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The Sentinel Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Carlisle, Pa. • $1 MORNING SmÖRGÅSBORD Public dominates meeting AG: WEATHER, C6 After more than four hours of public comment, Dickinson Twp. Teacher AM snow and Carlisle borough officials discussed a proposed warehouse showers possible By Tammie Gitt borough and in Dickinson followed by those of op- and the township. had The Sentinel Township. ponent Nathan Wolf, who Courtney started the The meeting, held at introduced three experts meeting by reviewing a CARLISLE — A meet- borough hall, began at 6 who had also spoken at letter that had been sent to child High: 34 / Low: 19 ing intended to bring mu- p.m. and was ongoing as last Monday’s meeting officials in both munici- nicipal officials together of The Sentinel’s press of the Dickinson Town- palities to counter infor- to discuss a proposed lo- time, with officials having ship supervisors. About mation presented at pre- porn gistics center became a not yet started discussions half the audience left after vious meetings. forum for proponents among themselves. a 10-minute break half- “Unfortunately, in re- and opponents alike to air Charles Courtney, an way through the meet- cent meetings a few in- An East Pennsboro their arguments for what attorney for Goodman ing, leaving a handful of dividuals have resorted Area Middle School could be the last time be- Birtcher, spoke for about citizens whose residency to threatening officials fore decisions are made an hour to start the meet- was almost evenly split teacher is charged on zoning changes in the ing. His comments were between the borough See Warehouse, A4 with child porn dissemination The Sentinel HARRISBURG — An East Pennsboro Area Middle School science teacher is in Cumberland County Prison after a child pornography in- vestigation, Attorney Gen- NO EASY eral Kathleen Kane said. Craig Co- TASK hen, 29, of East Penns- boro Town- Camp Hill drops s h i p , wa s semifinal contest charged with four counts to powerhouse of dissemi- Craig Cohen n a t i o n o f York Catholic child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography and one count SPORTS, B1 of criminal use of a commu- nication facility. Cohen is an eighth grade science teach- er at East Pennsboro Area Middle School. Kane said Cohen’s arrest was part of an ongoing effort to target the online sharing, downloading and distribu- tion of child pornography. Moving on According to the criminal See Cohen, A4 Midstate man ends campaign for governor; HAPPY cites fundraising difficulties Police HEART By Daniel Walmer — he decided to drop out of and a lack of political connec- The Sentinel the race. tions and money for his cam- continue to “I looked around and didn’t paign’s premature end. Eating right, LOWER ALLEN TWP. — As really see any more stones. investigate exercising and both a minister and an un- And when David looks at Go- Running for governor derdog in the race to win the liath and there’s not a stone The 60-year-old Myers en- shooting quitting smoking Democratic nomination for lying around, then it’s time to tered the campaign as a po- Pennsylvania governor, Lower back up,” he said. litical outsider. He had been By Andrew Carr among best ways Allen Township resident Max His decision to exit the race many different things in his The Sentinel to stay healthy Myers naturally saw himself leaves six Democrats compet- life — a U.S. Army volunteer, as David fighting Goliath. ing for the nomination. Jack a Pentecostal minister, and a CARLISLE — While no “I always felt like there was a Wagner, Allyson Schwartz, small business owner, to name suspects have been identi- CuiSinE, C1 stone somewhere that I could Katie McGinty, John Hanger, a few — but he had never been fied, police continue to in- pick up. As long as David’s got Tom Wolf and Jo Ellen Litz a politician. About five years vestigate a shooting inci- a stone, there’s always a pos- are still in contention for the ago, however, he said he was dent that left a girl injured in sibility that Goliath will come Democratic nomination. inspired by reading a book on Carlisle. GO INSIDE down,” Myers said. It wasn’t the way Myers ex- William Penn and his values. The incident occurred Classifieds ............... B7-8 But Monday morning — be- pected his campaign to end. “I kept saying to myself, in the first block of West Comics ....................C6-7 set with fundraising problems He said he planned to at least ‘Somebody has to run for Pomfret Street at 3 p.m. Feb. Lottery ........................A3 and struggling to meet signa- appear on the primary ballot, 13. ture requirements to be listed if not win the election, and he “The incident is still ac- Midstate ..................... A6 See Myers, A5 Opinion .......................A7 on the May 20 primary ballot blames some early mistakes tively being investigated,” Carlisle Borough Police Police ..........................A3 Jason Malmont/The Sentinel Chief Stephen Margeson Sports ......................B1-6 Max Myers, of Mechanicsburg, has withdrawn from the gubernatorial race. said Monday. Nation & World ........ 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She and/or spreading mislead- at the site, as well as ad- ney said, because court asked officials if they had ing, inaccurate information dressing traffic concerns, decisions would allow a “Is this a legacy we really want for our thought about increased in an attempt to intimidate attempts to develop the site driveway or private road kids? To put more of this in here?” traffic on the road, and or mislead decision-mak- commercially, job creation, to cut through one zoning said she worries about ers,” Courtney wrote in the public safety and commu- district to get to another Jane Krebs emergency vehicles hav- Carlisle residents letter. nity involvement. district. ing access to the hospi- The letter addressed air A copy of the complete Goodman Birtcher re- tal. quality issues, noting that letter can be found on The ceived support from anoth- being asked to change their could change travel pat- “I don’t think the ac- PM 2.5 levels have been Sentinel’s website at cum- er county business as David zoning to accommodate terns dramatically, he said. cess points on the roads decreasing in Pennsylvania berlink.com. Palmer of Pennsy Supply the warehouse plan. The key concerns for op- to the hospital were well since 2001, despite ware- Carlisle Borough Coun- said the number of people “Why would we abandon ponents remain the lack thought out,” she said. house development. It also cilman Sean Shultz asked that company employs and that scheme because of of economic develop- She also questioned states that a request to the Courtney if the project the length of their employ- the first request that came ment, and the cumulative recreational facilities Environmental Protec- would “make sense” if ment is directly related to along?” he asked. effects of continued air like Valley Meadows Park tion Agency to redesignate the borough were to deny this request. The company He also questioned traf- quality degradation, traf- being located so close to the Carlisle area as having Goodman Birtcher’s re- considers warehousing to fic studies commissioned fic congestion and safety, the warehouses. attained air quality stan- quest to permit warehous- be a “good neighbor,” and by Goodman Birtcher that loss of prime agricultural “Is this a legacy we re- dards shows the air quality ing in the I-C zoning dis- “fully supports” the zon- said Allen Road was not land, loss of sense of com- ally want for our kids? To will continue to improve trict. ing change request. overburdened and that in- munity, adverse effects on put more of this in here?” over the next 10 years even The building itself could Wolf, a Carlisle attorney tersections near the site tourism and the communi- she asked.