Help Expand Long's Park -- Latest News

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79282269036459047762009-11-13T14:20:09.547-05:00Help Expand Long's Park -- Latest NewsWe are trying to get the word out about incorporating the Deisley farm into Long’s Park of Lancaster rather than building another shopping mall increasing congestion on Harrisburg Pike and the Rte. 30 interchange. Long’s Park is approximately seventy acres and was recently given four acres on the south edge along the stream by R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company. The park is locked in by Rte. 30, the railroad, Donnelley and Harrisburg Pike.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-52526752728114719162009-11-13T14:08:00.003-05:002009-11-13T14:20:09.555-05:00Lancaster County Planning Commission’s Envision Speaker Series; Thursday, December 10th

You are invited to the Lancaster County Planning Commission’s Envision Speaker Series on Thursday, December 10th to hear Mr. Alan Greenberger, nationally renowned architect, leading designer and newly appointed Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Alan Greenberger, FAIA, explains the benefits of making good design an important part of building, housing and land plans.

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-28463897142330401242009-10-29T16:27:00.004-04:002009-10-29T16:44:26.942-04:00Letter to the president and CEO Norfolk Southern Corporation

I have spent the past several months researching and then composing a letter to the president and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation (see links below), arguing on behalf of citizens of Lancaster concerned about the relocation of an expanded Norfolk Southern Switching Yard, and flooding concerns in conjunction with the "Crossings Shopping Center" proposed for the adjacent property. Some of the

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-36150584407412859642009-09-25T11:48:00.004-04:002009-09-28T17:21:52.639-04:002009 Agriculture Summit October 20 & 21, 2009 from 9 AM to 3 PM

The Lancaster County Commissioners invite you to attend the 2009 Agriculture Summit. This 2-day event will focus on the important role of Lancaster County agriculture, specifically focusing on Lancaster County 's economy and water quality on October 20 & 21, 2009rom 9 AM to 3 PM (Check out the flyer!)

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-5437516904716861622009-07-27T09:43:00.002-04:002009-07-27T09:49:53.354-04:00The Cost of Sprawl & What it Means to Our Community

The Coalition for Smart Growth announces their Fourth Annual Smart Growth Summit to be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 from 8 AM to 3 PM at the Lancaster County Farm and Home Center (see flyer). This year's summit, entitled "The Cost of Sprawl & What it Means to Our Community" will feature Keynote Speaker Joanne Denworth, Senior Policy Manger for the PA Governor's Office and

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-45216000962030402552009-01-20T11:28:00.001-05:002009-01-20T11:42:05.724-05:00Sign up today: Understanding Infill, Redevelopment and Replacement

Sign up today: Understanding Infill, Redevelopment and Replacement, March 12, 8 a.m., Bolger Conference Center, Millersville UniversityMake plans to attend the Thursday, March 12 all-day conference at Millersville University's Bolger Conference Center entitled Finding Hidden Opportunities: Understanding Infill, Redevelopment and Replacement presented by the Pennsylvania State Association of

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-55295465336082518862009-01-20T10:42:00.011-05:002009-02-08T23:24:12.356-05:00Manheim Township Commissioners’ Meeting Jan. 12, ’09 vote on Request to Infill 100-year Floodplain

February 5, 2009The remarks I made in my mailing “The Deisley Farm andThe Crossings at Conestoga Creek: Manheim TownshipCommissioners’ Meeting Jan. 12, ’09 vote on Request toInfill 100-year Floodplain”, were inaccurate and I apologizeto Mrs. Keebler and Mr. Flanagan for those erroneousstatements.-Joan HawkinsThe Deisley Farm and The Crossings at Conestoga Creek: Manheim Township Commissioners’

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-75664796277234192352008-11-25T11:47:00.004-05:002008-11-25T11:54:55.259-05:00Crossings stormwater plan nixed

Township denies developer’s requestBy LARRY ALEXANDER, Staff --From the Intelligencer JournalLancaster, PAPublished: Sep 10, 2008 Correction/Clarification — The story below, posted on LancasterOnline Tuesday, incorrectly described the prospects of The Crossings at Conestoga Creek shopping center. Manheim Township's rejection on Monday of a revised stormwater plan halts the project at least

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-50180533066027869682008-10-07T14:17:00.002-04:002008-10-07T14:34:16.775-04:00URGENT COMMUNITY MEETING TRRAAC Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 7:00 PM

URGENT COMMUNITY MEETINGTRRAACTuesday, October 7, 2008 at 7:00 PMGrace Baptist Church1899 Marietta AvenueDear Neighbor, As you may know, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster General Hospital and Norfolk Southern plan to move a large portion of the Dillerville Rail Yard from Dillerville Road to land directly behind the Harrisburg Pike Post Office. What you may not know is that this project

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-80228588217810434702008-09-25T16:08:00.003-04:002008-09-25T16:17:17.009-04:00Rescheduled David Brain event on October 6th at the Lancaster Campus of HACC, 7:00 p.m.

This is the program that was postponed from August due to the weather conditions in Florida. We hope you can attend in October. Whether you had previously RSVP's or not, please do so again if you plan on attending. We do not want to assume that everyone who originally contacted us will automatically attend this time.Thanks, and please call me, Donna Hahn, at 717-299-8333 if you have any

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-67190263642938014882008-03-19T14:54:00.004-04:002008-03-19T15:10:27.772-04:00"A Community Forum on the Power of Trees: Trees Make Neighborhoods Great" on Tuesday April 1st, 2008

The Coalition for Smart Growth is presenting "A Community Forum on the Power of Trees: Trees Make Neighborhoods Great on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 from 7pm-9pm at the Lancaster Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601. Speakers include Dr. Bill Elmendorf, Assistant Professor and Sstate Extension Specialist for Community Forestry at PSU's Sschool of Forest Resources. Julianne

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-18959885428689436932007-12-05T12:05:00.000-05:002007-12-05T12:27:28.558-05:00We have an opportunity to win some important victories regarding "The Crossings at Conestoga Creek" & the Dillerville Rail Yard Relocation

Hello Petition Signers!, attached is VERY URGENT NEWS. A STRONG CHANCE TO BLOCK THE FUNDING FROM WASHINGTON FOR THESE TWO PROJECTS THIS WEEK! PLEASE JOIN US IN THIS OPPOSITION! Please download the document from the link below for the important information and instructions.Surface Transportaion Priority U.S. Rte. 30, Harrisburg Pike gateway Interchange project, and Dillerville Rail Yard

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-14569162606108599492007-11-14T21:10:00.000-05:002007-11-14T21:24:20.132-05:00Taking a trip to Mayor Gray's office.

This week we will be taking the petition with an attached letter of explanation to Mayor Gray's office! I will post the response later.

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-61146560628142476302007-08-26T16:34:00.000-04:002007-08-26T16:42:22.125-04:00Help support your neighbors who are speaking out...

Help support your neighbors who are speaking out against“The Crossings at Conestoga Creek”The shopping center across from Long’s ParkHere's what we need to do...Go to your calendar for Tuesday August 21st, Wednesday September 12th, and Tuesday September 25th. Sometime between 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM on those days, write the ONE-HOUR you will commit to attend the Manheim Township Commissioners’

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-63061694383843372572007-08-26T16:26:00.000-04:002007-08-26T16:30:24.874-04:00Signature Collection at Long's Park: Aug. 26, 2007

We Will Be Collecting Signatures. Aug 26, 2007 at the Long's Park Concert:City Rhythm Orchestra, High-energy swing, jazz and big band! “One of the country’s finest big bands” –Philadelphia Weekly; “Philly’s premier swing outfit” –The Philadelphia InquirerWe'll be there to collect signatures before the concert at about 5:30 pm.

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-85230232189652173322007-08-03T11:17:00.000-04:002007-08-26T16:30:50.637-04:00Signature Collection at Long's Park: Aug. 5, 2007

We Will Be Collecting Signatures. Aug. 5, 2007 at the Long's Park Concert:Performing:Tom Principato and Geoff Axhison, The first-ever double billing.An amazing double serving of blues guitar topped with jam!We'll be there to collect signatures before the concert at about 5:30.

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-37201435713508627752007-07-22T14:30:00.000-04:002007-07-22T14:49:02.962-04:00"The Double Crossings" -- From 5thEstate.com

Recently some incriminating evidence has been uncovered. The site 5thEstate.com has obtained a number of emails and letters, from Manheim Township and Lancaster Newspapers. Check out what they have to say at 5thEstate.com:"(editor's note: Ray Shaw stepped up to the plate and deserves props for doing so. 5thEstate.com will continue to watch if coverage of the newspaper's business partner is

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-18110895481851937122007-07-13T11:31:00.001-04:002007-07-13T11:37:02.504-04:00Signature Collection at Long's Park: July 22, 2007

We Will Be Collecting Signatures. July 22, 2007 at the Long's Park Concert:Performing:Plena Libre, with their four Grammy nominations for their Afro-Puerto Rican roots big band sound!

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-72607815708846944352007-07-05T16:21:00.000-04:002007-07-05T16:29:20.303-04:00Signature Collection: July 15, 2007

We Will Be Collecting Signatures: July 15, 2007 at the Long's Park Concert:The performance will be the New Riders of the Purple Sage, legendary cosmic psychedelic, country flok band whose rock'n rolling began in Jerry Garcia's living room.

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-56798837287733997942007-06-21T12:41:00.000-04:002007-06-21T13:04:28.081-04:00Next Appointment to Collect Signatures June 24th 5:30 p.m.

We Will Be Collecting Signatures: Sunday evening, June 24th from 5:30 p.m. at the Long's Park Concert with Emeline Michel, an "inspiring, exciting, internationally acclaimed Haitian singer." The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-13140774954765192562007-06-01T16:24:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:26:04.967-04:00PLAN TO ATTEND:

E. Hempfield’s Board of Supervisors Meeting has been rescheduled from June 6, 2007 to Tuesday June 5, 2007 to allow them to attend the Manheim Township Supervisors meeting June 6, 2007, 7:30 p.m., Manheim Township Municipal Building off Oregon Pike on Municipal Drive:

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-38441808811023059862007-06-01T16:21:00.000-04:002007-06-01T16:23:35.131-04:00WE WILL BE COLLECTING SIGNATURES:

We'll be collecting signatures at the 5th Annual North Queen Street Block Party Sunday, June 3, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., and that evening at Long’s Park Concert, Riders in the Sky, at 7:30 p.m.

Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206633770931122519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928226903645904776.post-22457005852392880452007-05-23T23:51:00.001-04:002007-05-23T23:56:26.606-04:00Latest News!

We will be using the Help Expand Long's Park blog to keep you up to date on the progress of the petition, as well as let you know where we are collecting signatures in person. We'll also post any upcoming township meetings.So, Come Back Here to Se the latest news and updates.

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