When: Brecknock supervisors meeting, May 11.
What happened: Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution opposing Manheim Township commissionersâ request for Lancaster County to form a public health department.
Background: In April, Brecknock supervisors voted to take no action on Manheim Townshipâs request for support for the formation of a county public health department. Based on a recommendation from the Lancaster County Association of Township Supervisors, which opposes forming a public health department, supervisors passed a resolution disapproving the request to form a public health department in order to ensure their objection is on record.
Concerns: Supervisor Andy Baum, who attended the supervisors associationâs recent meeting regarding a public health department, said officials at the meeting were concerned about a public health department overseeing issues now handled by townships. Baum said a public health department would oversee sewage disposal, which