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Council approves vehicle surplus sale, 2025 fee changes, easements and conservation MOU
Summary
Council adopted a package of resolutions and agreements: authorizing auction sale of three surplus police vehicles, approving 2025 fee updates for rental registration, event permits and pavilion use, and approving an easement with the school district and an MOU with the Lancaster County Conservation District.
Lititz Borough Council approved multiple resolutions and intergovernmental agreements during its meeting, including sale of surplus police vehicles, a fee schedule update, an easement with the school district for the runabout line, and a memorandum of understanding with the Lancaster County Conservation District.
Surplus vehicles: The council approved a resolution authorizing the electronic auction sale of three surplus police vehicles — model years 2010, 2012 and a 2014 Police Interceptor Utility — to be offered on or about March 10, 2025 on a municipal auction site. Jared (police) explained two vehicles were replaced and one disposition would reduce fleet size.
2025 fee update: Council approved a fee schedule update that (1) increases the rental registration/inspection program to a proposed flat annual fee of $78 (consolidating previous multi‑year fees), (2) creates fees for special event and activity permits ($20 activity permit, $35 special event), and (3) establishes pavilion fees ($40 residents, $60 non‑residents) for borough pavilions. The move consolidates and modernizes previously staggered fees; staff said the proposals reflect inflation and staff costs and align roughly with regional partners.
Easement and conservation MOU: Council approved an easement agreement with the local school district to facilitate right‑of‑way and runabout‑line work tied to a multi‑year Norfolk Southern/rec center project; council members noted trees in a row along the rec center property will be removed for construction and discussed potential replacement in the stormwater facility design. The council also approved a memorandum of understanding with the Lancaster County Conservation District to provide erosion, sediment and construction‑permit review services that support the borough’s MS4 permit obligations.
Why it matters: The fee changes affect landlords, event organizers and pavilion users; the easement and MOU advance a long‑running rail/runabout project that has transportation, stormwater and recreational implications and requires close coordination between borough staff, the school district and external agencies.
