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Quote for today… “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever does.” – Margaret Mead

• Armstrong “locks out” Marietta Workers (Lancasteronline.com)
• Weekly restaurant and food serving establishment inspection reports (York) and (Lancaster and here) and the PA database of all food serving establishments in Lancaster County except Columbia. [NOTE: Interestingly, there are other municipalities that perform their own inspections, but they do use the State’s standard inspection checklist and they do submit the report to the State’s database. For example: Schuylkill Haven, which has a smaller population (about one-third the size of Columbia), conducts its own inspections. Example Schuylkill Haven] 
• Should the non-profits chip in? Many feel they should share in the municipality’s costs. (http://www.lancasteronline.com/)
• Mountville establishment cited by PA State Police Bureau of Liquor Enforcement – “The Mountville Inn, 61 East Main Street, Mountville, was cited for selling, furnishing or giving alcoholic beverages to a visibly intoxicated person and for patrons failing to vacate the premises by 2:30 a.m.”  (Lancaster Sunday News)
• Smart Growth transportation forum planned– “The Lancaster County Coalition for for Smart Growth and the Lancaster County Planning Commission will hold smart growth transportation forums from 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, at Lancaster Farm and Home Center, and from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the Lancaster Emergency Management Center.Both workshops will present an overview of the county’s efforts with a focus on the county Municipal Planning Organization’s new Smart Growth Transportation Program that will provide, through a competitive grant process, $1 million in fiscal year 2012 for smart growth transportation projects. Both workshops will present an overview of the county’s efforts with a focus on the county Municipal Planning Organization’s new Smart Growth Transportation Program that will provide, through a competitive grant process, $1 million in fiscal year 2012 for smart growth transportation projects. Pre-registration is required; visit www.coalitionforsmartgrowth.org/forum-trans-fund.html.n” (Lancaster Sunday News)
• Three Dog Night: cheap (York Sunday News)
• People go to farmers’ markets for, duh, the food! (Harrisburg Patriot-News)
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