Manheim Township townlively.com
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 36
As Eagle Scout, Grayson Rotz is prepared to take flight BY JEFF FALK
Eagle Scout is the Boy S couts ’ hig hest individual achievement . I t is a g reat personal accomplishment that requires self-discipline and self-confidence.
But no one is an island, not even an Eagle Scout. Grayson Rotz, a 16-yearold sophomore at Manheim Township High School, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Grayson is one of 60 active members of Troop 99, which See Eagle Scout pg 2
By completing a short survey, residents can help shape the future of Manheim Township.
Help Manheim Township help you As the saying goes, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Manheim Township is aiming to set itself up for success by making a plan - a comprehensive plan, that is - and residents are invited to share input. Township is urging its residents to complete a survey that will help shape the direction of the locale for the short term, as well as for years to come. “We have a responsibility for the health and well-being of our residents,” said Anthony Vallone, Manheim Township’s new community development manager. “It’s about common sense and finding solutions that have common-sense answers. The township residents want the township to be successful, and they care about its history. This is one of the few
opportunities they have to have a voice, to speak their minds. We want to make sure we don’t squander that opportunity. The comprehensive plan ends up taking all these opinions and rolling them into it.” The survey poses eight broad questions about the current state of Manheim Township and the municipality’s future, and it takes about five minutes to complete. It can be found at www .manheimtownship.org/1570 /The-Comprehensive-Plan. T he sur vey began Jan. 10 and will run through Thursday, Feb. 29. “Where we’re headed is a balance between development and preservation of our open spaces and our agricultural spaces,” said Vallone. “As we’re building out, we need to be mindful of where all this stuff goes. Where are the areas we need
to be mindful of development? We have transportation concerns as well.” Results of the survey will help shape the township’s comprehensive plan, which is expected to be updated around the middle of 2025. The last time the comprehensive plan was updated was March of 2010. “It’s an update, not an overhaul,” explained Vallone. “The survey will help us. We have to be guided on what needs to be updated. Some parts of the comprehensive plan may need to be updated; some may not. ... It gives residents an opportunity to inform us how they want their township to be, in many different ways.” Manheim Township received 600 early responses when the survey was first introduced in early January. “I’d be happy with
Building a gaga pit at Landis Woods Park helped Grayson Rotz become an Eagle Scout.
Bringing God’s Word to the stage BY JEFF FALK
It’s one thing to hear the Word. It’s one thing to read the Word. It’s one thing to process the Word. But it’s another thing to experience the Word live. Piercing Word, headquartered at 1821 Oregon Pike, Suite 210, Lancaster, presents Scripture passages from the English Standard Version Bible word for word through dramatic and musical
See Township survey pg 3
performances. The nonprofit’s mission is to “ignite passion for the Word of God in the heart of the church.” “We don’t just perform Scripture; we challenge people,” said Piercing Word’s founder and executive director, Aaron House. “Scripture is our script. The Word of God is so powerful, and not just for the people on stage, but also for the people who come. Their lives will be changed when they come. It’s See Piercing Word pg 3
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