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Residents urge caution on growth, citing strained EMS, volunteer fire protection and school capacity
Summary
Multiple residents told the Lancaster County Planning Commission that existing emergency services and schools are strained by recent approvals and that additional development could worsen response times and capacity; commenters supplied counts of approved units and local call‑volume figures to illustrate the pressure.
Residents urged the Lancaster County Planning Commission to weigh emergency‑services and school capacity when reviewing development proposals, saying existing resources are strained and additional approvals could worsen response times and enrollment pressures.
Barbara Scannell, who identified herself as living at 8016 Carolina Lakes Way in Indian Land, told commissioners she compiled countywide call‑volume and development pipeline figures to illustrate pressure on first responders and schools. As she presented figures, Scannell said there were “19,897 EMS…
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