The departure of Lancaster County Prison from the east side of Lancaster city may open a rare redevelopment possibility, community and city leaders said Wednesday, but one that comes with sizable challenges.
âObviously this is an exciting opportunity for the city and especially the east side neighborhood. Here is Lancasterâs chance to transform a critical area, historically associated with pain, into a positive asset and extension of this neighborhood,â said Marshall Snively, president of the Lancaster City Alliance, a nonprofit that promotes the cityâs growth and stability.
The potential redevelopment opportunity surfaced Wednesday when the Lancaster County Commissioners announced they hope to move the 625 E. King St. prison to a 75-acre farm in Lancaster Township along the Conestoga River. They have not discussed what would become of the old prison site should the move come to fruition.
Traffic is expected to be diverted through the weekend as contractors work to repair the roadway.
The project area is marked off with cones to ensure both pedestrian and vehicular traffic are clear of this area.
No parking signs are posted along North Franklin to ensure traffic flow through the area since the roadway is narrowed there and traffic is shifted to the right.
Capital Transit service is discontinued to the Downtown Library, Franklin and Front Street, and 4th Street. Passengers are asked to wait for the bus at the Downtown Transit Center.
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Escobar wants ‘crown jewel’ Castner Range named national monument
EL PASO, Texas Former El Paso Congressman Beto O Rourke called the the Castner Range of the Franklin Mountains 7,000 acres of rugged wilderness in an urban setting.
Now current Congresswoman Veronica Escobar is following in her predecessor s footsteps with a legislative effort announced at a news conference on Friday to get the Castner Range named a national monument and protect it from development.
It s a designation O Rourke lobbied for under the Obama administration which didn t end up coming to fruition.
“Castner Range is the crown jewel of West Texas and a source of great pride for El Pasoans,” said Escobar. This legislation will designate Castner Range as a National Monument to conserve and protect the ecological cultural, historical, natural integrity of the land for present and future generations of El Pasoans and Americans to enjoy.
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Police in Watkins Glen are asking for the public’s help locating a flatbed truck that was stolen late-Wednesday.
Police describe it as a 1988 Mack Truck, which was stolen from the Colonial Inn Motel on North Franklin St. around 8:40 p.m.
It was seen driving out of the parking lot a short time before it was reported stolen.
It was later seen headed out of the village, toward Tyrone.
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