The board denied a request to substitute an existing nonconforming use with a multifamily residential use, sending the developers back to the start of the planning process if they want to proceed.
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Lebanon County Commissioners provide funding for transit, prison projects
Lebanon County Commissioners took numerous actions on a packed agenda, including a decision to provide funding to Lebanon Transit for their new transportation center and prison funding.
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Jonestown Borough discusses future snow removal priorities
A borough business-owner attended the meeting to say he wants additional communication so people in the area know how to help with clearing the snow following major storms.
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Annville commissioners to consider rezoning residential home to commercial
Annville Township commissioners will vote in March on whether to rezone a house on Main Street from low-density residential to commercial, after the Lebanon County Planning Commission voted 3-2 to recommend against the change.
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North Cornwall approves Nolt’s Garden Center, 700 E. Penn land development
North Cornwall Township supervisors unanimously approved land development plans Tuesday for Nolt’s Garden Center to add two greenhouses and for a three-unit retail development at 700 East Penn Avenue.
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West Lebanon approves sound system purchase, hopes to record meetings
The $1,175 estimate includes a microphone system, in-ceiling speakers, wire, and four hours of installation. Commissioners hope to use this so in-person visitors can better hear and so they can livestream and post the meetings after.
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Cornwall P&Z unanimously recommends Greg Roussey for board vacancy
After interviewing two construction managers with decades of experience, Cornwall’s Planning and Zoning Commission chose Greg Roussey for his regular meeting attendance and committee involvement since moving to the borough in 2016.
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Jackson Township approves property for agricultural security area
Jackson Township supervisors designated 48.29 acres owned by Raymond B. and Esther Mae Zimmerman as an agricultural security area, a voluntary program that helps landowners qualify for farmland preservation.
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South Lebanon approves engineering agreement for Hebron stormwater project
South Lebanon Township supervisors approved a stormwater project engineering agreement, a sewer system grinder purchase, and the promotion of Officer Logan Firestine to tenured patrolman at their Jan. 27 meeting.
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Police contract, snow removal efforts, highlight first 2026 City Council meeting
The City of Lebanon and its police officers’ union have agreed to a contract through 2029, and over 5,700 tons of snow have been removed from city streets.
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Heidelberg Township introduces new officials, disagrees on appointments
Heidelberg Township Board of Supervisors introduced newly appointed officials at their Jan. 27 meeting, where they also announced a $100,000 state grant for developing a trailhead and parking area at Schaefferstown Park Trail.
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Palmyra Borough Council hears resident complaints about snow plowing
Two residents shared their dissatisfaction with the plowing throughout the borough, saying that roads weren’t cleared widely enough and it created unsafe driving conditions.
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Palmyra school board to vote on contentious French book at next meeting
The book “Alice: La Liste” will be placed on the agenda for a vote at the Feb. 12 meeting after some board members expressed concern that the French reader included “fringe topics.”
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Harrisburg lobbyist pitches possible grants to cover CTC building costs
School Facility Improvement grants or the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program could cover much, not all costs of renovation or replacement of the Lebanon County Career & Technology Center's building, lobbyist tells school committee.
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Bethel Twp. zoning board allows variances requested by poultry producer
Variances granted Thursday at Bethel Township zoning hearing for Bell & Evans for two separate projects being planned by the poultry producer in Fredericksburg.
