When: Lancaster Township supervisors meeting on July 12.
What happened: Township Engineer Ben Webber reported on the townshipâs municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4) program status.
Background: The 2002 federal Clean Water Act administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection requires participating municipalities to obtain permits and report on their stormwater management plans and progress toward reducing water pollution. The state indicates that Pennsylvania has close to 1,000 jurisdictions that have obtained such permits.
Progress: Webber reported that over the past year the township has made progress in the areas of public education and outreach including an informational kiosk built as a Boy Scoutâs Eagle project and a Conestoga Creek cleanup event. Four illicit discharges were also addressed.
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When: Lancaster Township virtual supervisors meeting, April 12.
What happened: Township Manager Bill Laudien said the township is joining with other groups to restore the historic Stevens Greenland Cemetery on South Duke Street in preparation for a Memorial Day celebration there.
Background: According to a flyer about the Memorial Day celebration, the cemetery has the largest number of African American veterans in Lancaster County, including men and women who served in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War. According to historical data provided by township engineer Ben Webber, the cemetery was dedicated in 1907 as a place of burial exclusively for African American members of the community. It occupies 4 acres and contains 53 memorials celebrating the lives of U.S. military veterans.