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THE RESS SER 1 l\C THE WARWICK AREA FOR MORE 7H A \ A CE.XTl:RY 109th Year ESTABLISHED APRIL 1 877 AS THE SUNBEAM CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD 1937 Lititz. Lancaster County PA, 17543. Thursday, February 6,1986 25 CENTS A COPY. $8.50 PtR YEAR BY MAIL WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 28 Pages-N®. 44 Six individuals and the BMX track earn Distinguished Service Awards An educator, a firefighter, a religious leader, a young woman, a citizen, a fitness leader and a community organization were all honored recently for their contributions to the local community at the annual Distinguished Service Awards Banquet. The banquet and awards ceremony was sponsored by the Lititz Area Jaycees and the Lititz Women of Today. The award winners were: Craig A. Young, Outstanding Young Firefighter; Sonia M. Shaner, Outstanding Young Educator; James Metzler, O u ts ta n d in g Young Religious Leader. Also, Keith W. Parke, Outstanding Young Fitness Leader; Dana G. King, » 1 1 1 Keith Parke Kristina Taylor Dana King Outstanding Young Citizen; Kristina L. Taylor, Outstanding Young Woman; and The LRC BMX Raceway, the Distinguished Service Award. The winners were chosen from nominees submitted from the community last fall. O u ts ta n d in g Young Firefighter Craig A. Young, 31, a captain in the Rothsville Fire Company, was named the Outstanding Young Firefighter. Young, a resident of 2020 Main St., Rothsville, joined the Rothsville Fire Company as a junior firefighter at the age of 12. Over the years he com-p le te d in n um e ra b le firefighting courses as he advanced through the leadership ranks in the fire company. f Young has also been $ member of the Rothsville Ambulance Association, where he served as an em e rg en cy m ed ic a l technician for 10 years. A member of the Salem United Methodist Churclv he has served that congregation in a number of capacities. Young is employed as a dock worker for Yellow (Turn to Page 12) Community continues to pull together in fund-raising efforts for Ron Metzler by Bonnie Szymanski Community projec ts continue to proliferate, as residents create unique fund-raisers to benefit the Ron Metzler Hospitalization Fund. Following Ron’s bone marrow transplant to combat aplastic anemia and a hospital stay of a month at the Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, bills have been mounting and it won’t be long until they surpass the $100,000 mark, according to Ron’s father, Richard Metzler. At the Warwick Middle School, the student council is sponsoring a carnation sale to support the fund. Under the direction of Christine Green, middle school guidance counselor, council members took orders all this week for the flowers, which are to be delivered on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. Ron’s sister, Dorothy, is an eighth grade student at the middle school. At the high school, where Ron is a member of the junior class, the Varsity Club in cooperation with the junior class, is sponsoring a dance following Friday night’s Varsity basketball game with Cocalico at home. Proceeds from the Ron Metzler Fund-Raising Dance will go to help cover the cost of his medical expenses, said a school spokesman. Neighbors of Hilltop Manor, a housing development along Snyder Hill Road, recently held a plastic party plan in-home fund-raiser, which netted $765 in both donations and sales, with all monies going to the Metzler fund. The Brun-Lex Lions Club is selling tickets for a ham drawing to be held on March 8 during a club-sponsored breakfast at the Brun-nerville Fire Hall. Proceeds from the breakfast will also be d o n a ted to the hospitalization fund. The public is invited. A visit from Dad Richard Metzler stopped in at the Record office this week, the day before he was to drive back to Pittsburgh to be with his son. HE said Ron’s visit home last weekend was marred by the fact that his brother, Bobby, had a cold, which kept Ron from visiting his own home, sleeping in his own bed. Because of his weakened immune system, Ron must stay away from people with colds, flu and other tran-smittable diseases. He did drive all tne way from Pittsburgh to Lititz and back, though said his father. A good sign. Recently Ron’s white blood count dropped back to a low 1500. But, in a relatively short period of time, the count jumped back to 1800, added Metzler, noting that his son’s hemoglobin count (red blood cells) is also on the rise. Another good sign. Metzler says his visits with Ron are mainly to keep him company and to help him when he gets tired. His doctors have told him to stay inside during cold weather, but when the sun comes out and temperatures rise, he takes short walks around the neighborhood where he is living while an outpatient at Montefiore Hospital. Studies have begun again for Ron, with a tutor scheduled to visit him during the evenings to help him maintain his junior class standing. Metzler said he got his first doctor/hospital bill this month. $78,000. That includes $4,000 for Shirley (Ron’s sister, who donated the bone marrow for her brother’s transplant), and $74,000 for Ron. Last week’s check on the hospitalization fund account at Farmers First Bank showed a total of about $2,500. That figure was updated this week by Rev. Tropp, who said there is now $6,475 in the account. Following the this week’s fund-raisers and future fundraisers, the total is certain to rise, but, in all probability, not fast enough or high enough. Barb Gingrich Singer, the marathon runner who is running on Feb. 23 from York to Lancaster in the Marathon of the Roses is still taking pledges for her run, all of which will be donated to the Ron Metzler fund. She may be contacted at 627-0872 or pledges (NO CHECKS OR MONEY) may be mailed to her at 166 Front St. The Ron M e tz le r Hospitalization Fund, set up by Rev. Lawrence Tropp of Em m an u e l L u th e ra n Church, Brickerville, is still receiving donations. They may be sent to the fund, account no. 1-3394-35-20, c/o Farmers First Bank, Box 1000, Lititz,Pa. 17543. Persons wishing to correspond with Ron may write to him at 101 Lila St., Pittsburgh, Pa., 15235. a The Warwick Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a carnation sale to benefit the Ron Metzler Fund. Pictured here are, left to right, Todd I Lois J. Leister, 37, 108 Oxford Dr., received lacerations to the forehead in this one-car accident on East Woods Drive, Tuesday. The accident was one of three early morning accidents on snow-covered roads. Snow gradually gave way to rain before noon. Woman sustains head injuries on snow-covered East Woods Drive Mother Nature paid a surprise visit to Lancaster County Tuesday painting trees and shrubs winter wonderland white and causing three accidents between 6:20 a.m. and 9:17 a.m. in Warwick Township. In the most serious of the three, Lois J. Leister, 37, of 108 Oxford Drive, sustained lacerations to the forehead and was transported to Lancaster General Hospital by Warwick Ambulance. She was treated and later released according to a hospital spokesman. :■ Investigating Officer Ed Tobin reported that Leister was traveling east on East Woods Drive when she lost control of her car on the slippery road and struck a tree at 330 W. Woods Dr. The car was towed from the scene and the accident which occurred at 9:17 a.m. is still under investigation. Officer Tim Davis investigated a one-car accident at 7:14 a.m. on Feb. 4 at East Newport Road and Anita Drive. Jacqueline Klepach, 32, of 21 Arrowhead Dr., was traveling east on East Newport Road when her car slid off the roadway and hit a utility pole. The car continued over a small embankment. Klepach received a bruise to the forehead. She and a passenger, Joshua Klepach, 2, of the same address, were both transported to Lititz Family Medical Center by Rothsville Ambulance. The vehicle was towed from the scene. Davis is continuing his investigation. Davis investigated a two-vehicle accident Feb. 4 at 6:20 a.m. at East Newport Road, east of Millway Road. He reported that Rose Ann Crawford, 31, of 172 Weidler Lane, Rothsville, was driving west on East Newport Road when her vehicle began to slide on the snow. The car continued into the eastbound lane where it collided with a car driven by Nevin E. Weidler, 30, North Charlotte Street, Manheim. Both cars were driven from the scene. On Feb. 1 at 12:09 p.m., Officer William Fasnacht responded to an accident report at Erbs Quarry Road, near the quarry. He reported that Mary Alice Steudler, 48, of 1229 Elm Ave., Lancaster, told him that she was driving north on Erbs Quarry Road when a dark-colored vehicle forced her off the road causing her car to strike a utility pole. She was transported to St. Joseph Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The accident is still under investigation. Officers were called to investigate two thefts and one attempted theft. On Feb. 1 at 2:02 p.m., Tobin received a call from Russell Conner of Conner’s Garage, 2077 Main St. Rothsville, about an attempted theft of tires from a vehicle parked at the rear of his property. A 17-year-old Lititz area youth was, apprehended and will be re fe rred to juvenile authorities. Ross Beighley, project manager of the Crosswinds development, called police Jan. 29 at 3:30 p.m. to report that a quantity of green-colored aluminum siding with an estimated value of $1500 was taken from a house under construction. The incident is still under investigation by Tobin. Officer Ray Lausch received a report of a theft Jan. 27 at 11:10 a.m. at Binkley and Hurst, 133 Rothsville Station Road. Lausch reported that a white-colored Case 54L front end loader attachment was missing. It has an estimated value of $2799. The incident is still under investigation. Officer Richard Groff received a report of two males creating a disturbance Jan. 30 at 1:15 a.m. at 2131 Main St., Rothsville. He reported that Walter S. Hubbs IV, 21, of 37 Church St. Rothsville ; and Randall Lee Ruhl, 21, of 112 Noble St., were both visibly intoxicated. He charged both with public drunkeness and both were transported to the Hubbs’ residence. Lausch is continuing an investigation of criminal mischief reported on Jan. 27. He received complaints of damage to mailboxes at 1225 and 1237 Clay Road. The reports were received at 10:09a.m. and 10:15 a.m. The department reported the following citations: stop sign violations-6; traffic signal „ violations-3; inspection violations-3; and dog complaints-1. The department has also received a number of complaints from concerned citizens about the number of dead crows being found in the Township. Washington budget cuts felt locally by Kathleen King The attempt to reduce the federal deficit and balance the budget in Washington has already had effects here. Late last week several local municipalities received notice that their Federal Revenue Sharing allocations would be smaller than expected in 1986. In the meantime, Lititz Borough and Warwick Township are waiting to hear what becomes of Community Development Block Grant funds promised for 1986 but in danger of falling victim to a new round of cuts. Although the word has been out for quite some time that 1986 would probably be the last year for Federal Revenue Sharing, local In th is issu e Editorial 4 Sports Section 6,7,8,9 Classified 13,14,15 Social 18 Business Directory 22 Business Update 24 Manheim 25,26 r-NSxicn Miller, student council member; Christine Green, guidance counselor; Dorothy Metzler, Ron’s sister; and Beth Heisey, student council member. The monthly meeting of the Lititz Retailers Association has been scheduled for the second Wednesday of this month. The February meeting will be held next Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 P.M. at The General Sutter Inn. All area businessmen are welcome and invited to attend. Tien x ite ^ J officials had anticipated full funding for 1986. Sue Barry, Lititz borough manager, said Tuesday that she contacted officials in Washington last fall when she was preparing her budget. She was told to plan on receiving the same amount as last year. Federal Revenue Sharing Last year the borough received $42,740 in Federal Revenue Sharing. Barry said she budgeted $42,000 for this year and heard last week that she can expect three quarterly payments of $10,821 with a last quarterly payment of $7,205. That equals $39,668, or $2,332 less than budgeted. Warwick Township faces the same situation. In 1985 the township was allocated $31,304 but received notice that it can expect only $29,734 in 1986 - also with a lower fourth quarter payment. However, Elizabeth Township is in a slightly different situation. According to Rita Snavely, tow n sh ip s e c r e ta r y , Elizabeth Township is expecting $12,279 in Federal Revenue Sharing in 1986 - $59 more than last year. However, the Elizabeth Township supervisors budgeted $12,674 in receipts, so they too will be slightly short on income. Warwick Township Administrator, Karen Koncle, said although she receives notice of an allocation, the amount actually received is not always identical. “Our 1985 entitlement was $31,304,” she said. “Then we got notice that it was increased to $31,428 but the payments issued actually came to $31,679.” Shortfall Both Barry and Koncle said the shortfall would probably be made up by the general fund. In Warwick Township Federal Revenue Sharing funds are used for public safety. In Lititz Borough the funds are divided between donations to community services like the library and the fire company and the electric bill for street lights. Elizabeth Township also donates most of its funds to community services. Although this year’s cuts are not major, local officials will have some tough decisions to make when preparing the budget for 1987, knowing that Federal Revenue Sharing will probably be eliminated. “We figure that our Federal Revenue Sharing funds - about $42,000 - equals one mill of tax,” Barry pointed out. However, F e d e ra l Revenue is not the only area where local municipalities face reductions in federal funding. Community Development Funds Both Warwick Township and Lititz Borough have projects lined up to complete with Community Development Block Grant funds. Warwick Township applied for funds to construct a water tower for its proposed Rothsville municipal water system. The township was originally to receive $150,000. The borough had the okay for $51,000 to put toward storm sewer construction. Both m u n c ip a litie s received notice that they could face a reduction of 16- 17 percent in th e ir allocations, since Lancaster County expects its allocation to be cut by a similar amount. In fact, some projects might be cut altogether, but to date, the municipalities have received no notice, one way or the other, of what the final decision will be. Randy Patterson, deputy executive director of the (Turn to Page 12) Theft alert Lititz Police Chief J am e s S. F r itz cautioned residents Tuesday to keep all doors locked, even when they are at home. Fritz noted that an increasing number of thefts are occurring when residents are at home w a tch in g television or otherwise occupied. He further asked that residents pay particular attention to persons w a lk in g in th e ir neighborhoods and asked that they alert police immediately to any suspicious activity or persons.
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Full Text | THE RESS SER 1 l\C THE WARWICK AREA FOR MORE 7H A \ A CE.XTl:RY 109th Year ESTABLISHED APRIL 1 877 AS THE SUNBEAM CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD 1937 Lititz. Lancaster County PA, 17543. Thursday, February 6,1986 25 CENTS A COPY. $8.50 PtR YEAR BY MAIL WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 28 Pages-N®. 44 Six individuals and the BMX track earn Distinguished Service Awards An educator, a firefighter, a religious leader, a young woman, a citizen, a fitness leader and a community organization were all honored recently for their contributions to the local community at the annual Distinguished Service Awards Banquet. The banquet and awards ceremony was sponsored by the Lititz Area Jaycees and the Lititz Women of Today. The award winners were: Craig A. Young, Outstanding Young Firefighter; Sonia M. Shaner, Outstanding Young Educator; James Metzler, O u ts ta n d in g Young Religious Leader. Also, Keith W. Parke, Outstanding Young Fitness Leader; Dana G. King, » 1 1 1 Keith Parke Kristina Taylor Dana King Outstanding Young Citizen; Kristina L. Taylor, Outstanding Young Woman; and The LRC BMX Raceway, the Distinguished Service Award. The winners were chosen from nominees submitted from the community last fall. O u ts ta n d in g Young Firefighter Craig A. Young, 31, a captain in the Rothsville Fire Company, was named the Outstanding Young Firefighter. Young, a resident of 2020 Main St., Rothsville, joined the Rothsville Fire Company as a junior firefighter at the age of 12. Over the years he com-p le te d in n um e ra b le firefighting courses as he advanced through the leadership ranks in the fire company. f Young has also been $ member of the Rothsville Ambulance Association, where he served as an em e rg en cy m ed ic a l technician for 10 years. A member of the Salem United Methodist Churclv he has served that congregation in a number of capacities. Young is employed as a dock worker for Yellow (Turn to Page 12) Community continues to pull together in fund-raising efforts for Ron Metzler by Bonnie Szymanski Community projec ts continue to proliferate, as residents create unique fund-raisers to benefit the Ron Metzler Hospitalization Fund. Following Ron’s bone marrow transplant to combat aplastic anemia and a hospital stay of a month at the Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, bills have been mounting and it won’t be long until they surpass the $100,000 mark, according to Ron’s father, Richard Metzler. At the Warwick Middle School, the student council is sponsoring a carnation sale to support the fund. Under the direction of Christine Green, middle school guidance counselor, council members took orders all this week for the flowers, which are to be delivered on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. Ron’s sister, Dorothy, is an eighth grade student at the middle school. At the high school, where Ron is a member of the junior class, the Varsity Club in cooperation with the junior class, is sponsoring a dance following Friday night’s Varsity basketball game with Cocalico at home. Proceeds from the Ron Metzler Fund-Raising Dance will go to help cover the cost of his medical expenses, said a school spokesman. Neighbors of Hilltop Manor, a housing development along Snyder Hill Road, recently held a plastic party plan in-home fund-raiser, which netted $765 in both donations and sales, with all monies going to the Metzler fund. The Brun-Lex Lions Club is selling tickets for a ham drawing to be held on March 8 during a club-sponsored breakfast at the Brun-nerville Fire Hall. Proceeds from the breakfast will also be d o n a ted to the hospitalization fund. The public is invited. A visit from Dad Richard Metzler stopped in at the Record office this week, the day before he was to drive back to Pittsburgh to be with his son. HE said Ron’s visit home last weekend was marred by the fact that his brother, Bobby, had a cold, which kept Ron from visiting his own home, sleeping in his own bed. Because of his weakened immune system, Ron must stay away from people with colds, flu and other tran-smittable diseases. He did drive all tne way from Pittsburgh to Lititz and back, though said his father. A good sign. Recently Ron’s white blood count dropped back to a low 1500. But, in a relatively short period of time, the count jumped back to 1800, added Metzler, noting that his son’s hemoglobin count (red blood cells) is also on the rise. Another good sign. Metzler says his visits with Ron are mainly to keep him company and to help him when he gets tired. His doctors have told him to stay inside during cold weather, but when the sun comes out and temperatures rise, he takes short walks around the neighborhood where he is living while an outpatient at Montefiore Hospital. Studies have begun again for Ron, with a tutor scheduled to visit him during the evenings to help him maintain his junior class standing. Metzler said he got his first doctor/hospital bill this month. $78,000. That includes $4,000 for Shirley (Ron’s sister, who donated the bone marrow for her brother’s transplant), and $74,000 for Ron. Last week’s check on the hospitalization fund account at Farmers First Bank showed a total of about $2,500. That figure was updated this week by Rev. Tropp, who said there is now $6,475 in the account. Following the this week’s fund-raisers and future fundraisers, the total is certain to rise, but, in all probability, not fast enough or high enough. Barb Gingrich Singer, the marathon runner who is running on Feb. 23 from York to Lancaster in the Marathon of the Roses is still taking pledges for her run, all of which will be donated to the Ron Metzler fund. She may be contacted at 627-0872 or pledges (NO CHECKS OR MONEY) may be mailed to her at 166 Front St. The Ron M e tz le r Hospitalization Fund, set up by Rev. Lawrence Tropp of Em m an u e l L u th e ra n Church, Brickerville, is still receiving donations. They may be sent to the fund, account no. 1-3394-35-20, c/o Farmers First Bank, Box 1000, Lititz,Pa. 17543. Persons wishing to correspond with Ron may write to him at 101 Lila St., Pittsburgh, Pa., 15235. a The Warwick Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a carnation sale to benefit the Ron Metzler Fund. Pictured here are, left to right, Todd I Lois J. Leister, 37, 108 Oxford Dr., received lacerations to the forehead in this one-car accident on East Woods Drive, Tuesday. The accident was one of three early morning accidents on snow-covered roads. Snow gradually gave way to rain before noon. Woman sustains head injuries on snow-covered East Woods Drive Mother Nature paid a surprise visit to Lancaster County Tuesday painting trees and shrubs winter wonderland white and causing three accidents between 6:20 a.m. and 9:17 a.m. in Warwick Township. In the most serious of the three, Lois J. Leister, 37, of 108 Oxford Drive, sustained lacerations to the forehead and was transported to Lancaster General Hospital by Warwick Ambulance. She was treated and later released according to a hospital spokesman. :■ Investigating Officer Ed Tobin reported that Leister was traveling east on East Woods Drive when she lost control of her car on the slippery road and struck a tree at 330 W. Woods Dr. The car was towed from the scene and the accident which occurred at 9:17 a.m. is still under investigation. Officer Tim Davis investigated a one-car accident at 7:14 a.m. on Feb. 4 at East Newport Road and Anita Drive. Jacqueline Klepach, 32, of 21 Arrowhead Dr., was traveling east on East Newport Road when her car slid off the roadway and hit a utility pole. The car continued over a small embankment. Klepach received a bruise to the forehead. She and a passenger, Joshua Klepach, 2, of the same address, were both transported to Lititz Family Medical Center by Rothsville Ambulance. The vehicle was towed from the scene. Davis is continuing his investigation. Davis investigated a two-vehicle accident Feb. 4 at 6:20 a.m. at East Newport Road, east of Millway Road. He reported that Rose Ann Crawford, 31, of 172 Weidler Lane, Rothsville, was driving west on East Newport Road when her vehicle began to slide on the snow. The car continued into the eastbound lane where it collided with a car driven by Nevin E. Weidler, 30, North Charlotte Street, Manheim. Both cars were driven from the scene. On Feb. 1 at 12:09 p.m., Officer William Fasnacht responded to an accident report at Erbs Quarry Road, near the quarry. He reported that Mary Alice Steudler, 48, of 1229 Elm Ave., Lancaster, told him that she was driving north on Erbs Quarry Road when a dark-colored vehicle forced her off the road causing her car to strike a utility pole. She was transported to St. Joseph Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The accident is still under investigation. Officers were called to investigate two thefts and one attempted theft. On Feb. 1 at 2:02 p.m., Tobin received a call from Russell Conner of Conner’s Garage, 2077 Main St. Rothsville, about an attempted theft of tires from a vehicle parked at the rear of his property. A 17-year-old Lititz area youth was, apprehended and will be re fe rred to juvenile authorities. Ross Beighley, project manager of the Crosswinds development, called police Jan. 29 at 3:30 p.m. to report that a quantity of green-colored aluminum siding with an estimated value of $1500 was taken from a house under construction. The incident is still under investigation by Tobin. Officer Ray Lausch received a report of a theft Jan. 27 at 11:10 a.m. at Binkley and Hurst, 133 Rothsville Station Road. Lausch reported that a white-colored Case 54L front end loader attachment was missing. It has an estimated value of $2799. The incident is still under investigation. Officer Richard Groff received a report of two males creating a disturbance Jan. 30 at 1:15 a.m. at 2131 Main St., Rothsville. He reported that Walter S. Hubbs IV, 21, of 37 Church St. Rothsville ; and Randall Lee Ruhl, 21, of 112 Noble St., were both visibly intoxicated. He charged both with public drunkeness and both were transported to the Hubbs’ residence. Lausch is continuing an investigation of criminal mischief reported on Jan. 27. He received complaints of damage to mailboxes at 1225 and 1237 Clay Road. The reports were received at 10:09a.m. and 10:15 a.m. The department reported the following citations: stop sign violations-6; traffic signal „ violations-3; inspection violations-3; and dog complaints-1. The department has also received a number of complaints from concerned citizens about the number of dead crows being found in the Township. Washington budget cuts felt locally by Kathleen King The attempt to reduce the federal deficit and balance the budget in Washington has already had effects here. Late last week several local municipalities received notice that their Federal Revenue Sharing allocations would be smaller than expected in 1986. In the meantime, Lititz Borough and Warwick Township are waiting to hear what becomes of Community Development Block Grant funds promised for 1986 but in danger of falling victim to a new round of cuts. Although the word has been out for quite some time that 1986 would probably be the last year for Federal Revenue Sharing, local In th is issu e Editorial 4 Sports Section 6,7,8,9 Classified 13,14,15 Social 18 Business Directory 22 Business Update 24 Manheim 25,26 r-NSxicn Miller, student council member; Christine Green, guidance counselor; Dorothy Metzler, Ron’s sister; and Beth Heisey, student council member. The monthly meeting of the Lititz Retailers Association has been scheduled for the second Wednesday of this month. The February meeting will be held next Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 P.M. at The General Sutter Inn. All area businessmen are welcome and invited to attend. Tien x ite ^ J officials had anticipated full funding for 1986. Sue Barry, Lititz borough manager, said Tuesday that she contacted officials in Washington last fall when she was preparing her budget. She was told to plan on receiving the same amount as last year. Federal Revenue Sharing Last year the borough received $42,740 in Federal Revenue Sharing. Barry said she budgeted $42,000 for this year and heard last week that she can expect three quarterly payments of $10,821 with a last quarterly payment of $7,205. That equals $39,668, or $2,332 less than budgeted. Warwick Township faces the same situation. In 1985 the township was allocated $31,304 but received notice that it can expect only $29,734 in 1986 - also with a lower fourth quarter payment. However, Elizabeth Township is in a slightly different situation. According to Rita Snavely, tow n sh ip s e c r e ta r y , Elizabeth Township is expecting $12,279 in Federal Revenue Sharing in 1986 - $59 more than last year. However, the Elizabeth Township supervisors budgeted $12,674 in receipts, so they too will be slightly short on income. Warwick Township Administrator, Karen Koncle, said although she receives notice of an allocation, the amount actually received is not always identical. “Our 1985 entitlement was $31,304,” she said. “Then we got notice that it was increased to $31,428 but the payments issued actually came to $31,679.” Shortfall Both Barry and Koncle said the shortfall would probably be made up by the general fund. In Warwick Township Federal Revenue Sharing funds are used for public safety. In Lititz Borough the funds are divided between donations to community services like the library and the fire company and the electric bill for street lights. Elizabeth Township also donates most of its funds to community services. Although this year’s cuts are not major, local officials will have some tough decisions to make when preparing the budget for 1987, knowing that Federal Revenue Sharing will probably be eliminated. “We figure that our Federal Revenue Sharing funds - about $42,000 - equals one mill of tax,” Barry pointed out. However, F e d e ra l Revenue is not the only area where local municipalities face reductions in federal funding. Community Development Funds Both Warwick Township and Lititz Borough have projects lined up to complete with Community Development Block Grant funds. Warwick Township applied for funds to construct a water tower for its proposed Rothsville municipal water system. The township was originally to receive $150,000. The borough had the okay for $51,000 to put toward storm sewer construction. Both m u n c ip a litie s received notice that they could face a reduction of 16- 17 percent in th e ir allocations, since Lancaster County expects its allocation to be cut by a similar amount. In fact, some projects might be cut altogether, but to date, the municipalities have received no notice, one way or the other, of what the final decision will be. Randy Patterson, deputy executive director of the (Turn to Page 12) Theft alert Lititz Police Chief J am e s S. F r itz cautioned residents Tuesday to keep all doors locked, even when they are at home. Fritz noted that an increasing number of thefts are occurring when residents are at home w a tch in g television or otherwise occupied. He further asked that residents pay particular attention to persons w a lk in g in th e ir neighborhoods and asked that they alert police immediately to any suspicious activity or persons. |
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