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Residents press council on transparency, appointments and safety during public comment

Hanover Borough Council · January 22, 2026
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Summary

Two residents used public comment to criticize how some grants and appointments were handled and to raise local public-safety concerns at a McDonald's and the public library; council did not reverse earlier decisions but discussed packet access and record disposition.

At Hanover Borough Council's meeting, residents used the public-comment period to press officials on transparency and community safety.

Robert Holt, a resident who identified himself as from Ward 3, criticized the inclusion of a roughly $60,000 transaction on the consent agenda and objected to merging the public works and enhancement committees. He questioned repeated appointments of the same individuals to boards and commissions and asked why taxpayers should…

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