Gettysburg school board eyes 10 mill tax hike
Gettysburg directors debated a 10 mill increase for an 18.5 million upcoming budget after rejecting a 19.346 million proposal. They noted state funding cuts and contemplated using surplus revenues for capital needs while aiming for budget stability amid reassessments and tax rollbacks.
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Gettysburg school board
Gettysburg
David Rice
capital reserve fund
Tom McGlaughtin
Wiliam Jacobs
Date Biesecker
Rice
Shirley Reed
Dorothy M. Bollinger
Ronald Weaner
Bollinger
Christopher Rohm
Mork look alike delivers anti drinking talk at Littlestown
Harrisburg native Mike Clayton performed as Mark from Mork to entertain Littlestown High School students. He shared a serious anti alcoholism message after a lively 70 minute show featuring song and dance. He described his own descent into addiction and the impacts on his life, urging teens to seek help and join support groups.
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Harrisburg
Mike Clayton
Littlestown High School
Mark
Nanu
Robin Williams
Mr. Clayton
Atlantic City
Las Vegas
Florida
Clayton
Students Against
United States
alcoho
Habitat dedication marks first Adams County project
Habitat for Humanity hosts a dedication at St. Pauls AME Zion Church on South Washington Street at 1 30 p m for its first completed duplex at 150 Breckenridge Street. A 2 p m ceremony led by Habitat president Richard Waybright honors volunteers while two needy families begin sweat equity and future ownership.
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Adams County
Habitat for Humanity
St. Paul’s AME Zion Church
South Washington Street
new duplex
Breckenridge St
Habitat
Richard Waybright
Sharon Bollinger
Irish Williams
West Street
Tyrone plan to build 200 unit park rejected over wetlands
Tyrone Township Planning Commission formally recommended denying final Walnut Grove Park plans for a 200‑unit mobile home development on 88 acres near Old Route 15 south of Heidlersburg. Officials cited wetlands and Earth Disturbance Permit issues, with potential fines up to 500 dollars per day if built as proposed. The developers had withdrawn plans two weeks earlier to revise them.
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Tyrone Township Planning Commission
Kay Mackie
township planning commission
Walnut Grove Park
Mackie
Adams County Conservation District
Army Corps of Engineers
Heidlersburg
TYRONE
Adams County wages dispute stalls over part time deputies’ pay
A wage dispute between Adams County Sheriff Bernard Miller and the county salary board over pay for off duty deputies escorts prisoners to court. The sheriff seeks above 7.07 dollars hourly while sergeants earn 38.50 per hour. union AFSCME representing corrections officers was signed Jan 10, 1989. The three officers balked at lower pay after a formal contract with AFSCME.
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Adams County Salary Board
Adams County Commissioners
Bernard V. Miller
Adams County
salary board
Miller
Commission
Thomas L. Collins
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
AFSCME
Pa. Labor Relations Board
Bernard Yanetti
Yannetti
George Stock
Sherif Miller
dudge John D- Kuhn
Fairfield and Biglerville secure water funds
Adams County Commissioners allocate 226 636 in Community Development Block Grant funds for Fairfield and Biglerville. Fairfield receives 100 000 after a 10 000 increase, while Biglerville earns 90 000 for two new wells and connections to bolster drought‑affected supply.
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Adams County
Pa Dept of Community Affairs
Fairfield
Biglerville
Charlie Rider
Rider
Heidlersburg
Eugene E. Shaffer
Adams County Farmers Challenge Bottle Bill Critics
Adams County Farmers Association challenges critics of the Bottle Bill to prove beverage containers are a small part of roadside trash. ACFA President John Hess invites glass and plastic industries, merchants, beer distributors, and the state Liquor Control Board to join Saturday cleanup in the county.
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Adams County Farmers Association
John Hess
ACFA
glass and plastic industries
retail merchants association
beer distributors
state Liquor Control Board
Adams County Farmers
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