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Commissioners approve six Next Generation Farm Loans, adopt multiple county grants and contract renewals
Summary
At the March 25 meeting the board unanimously approved six Next Generation Farm Loan resolutions for farms across Lancaster County, adopted the 2025 Hazardous Materials preparedness report, and approved multiple grant awards and contract renewals and purchases.
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on March 25 approved six Next Generation Farm Loan resolutions and a series of county grants, contract renewals and procurements.
Resolutions No. 16–21 authorized Industrial Development Authority financing for six farm applicants with the following key figures: Resolution No. 16 (Enos K. and Malinda S. Esh) — project total $712,000.00; Authority financing $612,000.00 (439 Byerland Church Road, Willow Street, Pequea Township). Resolution No. 17 (Jonas L. and Rachel F. Fisher) — project total $860,000.00; Authority financing $682,000.00 (785 Strasburg Road, Paradise). Resolution No. 18 (Samuel K. and Amanda L. Fisher) — project total $1,270,000.00; Authority financing $670,000.00 (1090 Kirkwood Pike, Quarryville). Resolution No. 19 (Gideon B. and Suzanna S. Miller) — project total $1,015,000.00; Authority financing $610,000.00 (317 Strasburg Pike, East Lampeter Township). Resolution No. 20 (Samuel S. and Barbie Ann Miller) — project total $890,000.00; Authority financing $640,000.00 (289 Clearview Road, East Lampeter Township). Resolution No. 21 (Benjamin S. and Martha B. Stoltzfus) — project total $1,500,000.00; Authority financing $682,000.00 (721 Country Lane, Paradise, Sadsbury Township). All six resolutions passed unanimously.
Other approvals included adoption of Lancaster County’s Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Preparedness Report for 2025 and authorization for Brian P. Pasquale to sign the certification page; a RERF grant of $36,353.00 from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to offset a planner’s salary for work on the Crane Clean Energy Center (March 25, 2026–July 30, 2027); an amended Axon Enterprise agreement revising taser contract dates; and an increase to Friendship Community, Inc.’s BHDS contract to $258,268.31 (an $20,492.91, 8.62% increase). All motions were recorded as passed unanimously.
The board recorded approvals of multiple Office of Aging renewals and agreements, including an ADRC/PA Link grant renewal ($197,158.00 for Oct. 1, 2025–June 30, 2026) and vendor renewals for regional ADRC services (e.g., Berks Encore — $123,481.00) and staffing/interpretation services. A county purchasing-cooperative contract award covering water, pool and sewage treatment chemicals was approved for $5,403,187.23 for the cooperative year (Lancaster County portion $46,400.00).
