Lancaster County government calendar: July 20, 2026
CONESTOGA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Conestoga Valley School District Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 20 in the district administration board room, 502 Mount Sidney Road. Among the agenda items:
- Commentary on district activity: (a) board commendations; (b) superintendent comments; (c) board comments; (d) correspondence - secretary.
- public/professional/staff input: (a) public comments - specific to the agenda; (b) comments from CVEA; (c) comments from other employee groups.
- Consent agenda: (a) approval of minutes; (b) approval of financial reports; (c) approval of superintendent’s report; (d) approval of student discipline action (as per confidential attachment); (e) approval of second (and final) reading of district policy on parent, caregiver and family engagement; (f) approval of second (and final) reading of district policy on district social media; (g) approval of cafeteria food cooperative bid awards through the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 collaborative purchasing board for the 2026-27 school year; (h) approval of Penn Medicine wellness agreement; (i) approval of pre-K dental agreement renewal with Union Community Healthcare; (j) Approval of special education consortium agreements with IU13; (k) approval of Austill’s contract renewal (2026-29); (l) approval of Blue Cap Transportation renewal agreement for 2026-27; (m) approval of multi-year renewal with Securly via IU13 (July 1, 2026, to May 30, 2029).
- Action/discussion items: (A) budget update; (B) approval of cash escrow resolution for Fritz Elementary School renovation project.
- Information reports: (a) finance and operations report; (b) curriculum and instruction report; (c) federal funds.
- Board reports: (a) IU13 report; (b) Pennsylvania School Boards Association report; (C) Lancaster County Academy report; (d) Lancaster County Career and Technology Center report; (e) construction team update; (f) other reports.
LANCASTER CITY HISTORICAL COMMISSION
The City of Lancaster Historical Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 in the Council Chambers, first-floor annex of City Hall, 120 N. Duke St. Among the agenda items:
- 419 N. Duke St.; GPH Lancaster LP, owner. Demolition of a brick two-story former carriage house fronting North Cherry Street to create additional surface parking for the skilled nursing facility at 421 N. Duke St. (old business).
- 502 W. Walnut St.; 502 WWS LLC, owners; Tippetts/Weaver Architects, project architects. Preliminary Conceptual discussion of proposed redevelopment of a former public school building to create new residential units, to include a one-story overbuild above a modern warehouse addition on the parcel’s southeast corner, demolition of a modern loading dock bay and construction of a new two-story connector and entryway.
LANCASTER TWP. PLANNING
The Lancaster Township Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 at the municipal building, 1240 Maple Ave. Information: lancastertownship.org. Among the agenda items:
- Subdivision/land development plans: Southern Village Phase V - sketch plan - briefing item.
- New business: non-vehicular campgrounds ordinance - discussion item.
- The next regularly scheduled Lancaster Township Planning Commission meeting will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18.
MOUNT JOY TWP. SUPERVISORS
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Mount Joy Township Board of Supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 20 at the municipal building, 8853 Elizabethtown Road, Elizabethtown. Among the agenda items:
- Old business: proposed noise ordinance.
- Consent calendar: (a) Approve and ratify the minutes of the June 15 meeting; (b) Approve payment of all bills via bill lists and ratify the payment of all payrolls for the period of June 12 through July 9 inclusive, in the amount of $45,793.18, which represents two pay periods; (c) personnel – open records officer; (d) Donegal Regional Comprehensive Plan; (e) Repler investment – Central PA Street Sweepers; (f) Beiler, Elmer.
- Mount Calvary Christian School – special event.
- Lancaster County Emergency Management – community event.
- Landmark Homes – 2360 Sheaffer Road.
- Pennmark - amendment to agreement.
- Trash and recycling 2027-29 contract – award bid.
- Reports.
- Correspondence: (a) a report from the Elizabethtown Regional Sewer Authority, received June 12, regarding its Financial statements for 2025; (b) letter from Denise Coleman, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, received June 15, regarding draft watershed plan and programmatic environmental assessment for the Chiques Creek Watershed; (c) letter from David M. Sanko, executive director of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, received June 15, regarding a board chairs’ retreat for networking and training purposes; (d) Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors news bulletin for June; (e) Letter from C. Cale Treese, chair of Elizabethtown Area Water Authority, received June 29, regarding request for reduction of members from seven to six; (f) Letter from Sam Garman of Atlantic Transportation Systems Inc., received June 30, 2026; regarding announcement of the sale of ATS to Green Arrow and Kuharchik Construction; (g) letter from Kevin Baer, farmland preservation specialist with the Lancaster County Agricultural Preserve Board, received July 1, regarding Joel L and Kimberly K Brandt, request to sell agricultural conservation easement; (h) letter from Sally K. Nolt, secretary for the Elizabethtown Fair, received July 6, regarding invitation to the fair’s opening ceremony; (i) letter from Daniel G. Youngs, Lancaster County Solid Waster Management Authority, received July 7, regarding confirmation regarding Milton Grove Landfill Waste flows; (j) Paul Bermillo Sr., district manager of GMA Landfills, received July 9, regarding Lancaster Landfill will cease daily waste acceptance after July 10; (k) letter from Tina Wojciechowsky of PennDOT, received July 9, regarding severe winter adjustment over and above the amount due with the 2026-27 annual contract payment.
- The next regular meeting of the Mount Joy Township Board of Supervisors is 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17.
PENN MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Penn Manor School Board will meet 7 p.m. Monday, July 20 in the Large Group Instruction Room at Penn Manor High School, 100 E. Cottage Ave., Millersville. The regular board meeting will follow the committee of the whole. Live video: youtube.com/PennManorSchoolDistrict. Among the agenda items:
- Approval of minutes: June 22.
- Treasurer’s report: June.
- Review of school board meeting agenda.
- Consent agenda for the committee of the whole meeting: (a) renewal of Krista Cox as assistant superintendent for curriculum and Instruction for a five-year term; (b) HVAC preventive maintenance proposal with McClure Co. for the condensing boilers and water heaters at Letort, Pequea, Conestoga and Hambright elementary schools; (c) HVAC preventive maintenance proposal with McClure Co. for the gas-fired boilers at Penn Manor High School; (d) QSH Enterprises agreement for 2026-27; (e) contract with BlueCap Service Inc. for van transportation services for the 2026-27 school year; (f) memorandum of understanding for athletic trainer position between the district and the Penn Manor Education Association; (g) affiliation agreement with Messiah University for qualifying Messiah students to participate in the practicum or student teaching experience; (h) tax exoneration; (i) facility agreement with Community Action Partnership to host a Head Start classroom at Martic Elementary for the 2026-27 school year; (j) contract with MK4 School Transportation for van transportation services for the 2026-27 school year; (k) contract with Faithful Transportation for van transportation services for the 2026-27 school year.
- Consent agenda for personnel: (a) support staff employment and change in status of the individuals listed per the effective date for the 2026-27 school year; (b) resignation; (c) leaves; (d) rates for co-curricular work for the 2026-27 school year; (e) weight room workers for 2026-2027; (f) tenure; (g) summer curriculum writing; (h) new head girls’ lacrosse coach.