Letters

About two miles west of the Springs Memorial Hospital lie 121 acres of rolling hills covered in native hardwoods and planted pines. It is bounded on the west and north sides by more forest land, on the east by Cane Creek and the Forest Hills subdivision and on the south by a 10-family community called Partridge Hill. The only road access to the two tracts is through Partridge Hill from West Meeting Street. The land is owned by St. Katherine Properties LLC, a real estate developer out of Charlotte.

Editor’s note: Norm Zimmer sent this letter to County Council members.
Many Lancaster County residents are dismayed about the proposed landfill and its enormous negative ramifications on our fair county. Besides the disturbing aspects involving secrecy about the project, we’ve learned that scores of garbage trucks will be a regular, constant and unwelcome sight on our scenic roads.

The ball dropped in Times Square symbolizing the beginning of a new year. These are exciting times. An upset of business as usual occurred with the historic Nov. 2 elections. Some incumbents won back their seats, but there was a new wave of men and women who were elected for the first time.
Eighty-five new congressmen, mostly tea party conservatives, were sworn into the 112th Congress in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5. We witnessed our S.C. Sen. Mick Mulvaney drop that title and become U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, 5th District.

I would like to thank everyone who works at the Lancaster Convalescent Center who helped care for my mother, Sarah Mickles, during her stay there. They made her as comfortable as possible.
I know there are a lot of unsung heroes, but your work and kindness are such a blessing to my mother and me. I want to give you a pat on the back.

Teresa Mickles-Massey
Lancaster