High Street Construction!

Poor planning seems to be the way the High Street construction was planned. No consideration of the Fair or the opening of school. Are you tired of the bumps when you cross the street? Who should be paying for the necessay wheel alignments? Please comment

We-Town gets a Welcome Video

You read that right: We-town.com is getting a video to welcome newcomers to the site.
As part of a Communications Senior Seminar project, Sara Sandhaus created a duo of videos for We-town.  The first one is a short “Welcome” video for the site.  Click below for a sneak peek!
Welcome to We-Town!
This video will soon reside in [...]

Shybrook Owners Raise Concerns About Bear Creek

As the organization representing 28 residences adjacent to the portion of Sheaffer Road between Elizabethtown College and the site proposed for the Bear Creek Intermediate School, we wish to add our voices to those many other township residents who have shared valid concerns about the unquestionable need to  substantially improve principal access roadways because of [...]

Letter to Lancaster County Planning Commission about Bear Creek Proposal

As concerned citizens from Elizabethtown Borough, Mount Joy Township, and other surrounding municipalities, we respectively submit this document outlining our concerns regarding the Bear Creek Intermediate School proposal.
We recognize the need for additional classroom space as well as the difficulties associated with a project of this size.  We believe Lancaster County’s Long Range Transportation Plan [...]

EASD Updates FAQs on Bear Creek Project

Visit the Elizabethtown Area School District website to access “Frequently Asked Questions” on the district’s Bear Creek Intermediate Elementary School project. The FAQs were updated on June 5, 2008 to include information on walkable schools, why not the fairgrounds and the impact the project will have on taxes.
The district developed the FAQs to help community [...]

School Board is Still Walking the Wrong Path

The Elizabethtown Area School Board seems to be really proud of the fact that they figured out how to make Bear Creek into a walkable school, and thus not have to stand up to the logical criticism for going against common sense smart growth initiatives.  The problem is they are still walking down the wrong [...]

Bear Scat

On May 20 I sent this letter to all Elizabethtown Area School District Board Members:
I am troubled by issues raised on the We-Town website about the proposed Bear Creek School. Please see http://www.we-town.com/index.php/2008/05/16/how-the-bear-creek-school-will-affect-you/.
Why is building on school property currently used by the Elizabethtown Fair not a viable option? Is the infrastructure (water, sewer, power, [...]

P & J’s Pizza on E. High St not handicapped accessible

A good friend of mine who live on N. Spruce St enjoys a nice pizza now and again especially from P & J’s on E. High, since it’s right down the street. Over the years his handicap has worsened and this past year he has been stuck in a wheel chair with little hope of [...]

School Board Must Reconsider Plans

I for one am glad that I spotted the editorial for the school project in the Sunday news. I carefully read over the information, and assumed that the school district would have no problem defending their position in the Faq’s. It turns out that the Residents and Borough Council did their homework, while the school [...]

How The Bear Creek School Will Affect You

Concerned citizens from the Mt. Joy Township and Elizabethtown Borough are in favor of a more practical location for the proposed Elizabethtown Area School District Intermediate (Grade 4-6) Elementary School (Bear Creek).  We are calling attention to all those who live in the Elizabethtown Area School District, especially those who have young pre-school or grade [...]