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Plain-language briefs of Lancaster's public meetings — what the boards actually did, decided, and argued about. Compiled from the official recordings and agendas.

Town BoardResolutions, bids, local laws, and the public-comment floor
Monday, October 19, 2026
Three Department Heads Said the Budget Was Unsafe. Twenty-Five Minutes Later the Board Adopted It Without Modifications
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Monday, October 5, 2026
Lancaster Votes Again on a Half-Acre Lot. Same Answer, Better Paperwork.
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Monday, September 21, 2026
Eighty-Eight Acres, Ninety-Six Houses, And a Supervisor in the Minority
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
No Charges Over the Millings. No Truce, Either.
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Planning BoardSite plans, subdivisions, and special-use permits
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
The Agenda Said One Thing. The Board Voted on Two
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
The Moratorium Expires in February. Town Line Didn't Make the Cut.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Half an Acre Draws a Positive Declaration
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Board of EducationDistrict business, budget, and policy
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Zoning Board of AppealsArea and use variances, special-use permits
Thursday, October 8, 2026
The Board Granted Nearly Twice What It Advertised — Because a Neighbour Asked It To
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Thursday, September 10, 2026
Three Appeals, Three Yeses, and an Argument Over Who Pays to Prove the Line
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Industrial Development AgencyIncentives, PILOTs, and industrial development financing
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
The Agency Came to Pull a Tax Break. It Left With a Deadline Instead
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Landlord's Tax Deal Now Turns on One Personal Trainer
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Moratorium CommitteeThe Bowmansville / Town Line land-use moratorium study
Monday, October 19, 2026
Three Times the Committee Made Its Own Rules Looser — Each Time So Somebody Could Rebuild
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Monday, September 14, 2026
A Line Around Bowmansville — And a Letter to Everyone Inside It
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Monday, August 17, 2026
Four Months Left, and the Permits Are Waiting
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Monday, July 20, 2026
The Committee Drew Its Line — And Never Took a Vote
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Compiled from public meeting recordings, agendas, and minutes. Summaries are AI-assisted and may contain errors; consult the official record before relying on any detail.