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Vol. 79, No. 52, December 26, 1979
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Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
Marietta Council adopts budget;
recommends apartment renovation
The Marietta Borough
Council adopted the 1980
budget as presented. at last
Tuesday's session. $198,850
is the amount of the total
general fund. Cost of living
pay raises for the borough
employees, plus higher fees
for police protection, ne-
cessitated a $19,000 in-
crease over the $179,990
budget of 1979.
Also adopted was an
ordinance setting the tax
levy on real property at 23
mills.
In further business, coun-
cil rejected its single bid
from United Disposal Inc. of
Elizabethtown for trash and
garbage collection. Council
will advertise for more bids
to be opened at the January
meeting.
Council made known that
it is in favor of a variance to
the zoning of the former
Sylvania Shoe Factory from
Industrial to R-60 (resident-
ial). Recommendations will
be made to the Lancaster
County Planning Commis-
sion, the Marietta Planning
Commission and the Zoning
Hearing Board.
This action paves the way
for Historic Landmarks,
Inc., to request a variance to
alter the existing structure
to a 26 apartment complex.
A committee of two council
members and two residents
investigated the feasability
of the above project, and
certain guidelines for the
future have been _ estab-
lished agreeable to the new
owners.
In further action, Howard
Albright, owner of a prop-
erty at 404 East Front Street
was given 30 days to
demolish the structure or
council will accept the low
bid of Wilbur E. Mohr at
$500 for the job.
Council voted to use
insurance monies from a
damaged cruiser along with
the trade-in of a second
Ken _. Marietta, tells Santa Claus nr he wants
for Christmas. Santa arrived at the Market Kart in
Marietta by way of the Maytown Fire Truck.
vehicle, to purchase a new
borough cruiser. Bids will
be opened at the January
meeting.
Repairs will be made to
the borough building. En-
gineers will investigate the
possibility of the damage
being caused by vibrations
from the siren.
Parking in the lot to the
rear of the borough hall will
be limited to borough
vehicles or to those persons
with borough business.
President of council John
Reuter and secretery Marg-
aret Booth were authorized
to sign the necessary
documents between the
Marietta Borough and the
Lancaster Redevelopment
Authority for Phase II of the
reconstruction of storm
sewers. The same officials
were authorized to sign with
the same authority for a
grant of $27,000 for land
acquisition. Contracts will
be awarded to the lowest
bidder.
Calvin Fuhrman was ap-
pointed housing inspector
and Ralph Shope was
appointed deputy inspector
for the borough. Guidelines
concerning these part-time
jobs have been outlined.
Free parking will be in
existence until January 2,
1980.
A solicitor explained the
Flood Plain ordinance which
is to be adopted in January.
A public hearing will be held
prior to that meeting in the
council chambers. Building
permits issued prior to
February 1, to property
owners, enables building in
this area. The ordinance
does not effect the Historic
District.
Council made the follow-
ing appointments:
Ron Perry reappointed to
the Zoning Hearing Board;
Jerry Martin reappointed to
the Housing Hearing Board;
Fances Allum reappointed
to the Planning Commis-
sion; and Ben Thompson
reappointed to the Marietta
Authority.
Council! alloted $208 sub-
ject to approval by the
finance committee, to Gary
Newton and Ken Smith, who
will initiate a Street Hockey
League. The above couple
will assume liability and
furnish equipment.
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Poster for the Marietta Ambulance Association, showing just how much more
money is needed, and reading ‘‘Send the temperature to the top!
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Marietta Area Ambulance Assoc.
launches drive to reduce debt
The Marietta Area Ambu-
lance Association has
launched a fund-raising
campaign to reduce its debt
of $5900. That amount is
still owed to Farmers First
Bank on the recently
purchased ambulance.
Contributions may be
placed in the container
provided at Farmers First
Bank or may be forwarded
to Mary Miller, ambulance
treasurer.
The ‘‘van’’ was pur-
chased at $18,000. The old
ambulance had a trade-in
value of $3,000. The Board
of Directors and the crew
personnel have paid off
$9100, leaving $5900 to be
paid off.
A new communications
unit has just been installed
in the ambulance which will
give the crew an open line to
hospitals once the county
hook-up is completed.
Memberships are also
available at Farmers First
Bank at $7 per family and $5
per individual subscription.
Mount Joy Borough
Planning Commission
to meet Thursday night
The only major govern-
mental meeting scheduled
this week will be the Mount
Joy Borough Planning Com-
mission.
The meeting will be held
in the Mount Joy Borough
Office Building, December
27, 7:30PM.