigns As Administrator
Of Moravian Manor
The Board of Trustees of
Moravian Manor, Inc.,
announced today that the
B o a rd re c e iv e d th e
resignation of Burr W.
Beard, N.H.A., as Ad­ministrator
of Moravian
M an o r, a fu ll- c a r e
retirement facility in Lititz
which is sponsored by the
Eastern District of the
Moravian Church in
America.
which he has helped to a professional nature on a
develop. consulting basis by Mr.
Beginning January 1 and Ralph Perkins, formerly
until the new administrator A dm in istra to r of the
takes office, Mr. Jack S. Hospital of the. University of
Watson, a member of the P e n n s y lv a n ia a t
Manor Board, will serve as Philadelphia and an Ad-
Interim Administrator. He visory Member of the Board
will be assisted in matters of of Trustees.
Two Lititz Youths
nickel may still be used for
one-half hour on the meter.
The new occupation tax is
expected to bring in about
$30,000, while the one mill
real estate tax, up to 24 mills
from 23, is expected to bring
in about $10,000. Expected
parking revenues should
amount to about $3,500.
In an interview Monday
with Karen Koncle, Borough
office manager, and Curtis
Amidon, assistant officer
manager, the Lititz Record
Express inquired into the
proposed increases, par-
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In This Issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Social 10,11
Classified 13,14,15,
Church 26
Business Directory 28
Killed
Mr. Beard’s resignation
was accepted with regret
and will become effective
December 31, 1979. He has
served as Administrator of
the Manor since it was
established in 1975.
During his tenure the main
facility was erected, which
accommodates 49 residents
and 52 nursing guests, along
with sixteen cottages
providing independent living
on Moravian Avenue ad­joining
the main facility.
Because of this close
association with all that has
taken place at Moravian
Manor since its inception,
Mr. Beard was requested,
and has kindly agreed, to
serve as a consultant for a
period of two years, par­ticularly
in connection with
the proposed expansion of
the health care facility
Sunday in
Two Lititz youths died
Sunday after an early-morning
accident in which
their car sideswiped a utility
pole, went down an em- &§£■■
bankment and struck two ;
trees on the Lititz Pike, just
south of Meadow Lane.
Fatally injuried in the 2:37
a.m. accident were: jN
Mark A. Shuey, 18, of 237
Lancaster Ave., Lititz.
Daniel Lee Lynn, 19, of 321
W. 28th Division Highway,
the driver of the car.
One-Car Crash
Daniel L. Lynn
Shuey, born in Lancaster,
was the son of Perry C.
Shuey, Lititz, and Betty
Griffith Shuey, Kirkwood.
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Both were taken to the
Lancaster General Hospital,
where neither regained
consciousness. Investigating
officer John Trusz said the
northbound car, driven by
Mark A. Shuey
Lynn, failed to negotiate a
left-turn curve in the road.
Both teenagers were 1979
graduates of Warwick High
School.
'Santa Claus’ Walker Visits Audubon Villa
Congressman Bob “ Santa Claus” Walker chats are Lee Rothrock- Congressman Walker, Lillian
with the guest of Audubon Villa during their annual B°yd- Elsie Kellenberger and Aaron Wissler.
Christmas party Sunday evening. From left to right