Chad Clabaugh News Today

A professional lobbying firm may be hired to boost the Borough of Gettysburg’s chances of gaining state and federal grants.

A new, less expensive alternative for code enforcement violations, such as tall grass and unshoveled sidewalks, moved forward Monday in Gettysburg.

A looming drainage nightmare on Chambersburg Street means a proposed Racehorse Alley project should be delayed, the Gettysburg Borough Council heard Monday during a workshop session.

A new planning director has been hired, Gettysburg Borough Manager Charles Gable said.

All of Gettysburg’s existing zoning districts would be replaced under a proposed ordinance reconfiguration.

Twenty-eight live-work townhouse units, with commercial space on the ground floor and residential space above, may be built on Sixth Street in Gettysburg.

Creation of a visitor center in downtown Gettysburg moved ahead Monday when a unanimous borough council approved a concept design and authorized demolition of a dilapidated house on the site.

A divided Gettysburg Borough Council Monday set the stage for Racehorse Alley to become one-way westbound from North Washington Street to Buford Avenue (U.S. Route 30).

Work is planned this summer on numerous streets and alleys in Gettysburg.

There is no “grace period” in enforcement of parking meter time limits in Gettysburg, borough Parking Manager Becka Fissel.