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Cumberland Goodwill Fire Company is closer to securing two vacant properties in Carlisle to expand its ambulance service.
Borough council Thursday agreed to rezone a 1.3 acre lot on the south side of East Willow Street from R-5 Traditional Residential District to a C-4 Neighborhood Commercial District.
The zoning changes clears the way for Cumberland Goodwill to continue its plans to purchase the vacant lot on the south side of East Willow Street directly south of the Rite Aid Store on South Hanover Street.
Attorney Robert Frey of Carlisle represented the fire company at a council meeting Thursday. He said the vacant lot sits on the edge of the two zoning districts and has consistently been used as commercial property.
Rezoning the lot C-4 would be more consistent with its past use and consistent with commercial properties to the north and west, Frey said.
“We are not changing anything,” he noted.
Frey added Cumberland Goodwill also plans to purchase the old Chrysler-Plymouth dealership on South Hanover Street. That building has a history of use as a garage and auto body shop.
Along with the rest of this story from Sentinel reporter Joseph Cress, here's what else to look for in today’s print and on-line editions:
Radio host raises money for local charities
Last November, WHYL 960 radio host Rick Smith had braved the cold to raise food and money for Project SHARE.
On Saturday, Smith could only wish that to be back in freezing temperatures.
“I prefer the cold over the heat,” Smith said. “It’s going to be brutal. In the cold, you can just put more clothes on, but when it’s hot, it’s something else.”
Trying to be the rays of the sun and 90-degree heat underneath a tent in the parking lot of Giant on South Spring Garden Street in Carlisle, Smith was again trying to raise money and food for Project SHARE, this time in the middle of July.
It is a part of his “Hungry for the Homeless” event, which he considers “Christmas in July,” where Smith will be in the parking lot of Giant for more than a week. Smith started on Friday and will be staying there night and day, rain and shine until Sunday, July 20.
Being the first time he’s spent in the summer in these circumstances, Smith didn’t quite know what to prepare for.
“I’m going to try and drink a lot of water and stay out of the sun, but I’m not really sure what to expect,” Smith said, slightly worried about how he’ll last in the heat.
Catching up with Rock’s Taekwondo national champions
For the students of Rock’s Taekwondo in Carlisle, getting to the USA Taekwondo National Competition was just as difficult as competing in it.
After a year or less of training, the eight students who ranged from 10 years old to adulthood had to raise the money to get to the competition in Detroit. They made typical fund-raisers something of their own, cooking and making the food and sandwiches they would sell themselves to learn business practices and washing people’s cars with the extra addition of breaking boards with their heads for anyone who donated more than $20.
By the end, they were a 9-hour road trip away from their destination, and four gold, two silver and two bronze medals later, Coach Eugene LaRocca couldn’t be any prouder of his students.
“Everyone did so great, and I always tell them it’s not about the medals, but I think they got all excited about it anyway,” LaRocca said. “I think the best part for me was to watch their faces. They were awestruck when they walked into the arena and saw how big it was. That was amazing.”
Borough council looks to improve on greenhouse gas emission
Carlisle Borough Council agreed Thursday to partner with Dickinson College to find ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions in borough operations.
The borough will join the college in applying for funding through the Local Government Greenhouse Gas Pilot Grant Program offered by state Department of Environmental Protection.
Under the program, Carlisle could receive up to $20,000 to develop a greenhouse gas inventory and establish a climate change action plan for the borough.
DEP spokesman Charlie Young said the program gives municipalities grants to hire specialists to conduct an inventory and develop steps to cut emissions.
“They do not have to follow the recommendations, but we hope they would,” Young said. “If they do, they would be saving on energy consumption and costs.”
DEP posted information on the new program on its website www.depweb.state.pa.us.
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