Freeport city officials agreed to bring a resolution to the Dec. 1 council meeting to consider a sister‑city relationship with Lititz, Pennsylvania, after hearing a written endorsement and a public presentation.

Nicole Haas, identified in a written statement from the Greater Freeport Partnership, the city’s tourism promotion agency, expressed “enthusiastic support for establishing a sister city relationship” with Lititz, citing shared German heritage and potential joint festivals and marketing to boost tourism. Tim Connors, a Freeport resident, told the council he had spoken at length with Lititz officials and said the borough’s leaders and business owners “fell in love with us” during a recent visit and produced a presentation advocating the formal designation.

The presenters emphasized cultural connections tied to pretzel‑making traditions and proposed exchanges, such as reciprocal visits, joint promotions and participation in local events like the Pretzel City Brewfest. Connors said Lititz’s mayor had expressed a strong interest in visiting and suggested a Zoom meeting and an in‑person visit could precede a formal sister‑city agreement.

Council members did not debate the merits of the sister‑city proposal in detail at the meeting; the presiding official proposed moving a resolution to schedule further consideration at the Dec. 1 meeting, and council members agreed to that timeline.

Next steps: the council will consider a formal resolution at its Dec. 1 meeting. The written endorsement from the Greater Freeport Partnership and the presentation by Tim Connors were entered into the record.