07 Jul 1982
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Newspaper
Gettysburg Times
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1982
Page
1
The temperature reached 80 degrees for 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Thursday with a 65 degree low and no precipitation. Wednesday was sunny and humid with 85 degree highs and southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday night shows showers possible. Friday through Saturday forecast calls for sunny to partly cloudy skies with mid 70s to mid 80s highs and upper 50s to 60s nights.
Gettysburg College's Mussel man Library designed by Hugh Newell Jacobsen is highlighted as one of ten buildings in The Fifth Annual Review of New American Architecture in the mid May AIA Journal. The issue notes the library’s inclusion on page 20 alongside other architectural works.
Emmitsburg Md commissioners weigh buying a $12,000 Motorola police radio system to replace two-unit walkie talkies. The plan would include car radios portable units repeaters and wiring with a down payment and annual payments to be offset by a $4,000 credit from the current system. The board moved to study cheaper options and improve dispatch reach while noting past incidents of officers needing help away from patrol cars.
Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce educational training committee backs a proposed post graduate vocational trade school led by Executive Director Jay Cannon. Two possible early sites are the defunct Body-Fender Shop on the Hoffman Home campus and the former FCC building on York Street Gettysburg.
Liberty Township Supervisors approve an exclusive SCATCOM Inc cable TV franchise, making Liberty the third local government to authorize the provider. Construction is expected this fall with SCATCOM aiming to serve 200 percent of residents within four years. The move follows approvals by Carroll Valley and Fairfield. Local officials note mixed resident opinions while preparing for related real estate appraisals and possible condemnation actions on Charnita sections AD and AE.
The A. R. Wentz Library at Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary begins a multi phase renovation to meet federal fire code and improve accessibility. Updates include more shelf space, a mini auditorium, a computer terminal, climate control, storm windows, insulation, upgraded electricals, and separate restrooms. Budgeted up to 1.05 million dollars with bids around 867,882. Projects aim to finish before September student return with no service disruption.
Supervisor Michael Juliana announced that Latimore Township has 1700 acres seeking inclusion in a proposed agricultural district. Applications and property maps will go to the Planning Commission and Agricultural Committee with a public meeting planned later this month. The board also accepted Planning Commission Member Larry Schweiger’s resignation and adopted a transient retail business ordinance requiring a solicitor’s license and fee. The panel postponed cashing a $135 Certainteed settlement check pending clarification and urged action to reopen a closed drain tile on a township road after a farm owner shut it without notice.
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