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Neighbors continue to question effect on area water supply Citizens in East Hopewell Township will have to wait to find out whether they’ll have hogs for neighbors, as supervisors postponed a decision about a proposed farm along Round Hill Church Road until its November meeting. Farmer John Marsteller Jr. wants to build a 2,200-head hog farm on the site; residents have voiced concerns over lower property values, well depletion and odor because of the farm.
Stewartstown Borough wants to pay for $1.5M sewer plant exansion The Stewartstown Borough Council is beginning to consider ways to finance a proposed $1 million to $1.5 million sewer treatment plant expansion. Scott Shearer of Public Financial Management this month gave the council a list of options to consider when looking at ways to pay for the expansion.
Prior to the establishment of a sewage treatment plant here in Stewartstown in 1974, most of the older homes in town used cesspools or dry wells. A hole approximately 8X8X8 feet was dug in the back yard, usually between 30 and 50 feet from the back of the house. A pipe was laid from the house to the hole to carry the sewage. The hole was then lined with bricks and a cap of concrete or wood was laid on top. Some have actually been found with old automobiles in them instead of brick linings. Dirt was then filled in over the top, usually about 10 or 12 inches thick.
You know those neat little motorized scooters that look kind of like a cross between a skateboard and a plain old scooter only with a motor? The Stewartstown Police Department has received quite a few calls about whether these things are legal. It would sure be a shame to waste your money on one of these gadgets if you couldn’t ride them anywhere!
2,200-HEAD FARM Foes of a proposed hog farm in East Hopewell Township are vowing to continue their opposition, despite a revision to the farmer’s plan that reduces the ability of officials to block the controversial project. Farmer John Marsteller Jr., who originally sought approval to build a 3,300-head hog farm on Round Hill Church Road, this week changed his proposal. He is now seeking permission for 2,200 hogs instead, to be confined to a large barn on his current farm.
The Hopewell Township supervisors unanimously passed a new ordinance last night that regulates large-scale farming operations. Although no large operations have yet been proposed there, the supervisors said they were prompted to act by the controversy surrounding a proposed 2,200-hog farm in nearby East Hopewell Township. Hopewell’s new ordinance will regulate large farms and the odor and pollution that critics say come along with them.
Stewartstown couple wed by Chaplain in Germany It’s a rare wedding that comes off without at least a minor hitch. When Molly Schnetzka and Ryan Currie decided to get hitched, the hitch in their plans turned out to be Iraq—indirectly. That’s why Molly and Ryan were declared husband and wife over the phone. “I wasn’t sure how it would work,” she said. “I thought it was kind of weird.”
The East Hopewell Township Planning Commission unanimously recommended last night that the township supervisors reject a proposed 3,300-head hog farm on Round Hill Church Road. The commissioners said they believe the farm would be a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), which would require a more detailed plan.
The proposed hog farm in East Hopewill Township has residents who thought about where they bought their food buying locally grown vegetables and beef from neighborhood butchers. They’re also researching ways to to support farmers without inviting corporate-driven farming practices.
The East Hopewell Twp. Planning Commission has decided to extend its review of controversial 3300-hog farm plan to get more information on how manure would be managed after a Team Ag Inc. representative was unable to answer questions raised about it. The meeting was attended by 300 concerned residents.
It looks like Stewartstown may get a new post office, this according to Dennis Perry, real estate specialist for the U.S. Postal Service. While nothing is sure when dependent on government funding, this previously sidetracked project appears to be back on track. Some council members have voiced concern about the safety of the current post office location. Perry reports that their first focus would be finding and buying land, then getting someone to build the building and lease it back to the Postal Service.
The Stewartstown Summer Theatre announces its 25th annual production as it stages the broadway classic Bye Bye Birdie, August 4 to 14th at the Stewartstown United Methodist Church, 26 South Main Street Stewartstown. The Stewartstown Summer Theater has a broad reputation for excellence and the cast and crew will feature over one hundred youth from Southern York County and Northern Maryland.
Cecil Mundorff, Governor of the 3-county Lion District that includes York, Adams, and Cumberland counties, was the featured speaker at a recent dinner meeting of the Stewartstown Lions Club held at the Stewartstown Presbyterian Church. His topic was “Innovation: Gateway to the Future,” which is also the theme of Dr. Tae–Sup Lee, President of the International Association of Lions Clubs. Whereas Dr. Lee’s writings deal with initiatives that expand international good will and understanding, Governor Mundorff’s talk dealt with more mundane examples of the uses of duct tape and paper clips, but it emphasized that innovation is necessary at the local club level as well.
At a recent meeting of the Stewartstown Lions Club, two members were recognized for outstanding service. Lion William C. Kaestner, of Felton, was presented a plaque denoting him a member of the Melvin Jones Fellowship of the Lions Club International Foundation. Melvin Jones was the founder of the Lions Club organization 85 years ago. It was he that accepted Helen Keller’s challenge to make the Lions the “Knights of the Blind.” An induction into the Melvin Jones Fellowship is the highest form of recognition conferred by the international organization. Such an induction represents the member’s dedication to efforts in making the world a better place through humanitarian service.
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