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Quote for today… “A basic tenet of a healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency.” – Peter Fenn

• Columbia family-owned business speaks to concerns with borough’s official map project. Tim Sahd spoke before the Planning Commission at the Monday meeting. Here is the text of his comments concerning his objection to having the family-owned business properties listed on the map. At the meeting, several citizens appeared to speak to the issue of the borough’s processes and intents surrounding the “official map.”
• from Lancaster OnLine: “Columbia man dies in York County motorcycle crash” from the York Dispatch: Lancaster County man killed in cycle crash in Hellam Township
• “Don’t you understand? The money is not there any more.” This hard-to-take truth column appears in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era on the editorial pages.  
• “Critics Find Gaps in State Laws to Disclose Hydrofracking Chemicals” … Here’s an article about the processes being used in Pennsylvania. What is frightening is the apparent lack of response from the State: “Pennsylvania officials did not return calls or e-mails seeking clarification,” is the claim in this article.
• “IRS has difficulty ensuring its own employees’ tax compliance” reports Government Executive.
• from the York Daily Record: “York City School Board approves 5.2% tax increase“