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JULY 10, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 19
“A legacy worth uncovering” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Input sought for Hellam, Hallam and Wrightsville survey BY CATHY MOLITORIS
International. The municipalities are also working with the York County Planning Commission and the York County Economic Alliance. Goals of the project include focusing on real, relevant issues; listening to both official and citizen input; devising practical and workable recommendations; obtaining community commitment; and recruiting partners to implement the plan. The survey is an important part of the comprehensive plan, Mann said, because community ownership of the project matters. The survey can be anonymous, or people can provide their personal information if they choose to, and the survey takes just minutes to complete. Mann hopes anyone with an interest in Hellam, Hallam or Wrightsville will complete the survey. “This is your community,” she said. “Have your voice be heard.”
Lloyd Mifflin Society. It’s an opportunity to spotlight the work of “America’s greatest sonneteer” as well as other local people of historical interest. “This ‘society’ is one in which the subjects are the members,” Jerry said, explaining that the society consists of a website detailing people who have impacted Columbia and the surrounding See Legacy pg 2
LCDHH provides connections for communication BY JEFF FALK
One of the five human senses, hearing is something that can be easily taken for granted. But for those who can’t hear, there’s an element of appreciation that inspires creativity, ingenuity and a manifestation of the human spirit. Through a wealth of services and resources, the Lancaster Center of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (LCDHH), located at 2270 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, which is a subsidiary
of and overseen by Keystone Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services (KDHHS) of Reading, helps individuals with hearing loss learn to listen, communicate better and generally lead fuller lives. LCDHH client services manager and language specialist Karen Pfortsch, who has been deaf since birth, was interviewed for this article with the help of sign language interpreter Kandy Reyes, KDHHS’ president. “Deaf individuals are happy being deaf,” said Pfortsch. “We can do everything except hear. See Communication pg 4
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esidents of three municipalities in Eastern York School District have the opportunity to give their input for a comprehensive plan to shape the region’s future. The Hellam, Hallam and Wrightsville Community Engagement Survey invites people to share their thoughts on the major issues and opportunities impacting the community as well as what topics the plan should prioritize. The survey launched June 24 and will remain open through Monday, July 22. It can be accessed at https://shorturl.at/ vERpg and features a wide variety of questions on subjects such as community satisfaction, including the benefits of living in each municipality and the challenges facing the municipalities, and comprehensive plan priorities such as available housing, recreation opportunities and business
development. The survey is just one part of a Multi-Municipality Comprehensive Plan that began about two years a go, said Cor ina Mann, Hellam Township manager. All of the municipalities in the Eastern York School District initially met to discuss the plan, but ultimately, Hellam, Hallam and Wrightsville moved forward. “ We are all on this cor ridor along Route 462, and we decided to partner together for the Multi-Municipality Comprehensive Plan,” Mann said. “In the past few years, we have been doing so many multi-municipal things because teamwork is better than ‘I’ work.” Over the next 16 months, data will be compiled from the survey to determine the next steps as a steering committee meets to give input on the planning process, working with staff from consultant Michael Baker
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Members of the committee interview consultants for the Multi-Municipality Comprehensive Plan at the Hellam Township office.
Columbia native Lloyd Mifflin, who lived from 1846 to 1921, was a painter, photographer and prolific sonnet writer, but he’s not as well known in the area as you might expect, said Jerry King Musser, who became intrigued with Miff lin after moving to Columbia in 1994. “As I asked around, I was surprised by how little most people actually knew about him,” Jerry recalled, noting that he wondered why Mifflin’s house wasn’t a museum. “I didn’t understand the lack of daily interest. However, it’s understandable that people living in a town are less interested in a ‘fellow towny from the past’ because they lack a larger context. I wasn’t from the town, so I brought that larger context with me.” Deter mined to showcase everything Mifflin contributed to the world, Jerry formed the