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Council reviews reduced lease for nonprofit Finding Serenity and Amazon partnership data

Lancaster County Council · December 9, 2025
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Summary

Council considered a reduced lease for Finding Serenity in county-owned Barnett Building and heard detailed Amazon donation pickup counts; staff and council discussed rent, utilities, hazardous materials, and draft lease language ahead of final reading.

Council held second-reading discussion of an ordinance to lease county-owned space at 1221 Colonial Commons Court (the Barnett Building) to Finding Serenity, a nonprofit partner affiliated with the Women's Enrichment Center, at a reduced lease intended to support a public benefit.

Julie Walters, representing Finding Serenity, described the group's partnership with Amazon and the volume of donated goods the organization distributes to other nonprofits. “We picked up 10 pallet loads on November 14... That ended up…

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