September 24, 1975 Mount Joy Borough Council explains action on offering Graybill house to Historical Soc. Dear Residents: Due to the fact that there has been much publicity concerning Borough Coun- cil’s decision regarding the future of the Borough house, located on the corner of Manheim and North Barbara Streets, Borough Council has deemed it necessary to make this public statement. This property was pur- chased by the Borough in 1930. The house has no hot water, no central heating system nor any indoor plumbing facilities except for one kitchen sink. Fol- lowing many hours of deliberations, Council de- cided it was time to correct the deficiencies in this property. The alternatives discus- sed ranged from renovating the building to tearing it down. After thoroughly dis- cussing the alternatives, Council decided that it could not permit the house to be occupied in its present condition, nor could it permit the use of public funds to upgrade the pro- perty. While Council was having this discussion, it was discovered that the Mount Joy Area Historical Society was actively looking for a property in which to estab- lish a public museum and community center. Upon receipt of this information, Borough Council approach- ed the Historical Society to see if they would be interested in renting the house for this use, contin- gent upon making certain improvements to the house. Negotiations with the His- torical Society for the rental of this property have now ceased, but regardless of what has transpired with the Historical Society, Council has decided to ask the tenant to vacate -the proper- ty. During Council’s deli- berations, it was fully aware that almost any decision it would make changing the status of the building would necessitate having the pro- perty vacated. The Graybill family have been excellent tenants throughout the term of their stay. They are the type of people that any community would be proud to have as - citizens. This letter should clear up any misunderstandings prompted by previous pub- licity on this matter. Very truly yours, BOROUGH COUNCIL BOROUGH OF MOUNT JOY Letters to editor Dear Editor: While Chicago continues to search for an agreeable teachers contract, New York City seems to have reached an accord and Donegal relaxes with its week old contract. Salaries, benefits, wages, vacations, workloads, and conditions seem to be the major considerations in most school negotiations, and that is exactly the concern of most people today, including the public, whose tax money is being utilized to solve the school contract conflicts. Negotia- tions too often are kept secret, discussed in closed session, and released to the public only after the public’s money has been spent. It is only natural that concerned LEFTHANDERS INTERNATIONAL ‘Dear Editor: As a result of your recent article on the Donegal Rangers and a photo indica- ting the lefthandedness of Sgt. Michael Cohan, we felt you would be interested in our organization...LEFT- HANDERS INTERNA- TIONAL. We have material which highlights the events and activities planned to make being lefthanded unique and interesting for our members. LEFTHANDERS INTER- NATIONAL is dedicated to focus attention on the good life of Lefthanders every- where. Lefthandedly, Dean R. Campbell Chairman LEFTHANDERS INTER- NATIONAL 2101 N.W. Bickyard Road Topeka, Kansas, 66618 Phone—913 235-0931 citizens become distressed during the super-secret ne- gotiations, and after the negotiations, they become irate due to the Not-so-se- cret Tax Increase. The Marietta Jaycees are one such group of concerned taxpayers who would very much like to see the Donegal School Board and Teacher’s Association’s contract ne- gotiations opened to public scrutiny. After all, these are elected officials and public servants quibbling over the use of taxpayers’ money, and it is only proper that the negotiations be public in- formation. It should be obvious to our local school board officials that the pendulum is swing- ing toward more open government operations. Let them note the intent of the 1974 passage of New York's open-records law, Massa- chusetts’ open-budget pro- cess law, and Pennsylvani- a’s ‘‘Sunshine Law’’. Let them especially note the result of the unfolding of the Watergate operation. If our local school board Candidates wish to continue to agree with the teacher’s organization to hold closed pre-contract sessions, then let them run on a political platform of secrecy, other- wise let them promise to serve the public by requir- ing that the contract negoti- ations be open to the public. Thomas P. Lavin, Jr. Marietta Jaycees State Dir. 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