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Lancaster CountyPA averageUS Census ACS
Municipal budget
Total revenue$327.6M (FY2023)
Total spending$314.5M (FY2023)
Taxes$139.4M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$130.3M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$568 (FY2023)
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Tue Sep 1, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Oct 5, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Oct 13, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Oct 27, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Nov 2, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Nov 10, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Nov 24, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Dec 1, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Dec 8, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Dec 15, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Jan 12, 2027 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Jan 26, 2027 · 18:00
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Recent meetings
Tue Aug 25, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Aug 3, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Jul 6, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Council to review water transmission loan and board appointments
The committee will consider several personnel appointments to the Zoning Hearing Board and other authorities. Members will review a capital budget presentation and a Pennvest loan for water transmission construction. The meeting also includes a sewage plan amendment for 201 West King Street.
- Administration Bill No. 10-2026: Pennvest loan for Susquehanna Large-Diameter Water Transmission
- Administration Resolution No. 68-2026: Sewage Facilities Plan amendment for 201 West King Street
- Administration Resolution No. 70-2026: Grant application for Eastbound Connector project
- Appointments to Zoning Hearing Board (Caroline Boehm and Shane Kennedy)
- Administration Resolution No. 69-2026: Projection easement agreement with the Hamilton Club
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✓ Decided: Council meeting held; no decisions recorded in minutes
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City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
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City Council Committee Meeting Agenda
July 6, 2026 - 6:00 PM
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers
120 N Duke St.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Approval of the June 1, 2026 committee meeting minutes
4. Personnel Committee
A. Council Resolution No. 64-2026, appointing Gregory E. Keasey as an alternate to the Planning
Commission
B. Council Resolution No. 65-2026, appointing Caroline Boehm to the Zoning Hearing Board
C. Council Resolution No. 66-2026, appointing Shane Kennedy to the Zoning Hearing Board to
complete an unfinished term
D. Nomination of Victoria Abadir for appointment to the Downtown Investment District Authority
E. Nomination of Christine Eachus for reappointment to the Lancaster Parking Authority
5. Finance Committee
A. Capital Budget Presentation
B. Administration Bill No. 10-2026, approving a Pennvest loan for the construction of the
Susquehanna Large-Diameter Water Transmission
6. Community Planning Committee
A. Administration Resolution No. 68-2026, amending the Official Sewage Facilities Plan to include
the 201 West King Street project
7. Public Works Committee
A. Council Resolution No. 67-2026, Recognizing Parks and Recreation Month in the City of
Lancaster
B. Administration Resolution No. 69-2026, approving a projection easement agreement with the
Hamilton Club
C. Administration Resolution No. 70-2026, authorizing a grant application for the Eastbound
Connector project
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📄 From the minutes
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MINUTES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026, 6:00 PM
Council Chambers Second Floor
123 Main Street, Civic Springs, KS
A. Roll Call
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Invocation
D. Approval of Minutes
I) Approval of City Council Minutes from the ___ Meeting.
E. Approval of the Agenda
F. Report by the Mayor
G. Recognitions and Awards
H. Public Hearings
I. Consent Agenda
All matters under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted
by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items. If discussion or
amendments is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered
separately. Backup documentation and staff recommendations have been previously submitted to the City
Council on these items.
I) Item for Consent Agenda.
J. Regular Agenda
K. Adjournment
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Mayor
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City Clerk
🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Approval of Meeting Minutes
5 yea
Ahmed Ahmed yea · Diana Black yea · Jaime Arroyo yea · Christopher Aviles yea · Michaela Allwine yea
Wed Jun 24, 2026 · 18:00
Special Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Jun 23, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Jun 9, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Jun 1, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue May 26, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue May 12, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon May 4, 2026 · 17:30
Special Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon May 4, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Apr 28, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Apr 27, 2026 · 16:00
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Apr 14, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Apr 6, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Apr 6, 2026 · 17:30
General
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Mar 24, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Mar 24, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Mar 10, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Mar 2, 2026 · 18:00
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Feb 24, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Feb 10, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Feb 3, 2026 · 18:00
General
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Mon Feb 2, 2026 · 18:30
Committee
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Thu Jan 29, 2026 · 18:30
General
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Jan 27, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
Tue Jan 13, 2026 · 18:30
Regular Meeting
City Hall - Nelson M. Polite, Sr. Council Chambers, Lancaster
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🌐 County-level context (Lancaster County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-555 people (+$50.0M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)2 ({"Flood": 7, "Snowstorm": 4, "Severe Storm": 4, "Hurricane": · last Mon Mar 30, 2020)
Traffic fatalities52 (8 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments13,776 (249,379 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,393/mo (3,529 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy20.7% (low numeracy 31% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
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Recorded votes
$327.6M
Annual budget
$130.3M
Debt outstanding
1,296
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$327.6M
Spending$314.5M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load MODERATE
Outstanding debt$130.3M
Debt-to-revenue0.40×
Debt-load index52 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
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Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.