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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Lancaster County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Sheriff's Office software and policy-management contracts
The DA's victim-witness office will get a $7,000 texting service so crime victims get faster updates on their cases — grant-funded now, no new budget burden later.
Employee ownership in the local economy
The county celebrated its 27-plus employee-owned businesses, and Tandem Center director Drew Mousetis described how ownership helped him buy a home — with a new state Office of Employee Ownership just approved in Harrisburg.
Abandoned bridge structure ownership cleanup in Martic Township
A quitclaim deed and bill of sale formally sorts out who owns two abandoned bridge structures left over from a 2017 bridge removal project, now that Martic Township vacated the road.
Quitclaim of abandoned Pequea Creek bridge structures
The county is cleaning up ownership of leftover piers and abutments from a bridge removed years ago, confirming they went to adjacent property owners when Martic Township vacated the road.