Remember that old song, “You don’t know what you’ve got … – the one-hit singer, Ralph Donner, sounded like Elvis.

At the meeting on Friday night, that same message emerged as Norm Meiskey came to the center of the councillors’ Kumbaya circle to share history on the “conditional” and contemplated Front Street transactions. The former borough manager is a vault of information and recollective history.

Notably absent from the meeting was legal counsel.

Lacking that knowledge, the average citizen can refer to documents at the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds Office.

1. Step one, click here

2. Click Accept and then click search public records

3. Fill in the blanks (as you want) and the information is there. If you know the year(s), the documents will be listed.

Records are displayable as far back as 1981; here are a few selected records.

Doc_ DEED 3018076 (2 Localization error #4 (index = 377))

Doc_ DEED 4299801 (3 Localization error #4 (index = 377))

Doc_ MORTGAGE – CORPORATE 3021058 (4 Localization error #4 (index = 377))

Doc_ SUBDIVISION PLANS & OTHER PLANS 3700072