YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY FACILITIES
CENTRAL YORK HIGH SCHOOL
WELLSPAN/ YORK HOSPITAL
GUTHRIE MEMORIAL LIBRARY HANOVER’S PUBLIC LIBRARY
A Component of the York County Comprehensive Plan PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK YORK COUNTY
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
York County Planning Commission 100 West Market Street York, Pennsylvania
September, 1997 Amended - December, 2006
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Chapter I - Introduction...... 1
Chapter II - Educational Services
Introduction...... 3 York County School Districts...... 3 Library Facilities...... 2 2
Chapter III - Recreation
Public Park Facilities...... 2 7 State Parks & Game Lands...... 2 7 County Parks...... 2 8 Municipal Facilities...... 3 1 School Facilities...... 3 2 Other Public Recreational Facilities...... 3 4 Recreational Planning...... 3 4
Chapter IV - Emergency Services
Police...... 3 8 Fire...... 4 2 Emergency Medical Services...... 4 7
Chapter V - Health Facilities
Hospitals...... 5 1 Ambulatory Surgery Centers...... 5 1 Licensed Nursing Homes...... 5 2
Chapter VI - Human Services
York County Division of Human Services ...... 5 7 The York County Human Services Directory...... 6 1
Chapter VII - Water and Sewer Facilities
Water Supply Facilities...... 6 3 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Facilities...... 6 8
Chapter VIII - Policy Recommendations
Policy Recommendations...... 7 5 TABLES, MAPS, & FIGURES
Tables:
Table 1 - Size of York County School Districts...... 3 Table 2 - Elementary Versus Secondary Enrollments – Percentages...... 1 0 Table 3 - York County Public School Districts Enrollment & Capacity 2005-2006...... 1 0 Table 4 - Total School District Enrollments & Percent Change...... 1 6 Table 5 - York County Public School District Capacity Analysis 2005-2006...... 1 7 Table 6 - Enrollments for Other Educational Programs, 2003-2004...... 2 0 Table 7 - York County Library System ...... 2 3 Table 8 - Police Departments in York County...... 3 9 Table 9 - Fire Companies Located in York County...... 4 3 Table 10 - Fire Companies Serving Portions of York County, Located in Adjacent County. . . . 4 5 Table 11 - Ambulance/medic Units Serving York County...... 4 7 Table 12 - Licensed Nursing Homes in York County...... 5 4 Table 13 - First Information Requests (2005)...... 6 1 Table 14 - Wastewater Treatment Plants in York County...... 6 9
Figures:
Figure 1 - Population by School District (1990-2000)...... 7 Figure 2 - Total Public School Enrollments (1985-2006)...... 8 Figure 3 - Elementary Vs. Secondary Enrollments...... 9 Figure 4 - Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Permitted Flows...... 7 2
Maps:
Map 1 - York County Public School Districts...... 5 Map 2 - York County Public School Districts Changes in Enrollments...... 1 9 Map 3 - York County Library System (YCLS)...... 2 5 Map 4 - State Parks & Gamelands, County Parks...... 3 0 Map 5 - Municipal Parks, by Planning Region...... 3 3 Map 6 - Police Department Coverages...... 4 1 Map 7 - York County Fire Companies and Service Areas...... 4 6 Map 8 - York County Ambulance Companies and Service Areas...... 5 0 Map 9 - York County Health Care Facilities...... 5 3 Map 10 - Community Water Systems...... 6 6 Map 11 - Waste Water Treatment Plants...... 7 4 Chapter I Introduction
Growth and development inevitably lead to a need for community facilities. Some facilities, like police, fire and ambulance, will be directly related to the protection of public health, safety and welfare. Others, such as education, recreation and library facilities, are more generally related to the overall quality of life. Whatever the case, the availability of adequate community facilities is an important indicator of an area’s desirability as a place to live.
Planning for the provision of new or expanded community facilities needs to be coordinated with existing land uses, proposed land use changes and population projections. The need for a level of service provided will be dependent upon local community desires, public safety considerations, cost constraints and the requirements necessary to promote rural versus urban densities. For example, while a basic level of services needs to be provided to all York County residents in the areas of education and emergency services, planning for expanded and, in some cases optional, services must recognize the cost benefits of providing facilities in locations convenient to the maximum number of residents.
The Growth Management component of the York County Comprehensive Plan provides a framework for long term community facilities planning. Since many facility service areas are not confined within a single municipality, a regional planning approach is necessary to avoid a duplication of services and a wasteful allocation of limited public funds. This overall concept proposes three (3) development patterns: primary growth areas, secondary growth areas, and rural areas.
Within primary growth areas, a concentrated development pattern accommodating a complete array of land uses serviced by a full range of community facilities, including public water and public sewer, is encouraged. Secondary growth areas are envisioned as having a lesser intensity of development and a full range of community facilities would not be available. Residents would likely need to travel outside of the area for some services, plus the area may be served by public water, but not public sewer, or vice versa. Within rural areas, the focus is on the protection of sensitive environmental resources, such as woodlands, prime agricultural soils, steep slopes, wetlands, stream valleys, etc.), thus only very low density development is recommended and the majority of community services provided are related to the protection of public health, safety and welfare.
Provision of a full range of services in primary growth areas will encourage growth to occur in appropriate locations and at appropriate densities, as determined by local municipalities. If growth areas are designed to include adequate capacities to absorb projected growth, then policies can be implemented to ensure appropriately low densities in rural areas, discourage unnecessary infrastructure extensions and preserve open space and farmland resources.
Community facilities, such as municipal buildings, schools, post offices and fire stations, are certainly necessary for the more rural areas of York County. These services should be directed to
Introduction 1 York County Community Services areas within or adjacent to existing boroughs or villages in order to maintain the traditional function of those settings, i.e., as service centers for rural areas. In some cases, municipalities may opt to establish joint or cooperative mutual aid programs to reduce costly duplication and to increase the efficiency of services. Common joint services include police, fire and other emergency services.
The Chapters which follow provide resource information in the areas of educational services, recreation, emergency services, health facilities, human services, and water and sewer facilities. In most cases, full listings are provided; while in others, reference is made to more detailed databases and how they can be accessed. The basic purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive inventory of existing community facilities. As such, it will be useful as a resource directory for determining the location and availability of particular services throughout the County.
2 Introduction Chapter II Educational Services
Introduction
A discussion of the educational services in York County surely includes information regarding the public school districts. This chapter presents a multi-year comparison regarding enrollment and building capacity. Also included is data related to private and nonpublic secondary school enrollments, as well as information on charter schools and home education. Finally, libraries, which contribute to the educational services in York County, are discussed in this Chapter.
York County School Districts
There are 16 school districts serving York County, as indicated on Map 1. Although most districts are comprised of more than one (1) municipality, only two (2) municipalities are divided between districts. Newberry Township is divided between the West Shore and Northeastern School Districts and Springettsbury Township is split between York Suburban and Central York School Districts. Two (2) school districts serve only one (1) municipality; the Hanover Public School District serves Hanover Borough, while the York City School District serves York City.
Prior to taking a closer look at enrollment, it is interesting to consider other characteristics of the districts, primarily their size and total population. The total size of each York County school district in square miles is presented in Table 1.
Table 1 Size of York County School Districts
District Area in Square Miles
Central York School District 24.4
Dallastown Area School District 52.5
Dover Area School District 71.5
Eastern York School District 58.4
Hanover Public School District 3.1
Northeastern York School District 48.3
Northern York County School District 83.5
Red Lion Area School District 141.6
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Table 1 Size of York County School Districts
District Area in Square Miles
South Eastern School District 109.0
South Western School District 56.8
Southern York County School District 66.2
Spring Grove Area School District 91.6
West Shore School District 75.0
West York Area School District 20.5
York City School District 4.5
York Suburban School District 15.9 Source: Pennsylvania State Department of Education (www.pde.state.pa.us)
The Red Lion Area School District is the largest school district in area, at 141.6 square miles. The smallest York County school district in size is the Hanover Public School District which only encompasses about three (3) square miles. Ten (10) of the 16 school districts are greater than 50 square miles in area.
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Population by School District
Population figures from the 1990 and 2000 US Censuses are presented in Figure 1, Population by School District.
Source: US Census (www.census.gov)
Figure 1 shows that the West Shore School District is the most populous school district in the County. However, this School District actually extends outside York County, across the Yellow Breeches Creek, to include a portion of Cumberland County.
With regard to school districts located entirely within York County, the York City School District’s population is the highest with 40, 970 residents in the 2000 Census. It is also the only District in the County to lose population between 1990 and 2000; total population decreased by almost three percent (3%) from 42,192 in 1990. The York City School District, however, remained the most densely populated school district in 2000 with 9,104 persons per square mile.
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The York County school district with the greatest net gain of population from 1990 to 2000 was the Central York School District with a 33% increase. The Hanover Public School District experienced the smallest net gain, less than one percent (1%), during the same period.
Given the subject of district size and total population, the discussion now shifts to public school enrollments by district.
Public School Enrollments
There are 16 public school districts serving York County, as discussed previously. Figure 2 presents total public school enrollments for the academic school year period 1985-1986 through 2005-2006, in varying increments.
Source: Pennsylvania State Department of Education (www.pde.state.pa.us) *Enrollment figure does not include students enrolled in York County High School, charter schools, the York County School of Technology or those in full-time out-of- district special education.
Public school enrollment in York County remained relatively stable from 1985 to 1990, with a less than one percent (1%) increase from 48,951 in academic year 1985-1986 to 49,281 in academic year 1989-1990. During the succeeding five (5) year period, there was a significant increase in total public school enrollment (25.6%), resulting in a public school enrollment of 62,056 students in the 1994-1995 academic year. Public school enrollments for the 2005-2006 school year totaled 61,880 students, representing a decrease of just under three percent (3%) over an eleven (11) year period.
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Another interesting point of analysis is the relative enrollment percentages for elementary (K-6) and secondary (7-12) schools. This data is best depicted in graphic format. See Figure 3, Elementary Vs. Secondary Enrollments.
Source: Pennsylvania State Department of Education (www.pde.state.pa.us) *Total Enrollment figure does not include students enrolled in the charter schools, York County High School, the York County School of Technology, or those in full-time out- of- district special education.
The relative enrollment figures and percentages for elementary (K-6) versus secondary (7-12) has fluctuated during the period 1985-2006, as shown in Figure 3 above and Table 2 below. For 1985- 1986, the proportion was approximately even, and, of the academic years shown, this was the only year that secondary enrollments exceeded elementary enrollments. For the academic years included in Table 1, the largest disparity between elementary and secondary enrollments (8,440 students) was recorded in 1994-1995. The most recent data (2005-2006) indicates that the enrollment difference between public elementary schools and secondary schools has decreased to 2,054 students, with the elementary enrollment remaining higher.
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Table 2 Elementary versus Secondary Enrollments – Percentages
1985-1986 1989-1990 1994-1995 2005-2006 total enrollment total enrollment total enrollment total enrollment 48,951 49,281 62,056 61,880
Elementary Secondary Elementary Secondary Elementary Secondary Elementary Secondary 49.4% 50.6% 55.4% 44.6% 56.8% 43.2% 51.7% 48.3% Source: Pennsylvania State Department of Education (www.pde.state.pa.us)
York County Public School Inventory
As stated previously, York County is served by 16 public school districts. The following table (Table 3) provides a listing of all public schools in the County by school district. The inventory data was provided by each individual school district. The numbers before each school correspond to locations on Map 1, while the percent column represents the percent capacity for each school building based on academic year 2005-2006 enrollment figures. Additionally, the URL for each district is provided, should any further information regarding the districts be of interest.
TABLE 3 YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS ENROLLMENT & CAPACITY 2005-2006
Central York School District www.cysd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Central York High School 9-12 1,547 1,640 94%
2 Central York Middle School 6-8 1,236 1,400 88%
3 Hayshire Elementary School K-2 392 500 78%
4 North Hills Elementary School 3-5 510 750 68%
5 Roundtown Elementary School K-2 362 500 72%
6 Sinking Springs Elementary School 3-5 664 750 86%
7 Stony Brook Elementary School K-2 389 500 78%
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Dallastown Area School District www.dallastown.net
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Dallastown Area High School 9-12 1,773 2,210 80%
2 Dallastown Area Middle School 6-8 1,460 1,.486 98%
3 Dallastown Elementary School K-5 241 260 93%
4 Leader Heights Elementary School K-5 270 217 124%
5 Loganville-Springfield Elementary School K-5 569 477 119%
6 Ore Valley Elementary School K-5 803 542 148%
7 York Township Elementary School K-5 645 672 96%
Dover Area School District www.dover.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Dover Area High School 9-12 989 1,439 69%
2 Dover Area Intermediate School 7-8 604 775 78%
3 Dover Elementary School K-4 330 400 83%
4 Kralltown Elementary School K-4 109 109 100%
5 Leib Elementary School K-4 519 525 99%
6 North Salem Elementary School 5-6 592 750 79%
7 Weigelstown Elementary School K-4 430 625 69%
Eastern York School District www.easternyork.com
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Eastern York High School 9-12 768 860 89%
2 Eastern York Middle School 6-8 658 752 88%
3 Canadochly Elementary School K-5 477 650 73%
4 Kreutz Creek Elementary School K-5 402 550 73%
5 Wrightsville Elementary School K-5 421 450 94%
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Hanover Public School District www.hpsd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Hanover High School 9-12 498 630 79%
2 Hanover Middle School 5-8 520 575 90%
3 Clearview Elementary School K-4 241 275 88%
4 Hanover Street Elementary School K-4 268 275 97%
5 Washington Elementary School K-4 139 200 70%
Northeastern School District www.nesd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Northeastern High School 9-12 1,100 1,190 92%
2 Northeastern Middle School 7-8 566 790 72%
3 Spring Forge Intermediate School 5-6 535 650 82%
4 Conewago Elementary School 1-4 297 350 85%
5 Mount Wolf Early Learning Center K 325 350 93%
6 Orendorf Elementary School 1-4 498 500 99%
7 York Haven Elementary School 1-4 256 450 57%
Northern York County School District www.nycsd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Northern High School 9-12 1,063 1,200 89%
2 Northern Middle School 6-8 771 800 96%
3 Dillsburg Elementary School K-5 423 422 100%
4 Northern Elementary School K-5 307 290 106%
5 South Mountain Elementary School K-5 434 447 97%
6 Wellsville Elementary School K-5 196 236 83%
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Red Lion Area School District www.rlasd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Red Lion Area Senior High School 9-12 1,778 2,187 81%
2 Red Lion Area Junior High School 7-8 995 1,111 90%
3 Chanceford Elementary School K-6 240 350 69%
4 Clearview Elementary School K-6 309 500 62%
5 Edgar C. Moore Elementary School K-6 353 350 101%
6 Locust Grove Elementary School K-6 519 500 104%
7 Mazie C. Gable Elementary School K-6 516 550 94%
8 North Hopewell-Winterstown K-6 319 350 91% Elementary School
9 Pleasant View Elementary School K-6 442 550 80%
10 Windsor Manor Elementary School K-6 289 350 83%
South Eastern School District www.sesd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Kennard-Dale High School 9-12 963 1,081 89%
2 South Eastern Middle School East 7-8 576 685 84%
3 South Eastern Middle School West 5-6 552 500 110%
4 Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary School K-4 358 525 68%
5 Fawn Area Elementary School K-4 286 475 60%
6 Stewartstown Elementary School K-4 569 725 78%
South Western School District www.swsd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 South Western High School 9-12 1,360 1,600 85%
2 Emory H. Markle Intermediate School 5-8 1,000 1,200 83%
3 Baresville Elementary School K-4 470 600 78%
4 Manheim Elementary School K-4 155 200 78%
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South Western School District www.swsd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
5 Park Hills Elementary School K-4 510 600 85%
6 West Manheim Elementary School K-4 550 600 92%
Southern York County School District www.syc.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Susquehannock High School 9-12 1,119 1,343 83%
2 Southern Middle School 7-8 551 719 77%
3 Friendship Elementary School K-6 448 575 78%
4 Shrewsbury Elementary School K-6 599 850 70%
5 Southern Elementary School K-6 593 775 77%
Spring Grove Area School District www.sgasd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Spring Grove Area Senior High School 9-12 1,232 962 128%
2 Spring Grove Area Middle School 7-8 665 659 101%
3 Spring Grove Intermediate School 5-6 596 725 82%
4 New Salem Elementary School 1-4 371 550 67%
5 Paradise Elementary School K-4 370 559 67%
6 Spring Grove Elementary School K-4 585 825 71%
West Shore School District www.WSSD.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 Red Land High School 9-12 1,317 1,320 100%
2 Crossroads Middle School 6-8 633 700 90%
3 Fairview Elementary School 3-5 232 300 77%
4 Fishing Creek Elementary School K-5 452 480 94%
5 Mt. Zion Elementary School K-2 197 250 79%
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West Shore School District www.WSSD.k12.pa.us
6 Newberry Elementary School K-5 429 450 95%
7 Red Mill Elementary School K-5 625 700 89%
West York Area School District www.wyasd.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 West York Area Senior High School 9-12 889 1,175 76%
2 West York Area Middle School 6-8 795 900 88%
3 Charles B. Wallace Elementary School K-1 186 300 62%
4 Grace E. Loucks Elementary School K-1 232 300 77%
5 Lincolnway Elementary School 2-5 514 575 89%
6 Norman A. Trimmer Elementary School 2-5 491 650 76%
York City School District www.ycs.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 William Penn Senior High School 9-12 1,742 1,860 94%
2 Hannah Penn Middle School 6-8 945 1,070 88%
3 Edgar Fahs Smith Middle School 6-8 877 670 131%
4 Phineas Davis Elementary School K-5 399 150 266%
5 Jacob L. Devers Elementary School K-5 562 700 80%
6 Arthur W. Ferguson Elementary K-5 400 525 76% School
7 Alexander D. Goode Elementary K-5 651 825 79% School
8 Jackson Elementary School K-5 398 600 66%
9 McKinley Elementary School K-5 404 675 60%
York Suburban School District www.yshs.k12.pa.us
# School Grades Enrollment Capacity %
1 York Suburban Senior High School 9-12 826 833 99%
2 York Suburban Middle School 6-8 674 680 99%
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York Suburban School District www.yshs.k12.pa.us
3 East York Elementary School 2-5 510 563 91%
4 Indian Rock Elementary School 2-5 303 338 90%
5 Valley View Center K-1 362 380 95% Source: York County School Districts
York County Public School District Analysis
The following table (Table 4) compares the total enrollment for each school district for academic years 1994-1995 and 2005-2006 and indicates the percent change in enrollment during the 11 year period, while Map 2 depicts the changes in enrollment.
TABLE 4 TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENTS & PERCENT CHANGE 1994-1995 AND 2005-2006
School Total Enrollment Total Enrollment Percent District 1994-1995 2005-2006 Change
Central York 3,610 5,100 41.3 %
Dallastown Area 4,725 5,761 21.9 %
Dover Area 3,475 3,573 2.8 %
Eastern York 2,633 2,726 3.5 %
Hanover Public 1,641 910 (44.5%)
Northeastern 2,659 3,577 34.5 %
Northern York County 2,940 3,194 8.6 %
Red Lion Area 4,454 5,760 29.3 %
South Eastern 2,775 3,304 19.1 %
South Western 3,775 4,045 7.2 %
Southern York County 3,169 3,310 4.4 %
Spring Grove Area 4,013 3,819 (4.8 %)
West Shore 3,151 3,885 23.3%
West York Area 2,617 3,107 18.7%
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TABLE 4 TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENTS & PERCENT CHANGE 1994-1995 AND 2005-2006
School Total Enrollment Total Enrollment Percent District 1994-1995 2005-2006 Change
York City 7,344 6,378 (13.2%)
York Suburban 2,170 2,675 23.3%
Total All School Districts 55,151 61,880 12.2% Source: York County School Districts; York County Planning Commission
As shown in Table 4, three (3) of the 16 school districts, Hanover Public, Spring Grove Area, and York City, experienced a decline in total enrollment from academic year 1994-1995 to academic year 2005-2006. The top three (3) school districts in terms of growth during the period were Central York (41.3%), Northeastern (34.5%), and Red Lion Area (29.3%).
Table 5, provides a basic analysis of the 2005-2006 school district enrollment and capacity figures. It indicates the number of schools in each district that are within a defined capacity range.
TABLE 5 YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPACITY ANALYSIS 2005-2006
Number of Schools with 2005-2006 Enrollments......
School District at 70% or at 71 - 89% at 90 - 100% over (Total # Schools) less capacity capacity 100% capacity capacity
Central York (7) 1 5 1 0
Dallastown Area (7) 0 1 3 3
Dover Area (7) 2 3 2 0
Eastern York (5) 0 4 1 0
Hanover Public (5) 1 2 2 0
Northeastern (7) 1 3 3 0
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TABLE 5 YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPACITY ANALYSIS 2005-2006
Number of Schools with 2005-2006 Enrollments......
School District at 70% or at 71 - 89% at 90 - 100% over (Total # Schools) less capacity capacity 100% capacity capacity
Northern York County (6) 0 2 3 1
Red Lion Area (10) 2 3 3 2
South Eastern (6) 2 3 0 1
South Western (6) 0 5 1 0
Southern York County (5) 1 4 0 0
Spring Grove Area (6) 2 2 0 2
West Shore (7) 0 3 4 0
West York Area (6) 1 5 0 0
York City (9) 2 4 1 2
York Suburban (5) 0 0 5 0
Total All School 15 49 29 11 Districts Source: York County School Districts; York County Planning Commission
According to Table 5, six (6) school districts have schools that are experiencing overcrowdedness in that their enrollment exceeds the capacity of the school. The majority of schools (47%), however, are operating at a capacity in the range of 71 - 89% which provides moderate room for growth. An additional 14% of the schools are operating at 70% or less of their capacity; while 28% of the schools are approaching capacity.
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Intermediate Units
In addition to reviewing the public school structure in York County, it is important to discuss intermediate units and their roles in the provision of education. As defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, an intermediate unit is a regional education service agency which is responsible for the provision of programs and services to public, private and non-public (religious) schools. Intermediate units provide curriculum, instructional support, professional development, and technology services. Intermediate units also operate educational programs such as special and alternative education on a regional basis. York County is served by the Lincoln Intermediate Unit #12. This regional intermediate unit also serves Adams and Franklin Counties. Like other intermediate units, the Lincoln Intermediate Unit #12 is governed by a board of directors composed of school board members from member school districts and is supported by member school districts, State funds and State and Federal grants
Other Educational Options
As annotated on Enrollment Figures 2 and 3, York County students are not limited to the public school system and the 16 public school districts in the County to pursue their education. A variety of other options exist. The following table (Table 6) presents the most recent enrollment figures for the York County School of Technology, Lincoln Charter School, the Crispus Attucks Youthbuild Charter School, and York County High School. In addition, the table provides data on the total number of full time out-of-district special education students.
An overview of each of the programs listed in Table 6 is provided below:
Table 6 Enrollments for Other Educational Programs, 2005-2006
Name of Facility/Program Grades Total Enrollment
York County School of Technology 9-12 1,401
Lincoln Charter School K-5 706
Crispus Attucks Youthbuild Charter School 12 124
York County High School not graded 136
TOTAL 2,367 Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
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Career and Technology Centers
In the State of Pennsylvania, area vocational technical schools (AVTS), also called career and technology centers or technical schools, provide career and technical education options for students. In addition to the 16 public school districts in York County, specialized training is provided by the York County School of Technology, formerly the York County Vocational-Technical School. The York County School of Technology provides career and technical training, as well the academic course credit requirements for a high school diploma. Enrollment has fluctuated over the past several years. In 1985, 1,091 students were enrolled in the York County Vocational-Technical School. In 1995, the total enrollment grew very slightly to 1,098 students. At the close of the 2005-2006 academic year, 1,401 students were enrolled at the York County School of Technology.
Charter Schools
Charter Schools were established by Act 22 in 1997 and offer alternatives in education. They are created and controlled by parents, teachers, community leaders and/or colleges or universities. Charter schools are self-managed public schools that are approved by local school districts but operate free from many educational mandates, except for those concerning nondiscrimination, health and safety, and accountability.
There are two (2) charter schools in York County, the Lincoln Charter School and the Crispus Attucks Youthbuild Charter School, both of which are in the City of York. The Lincoln Charter School was established in 2000 and serves kindergarten through fifth grade students. In 2005-2006, the Lincoln Charter School served 706 students.
The Crispus Attucks Youthbuild Charter School opened in 1999 and only serves 12th graders. Youths who participate in Youthbuild receive a combination of classroom academics, job skills development and onsite training in a construction trade. Supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Youthbuild participants rehabilitate and build housing for low-income and homeless persons in the community. Academic year 2005-2006 saw 124 twelfth graders enrolled in the Crispus Attucks Youthbuild Charter School.
York County High School
The York County High School was established to provide high school drop-outs with the opportunity to earn a high school diploma rather than pursuing a General Equivalency Diploma (GED). The school’s joint committee has representation from each of the participating school districts (Central York, Dover Area, Eastern York, Northeastern York, Red Lion Area, Spring Grove Area, West York Area, York Suburban, and York City) and participating school districts pay school expenses. In academic year 2005-2006, the West Manchester Mall and Queen Street locations of the York County High School together served a total of 136 students.
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Non-Public and Private Schools
The Pennsylvania Department of Education also maintains data on the enrollments of non-public and private schools. These institutions, typically faith-based, provide educational alternatives to the citizens of the County. They include nursery/kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools of varying philosophies and religious denominations.
For academic year 2005-2006, the Department reported 52 private and non-public schools, including 13 nursery schools (child care centers), serving 4,002 students in grades K-12. Of the total students served, 2,454 were elementary (grades K-6) students and 1,548 were secondary (grades 7-12) students. The nursery schools served 158 of the elementary students.
Home Education
In 1988, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Act 169 which amended the PA School Code to allow parents or guardians to home school their children as an option to compulsory education. For academic year 2004-2005, the Pennsylvania Department of Education reports a total of 1,573 home education students. York County is second in the total number of home education students behind Lancaster County with 2,558 home education students.
Library Facilities
The York County Library System (YCLS) was created by a resolution of the York County Commissioners in 1974 to provide public library services to York County residents. The YCLS is a private, non-profit organization with a seven (7) member Board of Directors appointed by the County Commissioners. It is charged with the planning, coordination, program development and funding of the library services in York County.
Technology and development support, grant funding for projects, community relations and interlibrary delivery are some of the major services of the YCLS. This is of importance to the comprehensive planning process because it enables plans to be made for future regional improvements in the library system.
There are 13 libraries that belong to the York County Library System (YCLS), as shown on Table 7 and Map 3. Of these, seven (7) are independent libraries with their own governing board, five (5) are branch libraries governed by the YCLS Board and one (1) is a municipal library that is a department of the local government. During 2005, there was a total of 1,936,240 items circulating through the York County Library System Many of the libraries offer related services such as adult book readings and story time for children, as well as Internet access and computer classes.
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In addition to the 13 member libraries, there are five (5) resource centers affiliated with the YCLS as noted on Table 5. Through collaborative efforts with Bradley Academy, Springettsbury Township, York Housing Authority, and Manchester Township, Martin Library has established three (3) resource centers.
Martin Library at Bradley Academy in Springettsbury Township is an electronic library that provides information in a timely fashion to students at Bradley Academy and residents of the Township; Martin Library at the Jefferson Resource Center offers library services and a computer lab to individuals and families in York Housing Authority programs (the general public is welcome to attend the computer classes and reading activities); and Martin Library at the Manchester Township Building offers a pick up/drop off service whereby County residents can order their books and other library materials either online or by calling Martin Library and they will be delivered to the Township Building for pick-up.
The two (2) remaining facilities are the Technology Training Center and York Technical Institute. The Technology Training Center offers affordable computer training to the community through a collaborative effort of Martin Library, the YCLS, and the County of York; while the York Technical Institute, through a partnership with the YCLS, makes its holdings available to members of public libraries in York County and also provides a pick up/drop off service for public library items.
Table 7 York County Library System
Independent Libraries
1. Arthur Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock, 32 Main St. Glen Rock
2. Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., Dillsburg
3. Kaltreider-Benfer Memorial Library, 147 S. Charles St., Red Lion
4. Martin Library, 159 E. Market St., York
5. Mason-Dixon Public Library, 2 N. Main St., Stewartstown
6. Glatfelter Memorial Library, 101 Glenview Rd., Spring Grove
7. Southern York County Library, 80 Constitution Ave., Shrewsbury
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Table 7, Continued York County Library System
Branch Libraries
1. Collinsville Community Library, Box 8/Route 74, Brogue
2. Dover Area Community Library, 3700-3 Davidsburg Rd., Dover
3. Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center, 66 Walnut Springs Rd., Hellam
4. Village Library, 35-C N. Main St., Jacobus
5. Red Land Community Library, 48 Robin Hood Dr., Etters
Municipal Libraries
1. Hanover Public (Guthrie Memorial) Library, Library Place, Hanover
Resource Centers
1. Martin Library at Bradley Academy in Springettsbury Township, 1409 Williams Rd., York
2. Martin Library at the Jefferson Resource Center, 501 N. Pershing Ave., York
3. Martin Library at the Manchester Township Building, 3200 Farmtrail Rd., York
4. Technology Training Center, 118 Pleasant Acres Rd., York
5. York Technical Institute, 1405 Williams Rd., York
Other library facilities, not belonging to the YCLS, include York College Schmidt Library and Penn State University-York Campus Lee R. Glatfelter Library. Residents of York County are welcome to use these libraries and their resources. It is also noted that the York County Heritage Trust houses a library/archive with an extensive and varied collection of resources covering topics ranging from genealogy, family history and local history to the decorative arts and military history.
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Providing open space areas for recreation, both active and passive, is a highly important component of the comprehensive planning process and a valued community resource. The functions of open space, which include providing opportunities for leisure activities, providing natural breaks from development, maintaining areas of natural beauty, preserving water supplies, protecting sensitive natural features, and aiding in habitat preservation, are all prominent indicators of the quality of life in a community.
This Community Facilities component of the County Comprehensive Plan provides an overview of public recreational land and resources that exist in the County, plus a general discussion of recreational planning. The Open Space & Greenways Plan component of the County Comprehensive Plan, however, provides a much more detailed inventory and analysis of open space (which includes recreational lands) in the County, plus sets forth an action plan that serves as a guidebook for open space protection and preservation and future greenways.
Public Park Facilities
York County is fortunate to have an abundance of County parks, as well as State parks, State game lands, and municipal parks. These parks provide a wide variety of facilities ranging from playgrounds and picnic areas to recreational trails and nature centers. The game lands also provide reserved areas for hiking and hunting. In addition, school facilities are given consideration under this category as they provide recreational opportunities for York County residents. Together, these facilities create a countywide park and open space system. In total, approximately 20,237 acres of land in York County are dedicated to parks and open space, which represents approximately three and a half percent (3.5%) of the County’s land area.
State Parks & Game Lands
There are three (3) State parks in York County which together comprise 5,738 acres of land. These include Samuel S. Lewis State Park (71 acres), Codorus State Park (3,329 acres), and Gifford Pinchot State Park (2,338 acres). Samuel S. Lewis State Park is known for its scenic views and star gazing from Mount Pisgah, as well as for being an excellent area for kite flying. Lake Marburg is the prime attraction at Codorus State Park which offers fishing, boating, swimming, and camping activities. Gifford Pinchot State Park is home to Pinchot Lake and is a popular spot for sailing, fishing, camping, and swimming. Each of the State Parks also offer opportunities for hiking, picnicking and trail riding.
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York County also boasts five (5) officially designated State Game Lands with a combined total of 5,552 acres. These areas not only provide hunting opportunities, but also offer recreational trails. The State parks and game lands are depicted on Map 4.
County Parks
In 1968, the establishment of the York County Board of Parks and Recreation came about through the recognition of rapidly disappearing open space lands and an increase in public demand for recreational facilities. At the recommendation of the York County Planning Commission, the York County Board of Commissioners formed the York County Board of Parks and Recreation. Still in existence today, this Board was developed to provide a range of recreational activities throughout the County, as well as to acquire, develop, maintain, and preserve park lands for present and future generations of York County residents. Currently, there is approximately 4,000 acres of County owned and operated park land in York County. Following, are brief descriptions of the York County Parks (as shown on Map 4):
Rocky Ridge County Park
Rocky Ridge, acquired in 1968, is a family-oriented park containing 750 acres of land. It includes two (2) high activity areas, the Hidden Laurel and Oak Timbers, which are designed to encourage group recreation and family fun. The park also includes over 12 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding, as well as two (2) observation decks offering scenic views and bird watching. Family friendly park amenities include picnic pavilions and playgrounds.
Richard M. Nixon County Park
Donated by the Bob Hoffman family in 1968, Richard M. Nixon County Park is a 171 acre park designed essentially for the quiet observation of nature. It provides for a variety of nature study opportunities, including over six (6) miles of hiking trails and an environmental education center. When entering the center, visitors can experience a “Treasury of Wildlife” exhibit, consisting of 170 different big game mounts from around the world, all set in dioramas of their native region and habitat. Full-time Naturalists staff the center and offer guided nature walks and programs.
Apollo County Park
Apollo County park consists of 149 acres. P.H. Gladfelter Company donated 97 of the acres in 1969 and 52 acres were obtained through a lease agreement with Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation in 2001. The park offers a multitude of activities such as hiking, hunting, and fishing opportunities. The 175-mile Mason-Dixon Trail traverses the park.
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William H. Kain County Park
William H. Kain County Park, which includes two (2) lakes (Lake Williams and Lake Redman), was created in 1977 through a unique public and private partnership between the York County Department of Parks and Recreation and the York Water Company. Being that the 1,637 acre park is “water based,” the primary activities are reflective of this setting and include shore and boat fishing, as well as non-gasoline powered boating. Boat rentals are available in the park. A main attraction at this park is the 350-foot high bird watching tower that gives a sensational view of Lake Redman and an opportunity to see a variety of waterfowl. Other activities available at William H. Kain County Park include picnic pavilion areas, mountain biking, hiking, ice skating, nature study, and limited hunting opportunities.
John Rudy County Park
John Rudy County Park was donated to the County in 1973 by George Rudy and Viola Rudy Williams. This 150 acre farm has developed into a sports and recreation complex, including an 0.8 mile paved multi-purpose trail, a three (3) mile cross-country running course, softball and soccer fields, a BMX bicycle race track, and an observatory operated by the York County Parks Astronomical Society. Pavilion rentals are also available. There are many festivities sponsored by the park including BMX racing every Sunday afternoon and an annual Balloon Fest. The County Parks Department administrative headquarters is located in a stone house that was built in 1798 on the property.
Spring Valley County Park
Established in 1972 and made up of 868 acres, Spring Valley County Park is predominantly undeveloped. However, it does offer an animal activity arena for equestrian shows and clinics and a dog training area, as well as opportunities for hiking, hunting, biking, and fishing.
P. Joseph Raab County Park
A unique acquisition by the County Department of Parks and Recreation in 1993 is the famous York Iron Company Mine site which has become P. Joseph Raab County Park. This 73 acre park is still under development, but currently has 1.5 miles of hiking trails open to the public. By preserving this site as a County Park, the region’s iron-mine heritage, local geology and environmental studies are open for all in York County to enjoy.
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Heritage Rail Trail County Park
The Heritage Rail Trail County Park, a 21 mile linear park consisting of 176 acres, was established in 1992. The trail runs from York City’s Colonial Courthouse south to the Maryland line, connecting with the Northern Central Railroad Trail in Maryland Three (3) additional historic structures located along the trail include Howard Tunnel and the Hanover Junction and New Freedom train stations. Uses of the trail range from running, hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking to cross-country skiing. At various locations along the 10-foot wide path of compacted stone and macadam, trail users can find picnic tables and rest benches.
A top priority of the York County Rail Trail Authority is development of the Heritage Rail Trail “Northern Extension,.” which would extend the trail an additional five (5) miles. This extension would provide a connection to John Rudy County Park. Grants were received in 2005 for Phase 1 of the project.
The Friends of the Heritage Rail Trail Corridor, an organized group of dedicated volunteers, provides assistance to the York County Department of Parks and Recreation. Their mission is to educate the public regarding the history of the corridor, to help interpret the strategic and historic importance of the park, to collect and preserve significant artifacts relating to the corridor, to foster awareness of the trail, to promote and participate in fundraising activities, and to provide public assistance and interpretation at the historic Hanover Junction and New Freedom Train Stations.
Wallace Cross Mills Historic Site
The Wallace Cross Mills Historic Site, located in East Hopewell Township, was donated to York County by owner Harry Cross in 1979. It was constructed in 1826 and operated continuously until the 1980's taking its water from Rambo Run. The mill was placed on the PA Inventory of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The historic grist mill has been restored, with a focus on the 1950 era, and offers an opportunity to see how a classic water powered mill operated. Public open houses are scheduled June to October; private tours can be arranged at other times. The Friends of Wallace-Cross Mills, whose goal is to protect and preserve the mill, aid the County Department of Parks and Recreation by providing the programmatic administration of the site.
Municipal Facilities
Municipal recreational facilities are often provided to local residents, and, many times, the size of the municipality has little to no bearing on the availability of such areas. Currently, in York County,
Recreation 31 York County Community Services there are 186 municipal parks and recreation areas encompassing a total of 2,846 acres of land . The most concentrated areas include the Southwestern region, containing about 1,436 acres, and the Greater York region, with roughly 918 acres. A small park, with benches, picnic tables, and a playing field is perhaps the most common form of municipal recreational facility. However, several municipalities offer community pools, walking trails, playground equipment, and larger game fields for local use. Map 5 shows the location of municipal parks by Planning Region. Specific information pertaining to municipal recreational facilities can be found in the Open Space and Greenways Plan component of the County Comprehensive Plan.
Parks not only provide recreational opportunities for the local community, but also foster the ideals of community togetherness and spirit. A local craft show, fireman’s barbecue, or carnival held in the municipal park will surely attest to the vital nature of the specific localities. Whatever the case may be, the presence of community recreation areas, whether a small neighborhood park or a large community park, must not be underestimated in the calculation of the total recreational areas available in the County.
School Facilities
Recreational facilities and opportunities that are present within the York County public school system are also worth mentioning. While not “open” recreational facilities, the gym, courts, fields, pools, playgrounds, and tracks that are common among all public school districts are of vital importance in the recreation and physical education for York County residents. York County consists of 16 school districts providing nearly 2,127 acres of land. The Greater York region, consisting of approximately 1,175 acres of school land, is the largest in this category of recreational facilities.
Specific information regarding each individual school’s available acreage are obtainable in the Open Space and Greenways Plan and, in general, can be useful to community groups organizing recreational activities within the municipality. The York County Planning Commission recognizes the importance that school recreational amenities in terms of the overall provision of similar services throughout the County, and encourages the common use of these available school resources within each municipality.
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Other Public Recreational Facilities
The Susquehanna River is recognized as one of the State and County’s most valuable open space and recreational assets. The river itself provides opportunities for boating, kayaking, whitewater rafting, fishing and other water related activities. In addition, many open space and recreational areas are currently available in many locations along the river’s edge in York County. It is vital that this valuable asset and the adjacent lands be protected, rather than lost to development. To this end, the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (SGP), of which York County is a participant, was established in 2001 and continues its ongoing planning efforts. The focus of the Partnership’s initiative is on recreation, environment, economy, education, and community. The importance of linkages between people, natural places and manmade resources are recognized by this group along with prioritizing the needs to protect the historic, agricultural, natural and archeological resources of the river. For purposes of planning, the River corridor is divided into regions, with York County being part of the Lower Susquehanna Region. A pilot project of the SGP in this Region was the development of the Lower Susquehanna River Water Trail.
In conjunction with the Susquehanna Greenway planning effort, the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has designated the Susquehanna River corridor as a “MEGA- Greenway” and made it a top implementation priority. This designation is recognized in the Open Space and Greenways Plan component of the York County Comprehensive Plan. Many projects and activities are currently planned or underway in the corridor, descriptions of which are provided in the Open Space and Greenways Plan component.
Recreational Planning
Planning for recreational facilities generally takes place locally and regionally. Local parks and recreational opportunities are provided at the municipal level and are an important component of municipal comprehensive plans and/or recreation plans. To implement an adopted municipal recreation plan, the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (PA MPC) permits municipalities to include a provision in the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance that requires public dedication of land suitable for recreation, or payment of a fee in lieu of land, as a condition of final plan approval. The land or fees, however, can only be used for the purpose of providing a park or recreational facilities that are accessible to the residents of the development. Recreational advancements are also provided on the local level through school district facilities; however, the availability of these facilities will vary according to the policies of each particular district.
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For the purpose of this report and the York County Open Space and Greenways Plan, regional facilities include State and County recreational areas, which typically are of a size and nature able to serve populations drawn from multi-jurisdictional areas. These parks offer recreational opportunities at a scale greater than that which individual municipalities would be fiscally able to provide. The State has set forth it’s goals and objectives for recreation and greenways in two (2) recently completed publications: “PA Recreation 2004-2008" and “Pennsylvania Greenways - An Action Plan for Creating Connections.” These documents guide the provision of funding for related projects throughout the Commonwealth.
As stated at the beginning of this Chapter, the County Open Space and Greenways Plan sets forth an “Action Plan” for the protection and preservation of open space, which includes recreational lands, throughout the County. One of the action items is setting a benchmark to protect/preserve 2,500 acres of open space annually throughout the County. This would include, but not be limited to, municipal, regional, and school district recreational areas. Considering that several new park, as well as park expansion, projects are in the planning stages at both the County and municipal levels (see Open Space and Greenways Plan), it appears that progress is already being made toward achieving the benchmark goal and improving the overall countywide park and open space system.
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The York County Department of Emergency Services functions to protect the lives, property and employment of York County citizens through integrated emergency planning, coordinated communications, training and education. The Department oversees disaster reporting, dispatching, altering response, and public safety education through the integrated activities of the Emergency Management Agency, 911 Communications Center, Bureau of Weights and Measures, and the Center for Traffic Safety.
The Emergency Management Agency (EMA) component is responsible for planning and training programs for disaster preparedness and response, plus acts as the pivotal liaison for its counterparts at the Federal (FEMA) and State (PEMA) levels and interacts on a daily basis with the 72 municipal Emergency Management Coordinators. In addition, the Agency coordinates with the County’s 16 school districts, all local hospitals, relief organizations, and private agencies to respond to any disaster situation, natural or man-made. When a disaster occurs, the Emergency Operations Center is activated to mitigate the effects of the emergency event by coordinating response, resources and recovery efforts.
During a catastrophic event beyond the scope of municipal protection abilities, the EMA is available to oversee countywide activities, such as assistance in clean up and coordination with other agencies to provide food, water, clothing, shelter, and transportation to those effected by the event. The York County EMA also coordinates the local response and damage assessment process necessary to obtain Federal assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. To further assist in the local response to a disaster, each of the County’s 72 municipalities has an appointed local EMA Coordinator.
In addition, York County has a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) consisting of over 370 members who have received training in basic response skills. The team members include representatives of York County neighborhoods, community organizations and places of employment. CERT members are integrated into the emergency response capability for their respective areas. Thus, in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, these individuals would be called upon to provide assistance if emergency services were delayed in response.
In December 2004, Governor Edward Rendell issued a Proclamation that Pennsylvania has formally adopted the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This was an initiative from President Bush and the Secretary of Homeland Security, after the events of September 11, 2001, for all
Emergency Services 37 York County Community Services emergency responders and all agencies involved in an emergency or disaster to have a standard for managing and recovering from such an emergency. The York County Emergency Management Agency has initiated the NIMS and is holding facilitated classes to help everyone achieve NIMS Awareness. NIMS will enhance the management of domestic incidents by establishing a single, comprehensive system for incident management and will help achieve greater cooperation among departments and agencies at all levels of government.
York County’s 911 Communication Center is responsible for the operation of the County’s centralized emergency dispatching system, which controls police, fire, and ambulance calls. The first 911 system was activated in 1970 and has been operating 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, ever since. Since 1970, the Center has experienced considerable change. A warrant system, known as “MISSILE,” was added in 1976. This system enabled law enforcement officials to obtain immediate access to local warrants and warrant information. Today, the records section tracks over 30,000 local warrants, plus they have access to the State and National data banks. The 911 system was upgraded to the “Enhanced 911 System” in 1986 and provided dispatchers with an immediate location identification of the call anywhere in the County. Throughout the 1990's, various improvements were made to the 911 system that have further enhanced response times and location identification. More extensive changes are still being made to the system, such as Reverse 911. This new system allows emergency officials to record a message warning people about an emergency and what to do in that particular situation. The system then calls residents in identified “at risk” areas with the recorded message. Such systems are often used to alert residents about hazardous spills, chemical fires, and searches for a missing child, Alzheimer’s patient or an escaped inmate. (www.jems.com/products/articles/15403)
On average, the 911 Communication Center handles over 1,250 calls for assistance each day. It provides centralized communications for 29 police departments, 5 paramedic units, 32 EMS agencies, and 60 fire departments, plus various local and State agencies. Below is a discussion of the local police, fire and emergency management services that exist in the County.
Police
Police protection services are provided in York County either through local municipal police departments, regional police departments, or by the Pennsylvania State Police. There are currently eight (8) single jurisdiction (serve a single municipality) local police departments and six (6) multi- jurisdiction (serve two or more municipalities) local police departments. Additionally, there are five (5) regional police departments which provide service to various municipalities that are without a
38 Emergency Services York County Community Services local police department. Municipalities in the County that are not covered by a local or regional police department receive coverage through the Pennsylvania State Police.
Table 8 provides a list of all police departments, by type, in the County and their respective municipal coverage, while Map 6 shows the coverage of each Department.
Table 8 Police Departments in York County
Single Jurisdiction Police Departments
1. Fairview Township
2. Hanover Borough
3. Penn Township
4. Springettsbury Township
5. Spring Garden Township
6. W est Manheim Township
7. West York Borough
8. York City
Multi-Jurisdiction Police Departments
Police Department Municipalities Covered
1. Carroll Township Carroll Twp., Dillsburg Boro., Franklintown Boro., Monaghan Twp.
2. Hellam Township Hellam Twp., Hellam Boro., Wrightsville Boro.
3. Lower Windsor Township Lower Windsor Twp., East Prospect Boro., Yorkana Boro.
4. Newberry Township Newberry Twp., Goldsboro Boro., Lewisberry Boro., Yorkhaven Boro.
5. Stewartstown Borough Stewartstown Boro., Crossroads Boro. (also covers Southeastern School District property)
6. West Manchester Township West Manchester Twp., New Salem Boro.
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Table 8 Police Departments in York County
Regional Police Departments
Police Department Municipalities Covered
1. Northern Regional Conewago Twp., Dover Boro., Dover Twp., Franklin Twp., Jackson Twp., Manchester Twp., North York Boro., Paradise Twp.,
2. Northeastern Regional East Manchester Twp. Manchester Boro., Mount Wolf Boro.
Regional Police Departments (Continued)
Police Department Municipalities Covered
3. Southern Regional Glen Rock Boro., New Freedom Boro., Railroad Boro., Shrewsbury Boro. (also covers Southern Area School District property)
4. Southwestern Regional Heidelberg Twp., Manheim Twp., North Codorus Twp., Spring Grove Boro.
5. York Area Regional Dallastown Boro., Felton Boro., Jacobus Boro., North Hopewell Twp., Red Lion Boro., Windsor Boro., Windsor Twp., Yoe Boro., York Twp.
Pennsylvania State Police Department
Municipalities Covered
Chanceford Twp., Codorus Twp., Delta Boro., East Hopewell Twp., Fawn Twp., Fawn Grove Boro., Hopewell Twp., Jefferson Boro., Loganville Boro., Lower Chanceford Twp., Peach Bottom Twp., Seven Valleys Boro., Shrewsbury Twp., Springfield Twp., Warrington Twp., Washington Twp., W ellsville Boro. Source: York County Department of Emergency Services
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C 20 BORO o (! u YORK n 18 CITY 5 t (! (! y LOWER WINDSOR 16 WEST YORK (!19 (! BORO 12 TWP (! WINDSOR WEST MANCHESTER SPRING GARDEN TWP TWP TWP (!8 8 (! JACKSON 19 (! (!19 PARADISE TWP YORK WINDSOR TWP TWP 19 YOE (! BORO (!16 BORO µ 19 (!19 0 1 2 3 4 NEW SALEM (! BORO RED LION DALLASTOWN 14 BORO BORO (! Miles 11 CHANCEFORD The York County Planning Commission provides this Geographic (! (!19 TWP InformationSystem map as a public information service. SPRING GROVE JACOBUS BORO The drawing is not a legally recorded plan, survey, official tax map, BORO or engineering schematic and should be used for only general information. Reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this map and associated data are correct; however the Commission does not guarantee their accuracy, 11 14 (!14 FELTON completeness, or timeliness. The Commission shall not be liable for any (! (! (!19 BORO damages that may arise from the use of this information. LOGANVILLE NORTH CODORUS SEVEN VALLEYS BORO Produced By: JS TWP BORO (!15 Date: 04/03/2006 WINTERSTOWN Data Source: Police District - York 911 11 14 (! (! BORO SPRINGFIELD HEIDELBERG 14 TWP 15 (! TWP (! CROSS ROADS LOWER CHANCEFORD 14 19 (! (! BORO TWP (!3 JEFFERSON NORTH HOPEWELL HANOVER 14 BORO TWP (! BORO EAST HOPEWELL (!10 TWP 9 (! 14 GLEN ROCK PENN (! BORO TWP CODORUS TWP 10 (!14 (! 14 10 SHREWSBURY HOPEWELL (! (! TWP 11 BORO FAWN (! TWP MANHEIM 10 TWP (!14 (! (!10 RAILROAD (!15 (!14 17 SHREWSBURY BORO STEWARTSTOWN (! PEACH BOTTOM TWP BORO WEST MANHEIM TWP TWP 15 10 15 (! (! (! 14 NEW FREEDOM (! DELTA BORO FAWN GROVE 14 BORO BORO (! Harford County, MD Carroll County, MD Baltimore County, MD York County Community Services
Fire
Fire protection services are provided in York County by 75 fire companies. This includes nine (9) companies that have service areas within the County, but whose fire station is located just across the boundary in an adjacent County. In addition, there is one (1) Haz-Mat Unit (York County Hazardous Materials Response Team), two (2) forest fire crews (Eastern York County & Southern York County), and two (2) River Rescue operations (Lake Clarke & Lake Aldred).
Each fire station in the County has developed written mutual-aid agreements between itself and neighboring fire services to provide manpower and equipment support when needed. County Control dispatches a company’s fire fighting manpower and equipment based upon the nature of the fire (i.e. brush, auto, trash, or structure) and equipment requirements at each level of fire alarm. With second and third alarms, a pre-arranged number of additional services begin to respond with their equipment as stated in the mutual-aid agreements.
In some situations where special needs are required, the response may vary from the standard, such as when special equipment is needed for downed aircraft or water rescue. The common method is to dispatch two (2) or more services to respond at the first alarm and then multiple additional fire services with the second and third alarm, assuring adequate manpower and equipment to fight most fires.
Although general standards based on population and service area radii have been developed to determine the need for additional fire companies, other factors need to be considered as well, such as the type, construction, and density of structures in a potential service area, and the types of risk involved (e.g. residential, schools, commercial, hospitals). Planning for additional fire protection services needs to be coordinated with municipal and County land use planning efforts in order to increase levels of service in a way that complements a more concentrated development pattern.
The following two (2) tables provide a complete list of fire services available in York County, the municipality in which the fire station is located is indicated in parentheses. Table 9 lists the 56 fire companies located in York County, while Table 10 lists the nine (9) fire companies located in an adjacent county that provide services to York County municipalities. To locate individual fire companies, by company number, and their service areas see Map 7. Only three (3) of the nine (9) fire companies located in an adjacent county have a designated service area in York County and are included on Map 6.
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Table 9 Fire Companies Located in York County (Company Name / Company Number / Municipality in which located)
1. Airville Volunteer Fire Co. / 55 / Lower 29. Lincoln Fire Co. #1 / 3 / Jackson T. Chanceford T.
2. Alert Fire Co. (2 stations: #1, #2) / 24 / 30 Lincolnway Fire Co. / 5 / West Manchester T. Manchester T.
3. Citizen’s Hose Fire Co. #1 / 64 / Dillsburg B. 31.Loganville Volunteer Fire Co. / 63 / Loganville B.
4. Citizen’s Volunteer Fire Co. / 56 / Fawn 32.Monaghan Township Volunteer Fire Co. / 67 / Grove B.) Monaghan T.
5. Community Fire Co. #1 / 8 / New Salem B. 33. Nashville Volunteer Fire Co. / 11 / Jackson T.
6. Community Volunteer Fire Co. / 38 / 34. Newberrytown Fire Co. / 31 / Newberry T. Yorkana B.
7. Craley Community Fire Co. / 44 / Lower 35. New Bridgeville Fire Co. / 39 / Chanceford T. Windsor T.
8. Delta-Cardiff Co. #1 / 57 / Delta B. 36. North Codorus Township Fire Dept. / 12 / North Codorus T.
9. #9 Dover Township Volunteer Fire Co. / 9 / 37. North Hopewell Volunteer Fire Co. / 45 / North Dover T. Hopewell T.
10.Eagle Fire Co. #1 / 22 / Mount Wolf B. 38.Penn Township Fire Co. (2 stations: #1, #3) / 49 / Penn T.
11. East Prospect Fire Co. #1 / 42 / East 39. Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Co. / 52 / West Prospect B. Manheim T.
12.Eureka Volunteer Fire Co. / 54 / 40. Porters Community Fire Co. / 53 / Heidelberg T.) Stewartstown B.
13. Fairview Community Vol. Fire Co. (2 41.Reliance Fire Co. / 1 / West York B. stations: #1, #2) / 68 / Fairview T.
14.Federal Fire Dept. / 69 / Fairview T. 42.Rescue Fire Co. #1 / 35 / Dallastown B.
15.Felton Fire Co. / 43 / Felton B. 43.Rose Fire Co. #1 / 58 / New Freedom B.
16.Franklin Community Fire Co. / 65 / 44. Seven Valleys Fire Co. / 62 / Seven Valleys B. Franklintown B.
17. Friendship Fire Co. / 21 / Hallam B. 45. Shiloh Fire Co. / 2 / West Manchester T.
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Table 9 Fire Companies Located in York County (Company Name / Company Number / Municipality in which located)
18.Friendship Hose Fire Co. #1 / 4 / Spring 46.Shrewsbury Fire Co. / 61 / Shrewsbury B. Grove B.
19.Glen Rock Hose & Ladder Fire Co. / 59 / 47.Springettsbury Twp. Fire Dept. (2 stations) / 17 / Glen Rock B. Springettsbury T.
20.Goldsboro Fire Co. / 28 / Goldsboro B. 48.Strinestown Community Fire Co. / 26 / Conewago T.
21.Goodwill Fire Co. (2 stations - #1) / 18 / 49.Susquehanna Fire Co. / 27 / York Haven B. Jacobus B./York T.
22. Grantley Fire Co. / 13 / Spring Garden T. 50. Union Fire and Hose Co. #1 / 6 / Dover T.
23. Hanover Fire Co. (3 stations: #1, #2, #3) / 51.Union Fire Engine Co. #1 / 23 / Manchester B. 46 / Hanover B.
24.Jefferson Volunteer Fire Co. / 47 / Jefferson 52. Victory Fire Co. #2 / 15 / Spring Garden T. B.
25.Laurel Fire Co. #1 / 37 / Windsor B. 53.Wellsville Fire Co. / 66 / Wellsville B.
26.Leo Independent Fire Co. #1 / 34 / Red 54.Wrightsville Steam Engine & Hose Co. / 41 / Lion B. W rightsville B.
27.Lewisberry Community Fire Co. / 29 / 55.Yoe Fire Co. #1 / 36 / Yoe B. Lewisberry B.
28. Liberty Fire Co. #1 / 25 / North York B. 56. York City Fire Dept. (4 stations) / 99 / York City Source: York County Department of Emergency Services
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Table 10 Fire Companies Serving Portions of York County But Located in an Adjacent County (Company Name / Company # / County in which located)
1. Abbottstown Fire Co. / 124 / Adams * 6. Upper Allen Fire Co. / 123 / Cumberland
2. #112 Liberty Fire Co. / 112 / Adams* 7. Maryland Line Fire Dept. / 450 / Baltimore- MD
3. Littlestown Fire Co. / 113 / Adams 8. Lineboro Volunteer Fire Dept. / 7 / Carroll- MD*
4. Midway Volunteer Fire Co. / 104 / Adams 9. Manchester Fire Dept. / 143 / Carroll-MD
5. Lisburn Fire Co. / 101 / Cumberland
*These companies have defined service areas in York County which are depicted on Map 6 Source: York County Department of Emergency Services
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8 Community Fire Company # 1 31 Newberrytown Fire Company CARROLL DILLSBURG YORK HAVEN 9 Dover Township Volunteer Fire Co. 34 Leo Independent Fire Company # 1 BORO TWP BORO 11 Nashville Volunteer Fire Company 27 35 Rescue Fire Company # 1 (! 12 North Codorus Township Fire Dept. d 36 Yoe Fire Company # 1 n a 13 Grantley Fire Company 37 Laurel Fire Company # 1 rl e 15 Victory Fire Company # 2 38 Community Volunteer Fire Co. # 1 b WARRINGTON 17 Springettsbury Twp Fire Department m TWP 39 New Bridgeville Fire Company u FRANKLINTOWN 18 Goodwill Fire Company # 1 C FRANKLIN BORO 41 Wrightsville Steam Engine & Hose Co. TWP 21 Friendship Fire Company MOUNT WOLF La 42 East Prospect Fire Company # 1 66 26 MANCHESTER ncas 22 Eagle Fire Company # 1 (! (! BORO BORO ter 43 Felton Fire Company CONEWAGO 44 Craley Community Fire Company (!65 WELLSVILLE TWP (!22 BORO 23 45 North Hopewell Volunteer Fire Co. (! EAST MANCHESTER TWP 46 Hanover Fire Company#1,#2,#3 47 Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company HELLAM 49 Penn Township Fire Company #1,#3 WASHINGTON TWP WRIGHTSVILLE C BORO TWP 24 41 o 52 Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Company (! (! u MANCHESTER n 53 Porters Community Fire Company 21 t TWP (! y 54 Eureka Volunteer Fire Company
DOVER HALLAM 55 Airville Volunteer Fire Company A 6 17 BORO d TWP (! (! 56 Citizen's Volunteer Fire Company a DOVER SPRINGETTSBURY m BORO 57 Delta-Cardiff Company # 1 9 TWP s (! NORTH YORK 58 Rose Fire Company # 1 BORO 42 (! YORKANA 59 Glen Rock Hose and Ladder Fire Co
BORO EAST PROSPECT 2 25 15 61 Shrewsbury Fire Company (! (! (! BORO
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C 99 YORK 63 Loganville Volunteer Fire Company o (! CITY 38 u 112 WEST YORK (! 64 Citizen's Hose Fire Company # 1 n (! BORO LOWER WINDSOR t 1 15 65 Franklin Community Fire Company y (! (! TWP (!5 WINDSOR 66 Wellsville Fire Company SPRING GARDEN TWP 67 Monaghan Twp. Volunteer Fire Co. WEST MANCHESTER TWP TWP 68 Fairview Community Vol. Fire Co. #1,#2 3 44 36 (! (! 13 (! 69 Federal Fire Department JACKSON ! µ ( WINDSOR 37 TWP (! 99 York City Fire Department 0 1 2 3 4 YORK BORO 112 Liberty Fire Company (!18 TWP YOE BORO 124 Abbottstown Fire Company Miles !8 RED LION The York County Planning Commission provides this Geographic ( DALLASTOWN BORO NEW SALEM InformationSystem map as a public information service. 124 BORO (!39 The drawing is not a legally recorded plan, survey, official tax map, (! BORO PARADISE CHANCEFORD or engineering schematic and should be used for only general information. 11 JACOBUS 34 TWP Reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this map and associated TWP (! 35 ! 4 BORO (! ( Legend: data are correct; however the Commission does not guarantee their accuracy, (! completeness, or timeliness. The Commission shall not be liable for any SPRING GROVE County Susquehanna damages that may arise from the use of this information. BORO Boundary River Denotes Service Produced By: JS 12 FELTON (!43 Township Date: 08/30/2006 (! BORO Area of Fire LOGANVILLE Boundary (!1 SEVEN VALLEYS Company NORTH CODORUS BORO TWP BORO (!63 WINTERSTOWN 62 BORO HEIDELBERG (! 55 TWP SPRINGFIELD (! TWP CROSS ROADS LOWER CHANCEFORD 45 BORO TWP 53 JEFFERSON (! (! BORO (!46 NORTH HOPEWELL EAST HOPEWELL TWP TWP HANOVER BORO 49 GLEN ROCK 61 (! (!47 BORO (! PENN CODORUS TWP TWP 59 54 (! SHREWSBURY (! SHREWSBURY BORO HOPEWELL 56 TWP TWP (! FAWN MANHEIM RAILROAD TWP TWP BORO !57 STEWARTSTOWN ( BORO PEACH BOTTOM WEST MANHEIM TWP TWP 7 FAWN GROVE (! NEW FREEDOM 52 58 BORO DELTA (! (! BORO BORO (!58 Harford County, MD Carroll County, MD Baltimore County, MD York County Community Services
Emergency Medical Services
A complete network of emergency medical service providers exists in York County. Services range from emergency basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS) care to MedEvac units and rescue services. The BLS ambulance services provide first aid, CPR, and immediate medical treatment. They typically began either as independent organizations or as off-shoots of local fire companies and civic organizations, providing cost-efficient membership funded ambulance service for local communities. In 1980, the ALS system, which makes paramedics available in life threatening situations, was added to compliment the emergency medical and transport capabilities already provided by the emergency BLS units. ALS providers are typically referred to as medic units. In York County, ALS care is provided by five (5) medic units and three (3) ambulance units.
Table 11, below, provides a listing of all ambulance and medic units serving York County. This lists includes 29 ambulance companies and four (4) medic units located within the County, as well as three (3) ambulance companies and one (1) medic unit located in an adjacent County that service York County. Map 8 shows the service area of each ambulance company, with two (2) exceptions. Quality Care Ambulance Service is a private company that provides medical assistance in the County but does not have a designated service area. Likewise, Midway Volunteer Fire Company #1 Ambulance Corps., located in Adams County, provides assistance in York County but does not have a designated service area. No mapping is provided for the medic units as they do not have defined service areas.
TABLE 11 AMBULANCE/MEDIC UNITS SERVING YORK COUNTY *denotes Advanced Life Support Care Provided
AMBULANCE COMPANIES
1. Brogue Ambulance (Chanceford T.) 18. Manchester Ambulance (East Manchester T.)
2. Canadochly Valley Ambulance (East 19. Manchester Township Ambulance (Manchester Prospect B.) T.)
3. Citizen’s Hose Co. #1 Ambulance Corps. 20. Newberry Ambulance (Newberry T.) (Dillsburg B.)
4. Citizen’s Volunteer Fire Dept. Ambulance* 21. West Shore EMS (Cumberland County) (Fawn Grove B.)
5. Delta-Cardiff Co. #1 Ambulance* (Delta B.) 22. Penn Township Ambulance Club (Penn T.)
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TABLE 11 AMBULANCE/MEDIC UNITS SERVING YORK COUNTY *denotes Advanced Life Support Care Provided
AMBULANCE COMPANIES
6. Dover Area Ambulance (Dover B.) 23. Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Co. Ambulance (West Manheim T.)
7. Eastern York County EMS (Hallam B.) 24. Red Lion Area Ambulance Assoc. (Red Lion B.)
8. Eureka Volunteer Fire Dept. Ambulance 25. Rose of New Freedom Ambulance (New (Stewartstown B.) Freedom B.)
9. Fairview Township EMS (Fairview 26. Spring Grove Ambulance (Spring Grove B.) Township)
10. Glen Rock Fire Dept. Ambulance (Glen 27. Springetts Ambulance (Springettsbury T.) Rock B.)
11. Goldsboro Fire Dept. Ambulance 28. Tri-Community Ambulance (Seven Valleys B.) (Goldsboro B.)
12. Grantley Fire Dept. Ambulance (Spring 29. West York Ambulance (West Manchester T.) Garden T.)
13. Hanover Fire Co. #1 Ambulance Corps. 30. White Rose Ambulance*(York City) (Hanover B.)
14. Jacobus Lions Club Ambulance (Jacobus 31. Yoe Fire Co. Ambulance (Yoe B.) B.)
15. Liberty Fire Co. Ambulance Corps. (Adams 32. Midway Volunteer Fire Co. #1 Ambulance County) Corps. (Adams County)
16. Lincoln Fire Co. #1 Ambulance (Jackson 33. Quality Care Ambulance Service (York T.) T.)
17. Lineboro Ambulance (Carroll County-MD)
MEDIC UNITS
1. Gettysburg Hospital Medic* (Adams 4. York Hospital Medic Unit* (York City) County)
2. Hanover Hospital Medic Unit* (Hanover B.) 5. York/Memorial Hospital Medic Unit* (Dover T.)
3. Memorial Hospital Medic Unit* (Spring Garden T.) Source: York County Department of Emergency Services
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In addition to the ambulance and medic units, there are two (2) medical evacuation (MedEvac) units that service the County. A MedEvac unit is a helicopter that is staffed with a pilot, nurse and paramedic. The two (2) service providers in York County are STAT MedEvac, located at York Airport in Jackson Township, and Life Lion, located at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Dauphin County.
Emergency medical rescue services are provided by the York County Advanced Technical Rescue Team, located in Shrewsbury Borough, and the Hanover Scuba Team, located in Hanover Borough. It is also noted that the York Composit Squadron, a civil air patrol unit located at the York Airport in Jackson Township, provides search and rescue services, disaster relief and damage assessment, plus transports medical materials/supplies.
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York County Ambulance Companies:
Co Map 8 NUM NAME un 1 BROGUE AMBULANCE ty 2 CANADOCHLY VALLEY AMBULANCE York County Community Facilities 3 CITIZENS VOLUNTEER FD AMBULANCE 4 CITIZENS HOSE CO #1 AMBULANCE FAIRVIEW TWP 5 DELTA-CARDIFF CO #1 AMBULANCE EMS: Ambulance Service Areas 6 DOVER AREA AMBULANCE !(9 7 EASTERN YORK COUNTY EMS 8 EUREKA VOLUNTEER FD AMBULANCE GOLDSBORO BORO 9 FAIRVIEW TWP EMS 10 GLEN ROCK AMBULANCE INC 21 !( LEWISBERRY !(20 !(11 11 GOLDSBORO FD AMBULANCE ty BORO 12 GRANTLEY FD AMBULANCE n u NEWBERRY o MONAGHAN TWP 13 HANOVER FIRE CO #1 AMB CORPS C TWP 14 JACOBUS LIONS CLUB AMBULANCE
15 LIBERTY FIRE C0 AMBULANCE CORPS (ADAMS CO.) CARROLL DILLSBURG YORK HAVEN 16 LINCOLN FIRE CO #1 AMBULANCE CORPS BORO TWP BORO 17 LINEBORO AMBULANCE (CARROLL COUNTY, MD)
d 18 MANCHESTER AMBULANCE n a rl 19 MANCHESTER TWP AMBULANCE e b 20 NEWBERRY TWP FD AMBULANCE m WARRINGTON 18 21 WEST SHORE (CUMBERLAND CO.) u TWP !( 18 C FRANKLINTOWN !(4 !( 22 PENN TWP AMBULANCE CLUB FRANKLIN BORO CONEWAGO L 23 PLEASANT HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE CO. AMBULANCE TWP anca TWP MANCHESTER MOUNT WOLF ster 24 RED LION AREA AMBULANCE ASSOC BORO BORO 25 ROSE OF NEW FREEDOM AMBULANCE WELLSVILLE BORO 26 SPRING GROVE AMBULANCE EAST MANCHESTER 27 SPRINGETTS AMBULANCE TWP 28 TRI-COMMUNITY AMBULANCE HELLAM C 29 WEST YORK AMBULANCE WASHINGTON TWP WRIGHTSVILLE 19 BORO o 30 WHITE ROSE AMBULANCE TWP !( !(7 u !(6 n 31 YOE FIRE CO AMBULANCE MANCHESTER ty TWP
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BORO Township Denotes Service 12 EAST PROSPECT !( BORO 1 Boundary (! Area of Ambulance C 2 Company o !(30 YORK !( u CITY n t LOWER WINDSOR y 29 !( WEST YORK TWP 15 BORO !( WINDSOR SPRING GARDEN 31 TWP WEST MANCHESTER TWP 12 !( 16 !( !( TWP
JACKSON YORK WINDSOR TWP TWP BORO YOE PARADISE BORO TWP µ RED LION 14 DALLASTOWN BORO 0 1 2 3 4 NEW SALEM !( BORO BORO CHANCEFORD Miles JACOBUS TWP SPRING GROVE The York County Planning Commission provides this Geographic BORO 24 InformationSystem map as a public information service. BORO !( The drawing is not a legally recorded plan, survey, official tax map, or engineering schematic and should be used for only general information. 1 Reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this map and associated !(28 !( data are correct; however the Commission does not guarantee their accuracy, 26 FELTON !( BORO LOGANVILLE completeness, or timeliness. The Commission shall not be liable for any SEVEN VALLEYS damages that may arise from the use of this information. NORTH CODORUS BORO TWP BORO Produc ed By: JS WINTERSTOWN Date: 08/30/2006 !(13 BORO
HEIDELBERG TWP SPRINGFIELD TWP CROSS ROADS LOWER CHANCEFORD TWP HANOVER JEFFERSON NORTH HOPEWELL BORO BORO BORO TWP EAST HOPEWELL 10 !( TWP 22 !(13 !( GLEN ROCK PENN BORO TWP !(8 CODORUS TWP !(5 SHREWSBURY HOPEWELL SHREWSBURY BORO TWP 3 MANHEIM TWP !( TWP RAILROAD FAWN !(23 BORO TWP 10 STEWARTSTOWN !( BORO PEACH BOTTOM WEST MANHEIM 25 TWP TWP !(17 !( FAWN GROVE NEW FREEDOM BORO DELTA BORO BORO Harford County, MD Carroll County, MD Baltimore County, MD Chapter V Health Facilities
Numerous types of health care facilities exist in the County however, for purposes of this report, the discussion is limited to the hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and licensed nursing homes. These are the primary facilities that serve the bulk of York County residents. Please refer to Map 8 for the location of specific health care facilities.
Hospitals
York County has four (4) hospital facilities that are currently operational, one (1) of which specializes in rehabilitation. Of the four (4) hospitals, only the Rehabilitation Hospital of York is a for profit facility. The hospitals are listed below in order of largest facility to the smallest, based on information contained in the “Directory of PA Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” prepared by the PA Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics & Research, dated July, 2006. The data, however, reflects the July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005, reporting period.
1. York Hospital (York City) - 460 licensed beds all of which are set up and staffed; plus 23 licensed acute care beds located in the trauma center 2. Hanover Hospital (Hanover Borough) - 115 licensed beds, all of which are set up and staffed. 3. Memorial Hospital (Spring Garden Township) - 100 licensed beds all of which are set up and staffed 4. Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of York (West Manchester Township) - 102 licensed beds, 90 of which are set up and staffed
As shown on Map 9, these facilities, with the exception of the Hanover Hospital, are concentrated in the Greater York Area. Thus, residents in the southern and northern parts of the County must travel to either the York or Hanover areas for critical medical care. Residents in the northern area, however, often opt to travel to Harrisburg area hospitals due to their proximity.
Ambulatory Surgery Centers
An ambulatory surgery center is defined by the PA Department of Health as “a separately-licensed facility or portion thereof, not located on the premises of a hospital, which provides specialty or multispecialty outpatient surgical treatment on a regular and organized basis.”
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According to the “Directory of PA Hospitals ad Ambulatory Surgery Centers” referenced above, York County has ten (10) medical facilities that are considered ambulatory surgery centers. They are as follows:
1. Apple Hill Surgical Center (York Township) - 10 operating rooms 2. Elmwood Endoscopy Center (Spring Garden Township) - 2 operating rooms 3. Eyes of York Surgical Center (West Manchester Township) - 2 operating rooms 4. Foot and Ankle Surgical Center (York City) - 1 operating room 5. Hanover SurgiCenter Inc. (Penn Township) - 2 operating rooms 6. Leader Surgical Center (York Township) - 1 operating room 7. OSS Ambulatory Surgery Center (York Township) - 4 operating rooms 8. Surgical Center of York - (Spring Garden Township) - 4 operating rooms 9. York Adams Pain Specialists (Hanover Borough) - 2 operating rooms 10. York Endoscopy Center (York City) - 3 operating rooms
Eight (8) of the ambulatory surgery centers are located in the Greater York Area, while two (2) of the centers are located in the Hanover Area (see Map 9). As with hospitals, no facilities are located in the northern or southern portions of the County.
Licensed Nursing Homes
There are currently 15 licensed nursing homes located in York County. According to the PA Department of Health, a nursing home is “a facility licensed by the Division of Nursing Care Facilities, Pennsylvania Department of Health, that provides nursing care services to its resident population.” Facilities in this category predominantly provide care to the elderly.
The Table 13 lists the licensed nursing homes located in the County as reported in the “Directory of Pennsylvania Nursing Homes,” prepared by the PA Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics and Research, and last updated February, 2006. Although the Directory was last updated in February of 2006, the licensed beds data item is from calendar year 2004.
As noted in Table 12, only two (2) of the 15 nursing homes are noted as being continuing/life care facilities. These facilities, according to the PA Department of Health, “typically offer a variety of independent living arrangements for residents, together with medical and nursing services, full central dining accommodations, and educational, recreational, and social activities. Residents are usually required to pay a sizable entrance fee, as well as a substantial monthly charge, in return for the use of the facilities and services provided.”
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Table 12 Licensed Nursing Homes in York County
# Continuing/ Facility Name Location Classification Licensed Life Care Beds Provided
1. Barbara J. Egan Shrewsbury Boro. nonprofit 100 yes Nursing & Rehab Center
2. Colonial Manor Spring Garden profit 270 no Nursing Home Twp.
3. Dallastown Nursing Dallastown Boro. profit 30 no Center
4. Hanover Hall Hanover Boro. profit 152 no
5. Homewood at Plum Penn Twp. nonprofit 120 yes Creek
6. Lutheran Nursing & Manchester Twp. nonprofit 104 yes Rehab Center @ Sprenkle Drive
7. Manorcare Health Dallastown Boro. profit 202 no Services Dallastown
8. Manorcare Health Springettsbury profit 151 no Services Kingston Twp. Court
9. Manorcare Health West Manchester profit 161 no Services North York Twp.
10. Manorcare Health York Twp. profit 142 no Services York South
11. Margaret E. Moul West Manchester nonprofit 82 no Home Twp.
12. Misericordia Springettsbury nonprofit 53 no Convalescent Home Twp.
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Table 12 Licensed Nursing Homes in York County
# Continuing/ Facility Name Location Classification Licensed Life Care Beds Provided
13. Normandie Ridge West Manchester nonprofit 64 no Twp.
14. Rest Haven-York Spring Garden profit 167 no Twp.
15. York County Springettsbury government 375 no Nursing Home Twp. Source: PA Department of Health
Health Facilities 55 Page Intentionally Blank Chapter VI Human Services
York County residents are fortunate to have available to them, a vast network of human service providers. The 2006 edition of the York County Community Services and Organizations Directory, gathered and prepared by the staff and volunteers of Free Informational & Referral Teleline (FIRST), contains a listing of over 1,000 agencies, programs, and support groups. This reflects an increase of over 135% from the 1990 Directory, which contained a total of only 425 listings. The available services range from food, shelter and clothing to transportation, health and employment.
The focus of this section of the Report, however, will be the specific responsibilities of York County government relating to the administration and management of human service programs for the residents of the County. Such responsibilities are assigned to the Division of Human Services. An overview of the Division and the array of services provided follows.
York County Division of Human Services
The York County Division of Human Services strives to provide equal access to services for the health, safety and independence of County residents in a timely and cost effective manner. The Division is comprised of eight (8) departments/programs which are funded either by a single source or a mix of multiple sources, including, but not limited to Federal, State and County funds. Listed below are the current programs/departments that comprise the Human Services Division:
- York/Adams Drug and Alcohol Program - York/Adams Health Choices Management Unit - York/Adams Mental Health/Mental Retardation - York County Area Agency on Aging - York County Children and Youth Services - York County Department of Veterans Affairs - York County Human Services Department, Office of Special Grants - York County Youth Development Center
All of the programs listed above, with the exception of the Human Services Department, represent categorical human service programs that the County is legislatively mandated by the State to provide to its citizens. The Human Services Department, on the other hand, is not a legislative mandate. It was created in July of 1982 by the County Commissioners as a centralized administrative office to
Human Services 57 York County Community Services address the need for coordination of the categorical human service programs and to manage an array of human services grants which were being transferred from State to County government for administration and delivery. An Executive Director was appointed and assigned a supervisory role over the categorical human service programs in the Division.
Following is a more detailed description of the Human Services Department, plus a description of each of the categorical programs.
Human Services Department
The Human Services Department functions as the coordinating body for the delivery of human services throughout the County and receives direct assignments from the County Commissioners. Current issues of concern for the County Commissioners are the increasing complexities of State mandated delivery systems and maintaining compliance with these mandates; the increasing requests by programs for limited County matching funds; and the need to sustain cost efficiency of programs.
In addition to overseeing and coordinating the categorical programs, the Department, through the Office of Special Grants, administers an array of grants for which the provision of services is contracted out to nonprofit social service agencies located throughout the County. These services include homeless assistance, human services to low income residents ages 18-59, medical assistance transportation, emergency food assistance, victim witness services, and child/adolescent mental health services.
Another function of the Human Services Department is interfacing with the judicial system, the United Way, and other governmental programs, as well as private agencies, that comprise the overall human services network in the County. It works cooperatively with these organizations and community groups in the design/delivery of services and, upon request, provides technical assistance in the development of strategies to improve access to services. To assist with this role, the York County Human Services Advisory Council was created. The Advisory Council serves as an information gathering and disseminating vehicle for the Department and provides guidance on community issues and concerns. Its members represent a wide array of interests in the community, including business, health care, education and human services.
York/Adams Drug and Alcohol Program
Jointly established by the York and Adams County Boards of Commissioners, this Program is responsible for assessing the community’s needs for drug and alcohol treatment, prevention, and
58 Human Services York County Community Services intervention, plus planning and developing services to meet the identified needs. It provides case management services and funds, monitors and evaluates drug and alcohol agencies. Services provided by the agencies funded through this Program include information and referral, outreach, prevention, intensive case management, correctional institution, detoxification and rehabilitation, methadone maintenance, and treatment alternatives to street crimes,, all of which are geared to precluding, reducing, and/or eliminating drug and alcohol use.
York/Adams Health Choices Management Unit (HCMU)
The goal of this Program is to ensure high quality care and access to mental health and substance abuse services for State Medical Assistance recipients in York and Adams Counties. A contract is maintained with a Behavioral Health Managed Care Organization for the provision of services, including family-based mental health, crisis intervention, targeted case management, behavioral health rehabilitation services for children and adolescents, psychiatric treatment, and drug/alcohol detoxification and rehabilitation. The HCMU also monitors the services provided to assure that they are meeting the needs of the community.
York/Adams Mental Health - Mental Retardation Program
This Program was established for the prevention of mental disability, as well as diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and care for mentally disabled residents of York and Adams Counties. The administrative functions primarily involve planning, developing services, budgeting, contracting with agencies, monitoring and evaluating the quality of services provided, and case management. The contracted agencies provide direct services to clients in the areas of crisis intervention, treatment, rehabilitation, family support, transportation, vocation, and transitional housing.
York County Area Agency on Aging
The mission of this Agency is to promote independence of older adults (aged 60 and older) through education, advocacy, and coordination of services. Among the services provided are information and referral, care management, personal care, respite care, adult day care, adult foster care, protective services, legal services, family caregiver support, subsidized transportation, senior centers and older worker employment services. In addition to serving older adults, a limited number of services are available to physically disabled or cognitively impaired adults 18 years of age or older. The Agency also operates several volunteer programs that provide services, such as Friendly Visitors, Health Insurance Counselors, Financial Counselors, Escort Drivers, and Delivery Drivers.
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York County Children and Youth Services
Children and Youth Services was established to promote and protect the health and welfare of children (aged 18 and younger) that reside in York County. The agency receives and investigates all reports of child abuse, neglect, abandonment and lack of supervision in an effort to protect children. In addition to responding to such reports, the Agency offers protective services, emergency/crisis intervention services, evaluation and therapy, placement services, and adoption services, plus it contracts with other community organizations for the provision of a multitude of support services. Children and Youth Services also helps parents to recognize and remedy conditions that are considered harmful to their children.
York County Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veteran Affairs (VA) Department is devoted to providing services to veterans and their families or the survivors of veterans. It assists veterans and dependents when applying for Federal, State and County benefits and all other rights to which they are entitled; provides support to county veterans’ service organizations; promotes public recognition of US veterans; obtaining military records and documents; obtaining health care at VA facilities; arranging for transportation; and filing for emergency assistance. In addition, the Department is responsible for processing County burial benefits; recording and maintaining burial records/cemetery listings; and distributing memorial flags and flag holders for the graves of veterans.
York County Youth Development Center
The mission of the Youth Development Center is to provide for the holistic development of youth so that they become responsible, productive citizens while maintaining individual and community safety. The Center, which serves approximately 600 juveniles between the ages of ten (10) and 18 annually, consists of a secure detention unit and an emergency shelter for juveniles between the ages of ten (10) and 18. Within the detention unit, services are provided to alleged or adjudicated juveniles pending disposition by the court; while the shelter unit provides emergency placement services to both delinquent and dependent children who need to be removed from their home setting. A variety of services are provided to residents of the Center, such as screening for physical and behavioral concerns, educational programming, individual and group educational instruction, recreational activities, and developmental programs.
Additional information relating to the departments/programs under the Human Services Division may be obtained by contacting the York County Human Services Department at the York County
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Government Center, 100 W. Market Street (Suite 401), York,, by telephone at (717) 771-9347, or by visiting the Division website at www.york-county.org.
The York County Human Services Directory
As stated previously, over 1,000 public, private, and non-profit human service agencies and support groups are listed in the 2006 York County Community Services and Organizations Directory, prepared by FIRST (Free Informational & Referral Teleline), a program of the United Way that aides in connecting people with services and information. The York County Commissioners financially support the efforts of FIRST to provide such an extensive directory.
Among the myriad of services included in the Directory are food, shelter, clothing, adult and child abuse, business development, crime victim support, job training, employment, foster care, housing, recreation, transportation, and weatherization. The description of each individual service includes information such as telephone numbers, hours of operation, service areas, eligibility and fees, accessibility, other languages available, and programs offered. All of the organizations listed are either located in York County or provide services to York County residents if they are located outside the County.
In 2005, a total of 35,460 calls were made to FIRST. Of this total, requests related to food, utilities, shelter, prescriptions/health care, and clothing/personal items comprised 29% of all calls, as depicted in Table 13.
Table 13 FIRST Information Requests (2005)
Information Requested Number / Percentage of Calls
Food Assistance 3,313 / 9.3%
Utility Assistance 2,435 / 6.7%
Shelter Assistance 2,232 / 6.3%
Prescriptions / Health Care Assistance 1,809 / 5.1%
Clothing / Personal Items Assistance 579 / 1.6%
TOTAL 10,365 / 29.2% Source: United Way of York County
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Inquiries to obtain specific information or purchase copies of the Directory should be directed to the United Way, by calling FIRST at (717)755-1000 or 1-800-673-2529, or visit their web site at http://www.1st.org.
62 Human Services Chapter VII Water and Sewer Facilities
Municipalities in York County are currently serviced by either on-lot water and septic systems, public water and sewer systems, or a combination of both. The public water and sewer systems are primarily located within the primary and secondary growth areas identified in the Growth Management Plan component of the York County Comprehensive Plan and which are depicted on Maps 10 and 11. The Growth Management Plan recommends that public water and sewer facilities not be extended outside designated growth areas unless necessary to address a health or safety issue.
Following is a discussion of water supply and wastewater treatment/disposal facilities in the County.
Water Supply Facilities
As of September, 2006, there were 65 community water systems located in York County which provide public water to approximately 284,000 customers within the County, utilizing both surface and groundwater sources. In addition, there are two (2) community water systems (Marietta Gravity Water Company & PA American Water) located in an adjacent county that extend service into small portions of York County. Map 10 shows the location of all community water systems serving York County.
Of the 65 systems located in the County, 53 are considered “small community water systems,” defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as those serving less than 3,300 customers. These small community water systems serve approximately 18,400 customers, with 50 of the 53 systems relying on groundwater as their primary water supply source. Included among the small community water systems are 23 “very small” utilities serving populations of less than 100 customers. These small systems consist primarily of mobile home parks and other isolated residential communities.
With regard to ownership, 24 of the 65 systems are owned by municipal governments and an additional seven (7) are owned by municipal authorities; the balance are predominantly investor owned. The municipal government owned systems range in size from the Goldsboro Water Company system which services approximately 450 customers to the Hanover Municipal Waterworks which serves over 36,500 customers. The municipal authority owned systems range from the Franklintown Borough Municipal Authority which services 650 customers to the Red Lion Authority which services more than 13,400 customers. Of the investor owned water systems, the largest is York Water Company which services over 153,000 customers.
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Although the primary water supply source for the larger systems in the County is surface water, a large number of the smaller systems rely on groundwater sources. Based on DEP records, there are more than 180 permitted wells and springs used for water supply in York County. In the rural areas of the County, potable water is provided primarily by individual on-lot wells and some springs. Approximately 110,000 York County residents rely on on-lot water supply systems.
Based on a review of Pennsylvania Geologic Survey well records, most of the private wells in York County have adequate yield for residential water supply. There is a wide range in the quality of well construction and many of the older wells lack adequate casing to ensure protection from surface water contamination.
Geologic Settings
York County has extensive groundwater resources. The deep soils and unconsolidated material above the fractured bedrock act as a groundwater reservoir. In this zone, groundwater occurs in pores or openings which act as sources of recharge to the underlaying fractured bedrock. The distribution and intensity of fracture development is a function of the lithology and structural formation of the bedrock.
In York County, there are three (3) distinct geologic settings which trend northeastward. The northern setting is known as the Triassic Upland or Gettysburg Plain and consists of sandstones, shales, and igneous rocks of Triassic Age.
The second geologic setting, known as the Hanover-York Valley, crosses the County from Wrightsville southwestward through York and Hanover. Northeast of York, the limestone valley is approximately two (2) miles wide, expanding to approximately four (4) miles in width in the vicinity of Hanover. Included in this setting are also some metamorphic rocks which form ridges in hills and rise above the limestone lowland.
The third setting is the Southeastern Upland, which covers the southeastern third of the County and extends southwestward from the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville to the southwest corner of the County south of Hanover. The rocks in this upland are primarily schists and quartzite.
The capability of geologic formations to yield water is dependent on the ability of the rocks to transmit water. In York County, the ability to transmit water is controlled by the fracture patterns in the bedrock. Highest yielding geologic formations are the carbonate rocks (limestone and dolomite) located in the Hanover-York Valley. The sandstones and shales located in the Triassic Upland also have the capability to supply significant quantities of groundwater. The metamorphic
64 Water and Sewer Facilities York County Community Services rocks, located in the Southeastern Upland, yield lower quantities of groundwater than in the other major geologic settings, but are generally adequate for domestic and small municipal water supplies.
Wellhead Protection
The use of groundwater as a source of drinking water involves the installation and operation of a well that taps into either a confined or unconfined aquifer. Withdrawal of water by a well causes a lowering of water in the area around the well. This decline in water level in the vicinity of a well may extend for several hundred feet or for miles, depending on the amount of groundwater that is withdrawn and the characteristics of the aquifer.
Recharge areas are those regions which are hydrologically connected to an aquifer and which contribute significant amounts of water. If pollution sources exist in this area, the groundwater in the aquifer is also in danger of being contaminated. Wellhead protection seeks to prevent the contamination of public supply wells from activities within the recharge areas. Many of York County’s municipal water suppliers are taking advantage of various funding sources to either update/implement existing wellhead protection plans or develop new plans.
Groundwater can become contaminated from natural sources or numerous types of human activities. Although it would appear that the most significant sources of groundwater contamination result from an accidental spill, unplanned discharge of hazardous materials from a truck accident, or leaking underground storage tanks, some of the most significant causes are the consequences of normal day-to-day activities, such as pesticide and fertilizer application, urban runoff, and disposal of household hazardous materials into septic tanks. Potential sources of groundwater contamination associated with residential, industrial, commercial, and agricultural land uses are discussed in the sections which follow.
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Residential
Threats to groundwater from residential uses are normally less acute on a case-by-case basis than those from other more intensive land uses. The cumulative effect from many residents in an area, however, can prove to be quite significant.
Septic systems and underground storage tanks are major contributors to the total volume of waste discharged directly in the ground. Inappropriate siting and poor design, construction, or maintenance of these facilities often results in pollution such as driveways, parking lots and streets, of underlying groundwater.
Gasoline and other toxic fluids also pose a threat to groundwater if they run off paved surfaces into the soil. Another significant threat to groundwater and to public safety is abandoned wells. If improperly sealed, abandoned wells can provide a direct conduit for pollutant-carrying surface run- off, and are sometimes illegally used to dispose of wastes. A similar problem exists in York County with sink holes in areas of limestone geology.
Industrial
Industrial operations commonly use hazardous substances as part of manufacturing, warehousing, and/or distribution activities. Materials, such as chemicals, petroleum, cleaning supplies, metals, electronic products, asphalt, and others, pose a potential threat.
The liquid wastes produced by coal-fired plants, rendering plants, fertilizer production operations, and other industrial activities are often placed in small holding ponds and lagoons. These liquids can easily contaminate groundwater, especially if the lagoons are constructed with insufficient lining.
Commercial
Many commercial operations use hazardous materials in their processes. Examples include:
- auto repair shops, gas stations - road maintenance depots, de-icing operations - boat yards, railroad tracks and yards, airports
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- construction areas - dry cleaners, laundromats - medical institutions, research laboratories - photography and printing establishments
The storage, use and disposal of chemicals required by these types of operations can pose a potential threat to groundwater, since even small amounts of hazardous materials can contaminate large amounts of groundwater.
Agricultural
Chemical usage associated with farming activities can present a contamination threat to underlying groundwater. Pesticides and fertilizers can leach through the soil to the water below when applied improperly in the field. They also have the potential to leak from any storage containers into the ground. Animal feedlots and livestock operations can create excessive nitrate/nitrite and bacteriological problems if animal waste loads are high and groundwater is shallow or the soil is permeable.
The overall purpose of wellhead protection is to deal with all of these potential sources of pollution by managing the land around public wells to prevent potential contamination sources from locating nearby, or by requiring special precautions and other actions to help prevent the release of contaminants into the public water supplies.
Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Facilities
In York County, wastewater treatment and disposal facilities include large centralized public sewer systems, privately-owned and/or operated treatment systems, and a variety of on-lot disposal systems. These facilities provide treatment and processing for domestic wastewater, septage, industrial wastewater, and wastewater discharges from water treatment plants.
Public sewer service is provided for the majority of the densely populated areas in York County by conventional sewer collection, conveyance, and treatment facilities owned and maintained by municipalities and municipal authorities. Privately-owned and operated systems also provide service for a variety of residential communities and businesses, including mobile home parks, shopping centers, industrial parks, and other facilities, which are not connected to municipal sewer systems.
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Municipal Systems
Twenty-five (25) municipal systems provide public sewer service in York County, as depicted on Map 11. Table 14 provides a listing of all 25 systems, with 2005 flow and organic loading statistics. According to the data indicated on this Table, a significant portion of the total York County population in 2005 was served by municipal sewer systems. The regional breakdown indicates that of the total population served by public sewer systems, the largest percentage lived in the Greater York Region.
Table 14 Wastewater Treatment Plants in York County
Remaining Permitted Avg Remaining Equivalent Permitted Avg Flow Flow Organic Organic Organic Sewered EDU’s Remaining Flow Received Capacity Capacity Load Capacity Population Served EDU (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (lbs/day) (lbs/day) (lbs/day) (1) (2) Capacity
Northern Region
Dillsburg Borough 2.3 .724 1.576 2877 1085 1792 7240 2068 4503 Authority WWTP
Fairview Township WWTP .726 .381 .345 2093 639 1454 3810 1088 986 (North)
Fairview Township WWTP .5 .368 .132 1280 720 560 3680 1051 378 (South)
Gifford Pinchot .216 .087 .129 870 249 368 State Park WWTP
Lewisberry Area Joint Authority .1 .038 .062 160 69 91 380 109 189 WWTP
Newberry 1.3 .548 .752 3253 945 2308 5480 1565 2150 Township WWTP
York Haven .08 .029 .051 136 60 76 290 82 147 Borough WWTP
Totals 5.2 2.2 3.0 21,750 6212 8362
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Table 14 Wastewater Treatment Plants in York County
Remaining Permitted Avg Remaining Equivalent Permitted Avg Flow Flow Organic Organic Organic Sewered EDU’s Remaining Flow Received Capacity Capacity Load Capacity Population Served EDU (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (lbs/day) (lbs/day) (lbs/day) (1) (2) Capacity
Greater York Region
Conewago Township WWTP .5 .188 .312 839 409 430 1880 537 892 (New Facility)
Dover Borough .4 .266 .134 535 313 222 2660 760 384 WWTP
Dover Township Sewer Dept. 8 3.638 4.362 12,00 0 6206 5794 36,380 10,394 12,464 WWTP
Eastern York County Sewer .5 .271 .229 1584 661 923 2710 774 705 Authority WWTP
East Prospect .0875 .0393 .0482 175 99 76 393 112 138 Borough WWTP
Jackson Township .4 .092 .308 667 154 510 920 262 881 WWTP
Northeastern York Co. Sewer Auth. 1.7 .781 .919 2891 12570 2248 7810 2700 2157 WWTP
Springettsbury 15 9.845 5.155 31,27 5 11,125 20,100 98,450 28,128 14,729 Township WWTP
Spring Grove .57 .293 .277 1619 478 1141 2930 837 792 Borough WWTP
Wrightsville .4 .237 .163 680 335 345 2370 677 466 Borough WWTP
York City WWTP 26 10,088 15.912 62,88 4 15,968 47,739 100,880 28,822 45,464
Totals 53.6 32.0 21.6 115,148 35,722 79,426 319,572 91,306 61,748
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Table 14 Wastewater Treatment Plants in York County
Remaining Permitted Avg Remaining Equivalent Permitted Avg Flow Flow Organic Organic Organic Sewered EDU’s Remaining Flow Received Capacity Capacity Load Capacity Population Served EDU (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (lbs/day) (lbs/day) (lbs/day) (1) (2) Capacity
South Western Region
Hanover Area 5.5 4.487 1.013 7100 7302 0 44,870 12,820 2895 Regional WWTP
Penn Township 4.2 1.900 2.3 12,00 0 4,059 7,941 19,000 5,428 6572 WWTP
Totals 9.7 6.4 3.3 19,10 0 11,361 7,941 63,870 18,248 9467
South Central Region
Glen Rock .81 .424 .386 1000 372 628 4240 1211 1103 Borough WWTP
New Freedom 2.25 1.379 .871 3850 1220 2630 13,790 3,940 2489 Borough WWTP
Springfield .7 .297 .403 1460 564 896 2,970 848 1152 Township WWTP
Stewartstown .4 .329 .071 680 622 58 3290 940 203 Borough WWTP
Totals 4.2 2.2 1.7 6990 2778 4212 24,290 6939 3641
South Eastern Region
Delta Borough .24 .0790 .161 480 206 274 790 225 461 WWTP 1 Equivalent Sewered Population= Avg Flow (MGD)/100 (Source: PA DEP) 2 Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU)= Avg Flow (MGD)/100/3.5 (Source: PA DEP)
As of 2005, the City of York Wastewater Treatment Plant continued to be the largest of the municipal facilities, with an average daily flow of roughly 10.1 million gallons per day (MGD). Other large systems include Springettsbury Township (9.8 MGD), Hanover Regional (4.5 MGD), Dover Township Municipal Authority (3.6 MGD), Penn Township (1.9 MGD), and New Freedom Borough (1.4 MGD). The remaining facilities are smaller with average daily flows of less than 1.0 MGD. As of 2004, new facilities have been approved for Felton Borough, North Codorus Township, and East Manchester Township.
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Figure 4 provides a comparison of DEP “permitted” flows by planning region for 1992 and 2005. All regions have experienced an increase of nearly 50% or greater which is demonstrative of the growth that has occurred throughout York County since 1992.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the municipal sewer facilities are generally providing adequate service throughout the County. At the year end of 2003, five (5) municipal systems were encountering current or projected problems. These problems ranged from flow/organic overloading to collection facility overloading. All systems of concern are currently working with DEP to address these issues.
Non-Municipal Sewer Facilities
There are more than fifty (50) privately owned and/or operated treatment facilities in York County which service residential communities, such as mobile park homes and apartment complexes, industrial facilities, and schools. The largest privately-owned and operated facility services the Gladfelter Paper Company located in Spring Grove Borough.
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Many of these residential developments, businesses, and institutional complexes utilize privately owned wastewater treatment plants, which are commonly referred to as “Package Treatment Plants,” because they are sold as prefabricated or in easily assembled standard components. Operation of these facilities is typically contracted to independent, certified, wastewater treatment plant operators.
The typical package-type treatment plant has a capacity of less than 50,000 gallons per day (gpd), with the average capacity of York County package facilities reporting less than 25,000 gpd. Utilizing an average design capacity of 25,000 gpd per facility and 100 gal/day/capita, the equivalent population served by this type of treatment facility is 7,500 and represents approximately 2% of the total York County population.
On-lot Disposal Systems (OLDS)
Residential and commercial/industrial facilities which are not served by centralized treatment facilities rely on some type of on-lot disposal system (OLDS) for wastewater treatment and disposal. Approximately 30% of the York County population relies on OLDS for sewage disposal needs. Most OLDS are designed with a pre-treatment unit (septic tank) and some type of secondary treatment or disposal unit. In most instances, septic tank effluent is discharged into a soil absorption field where it is absorbed and treated by the soil as it percolates into the groundwater. In areas where soils are not suitable for absorption fields and where regulations permit, septic tank effluent can be discharged to sand mounds, evapotranspiration beds, or lagoons for further treatment. Holding tanks are used in areas with significant environmental limitations, or where lot sizes are insufficient for conventional on-lot systems.
On June 10,1992, DEP passed a revision to Chapter 71 of the Rules and Regulations which govern sewage facilities planning. As part of the Act 537 Official Sewage Facilities Plan Updates, DEP requires that septic tanks be pumped at least once every three (3) years. Since that time, municipalities have begun to develop mandatory OLDS management programs which require regular pumping of septic tanks.
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This Community Facilities report has provided an overview of educational services, recreational facilities, emergency services, health facilities, human services, and water and sewer facilities that are available throughout York County. Accessibility to this wide array of facilities and services is a major factor in York County’s desirability as place to live and work.
As a component of the York County Comprehensive Plan, the Community Facilities report provides valuable background information for other components of the Plan, including the Growth Management Plan, Open Space and Greenways Plan, and the Hazard Mitigation Plan which is under development. These Plans set forth action steps and recommendations based to some degree on the information contained in this report.
The Community Facilities data will also be beneficial to municipalities that may be embarking on the development of, or update to, a municipal or multi-municipal comprehensive plan. The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) requires that comprehensive plans include a plan for community facilities and utilities.
Based on 2006 population projections prepared by the York County Planning Commission, York County is expected to reach a population of 457,247 by the year 2020, which represents a 13.7% increase from the 2005 estimated population of 402,165. This growth combined with accompanying development will require expansion of existing facilities and services, as well as the provision of new facilities.
Policy Recommendations
In an effort to maintain a high quality of life in York County, it is important that sufficient community facilities and services continue to be provided to residents. The following policy recommendations, to be carried out by County officials and the staff of the York County Planning Commission, are set forth to enhance the provision of services in a manner that is consistent with the overall goals and objectives of the County Comprehensive Plan.
1. Encourage and promote the coordinated provision of community facilities in the areas of education, recreation, emergency services, health facilities, human services, and water and sewer facilities. A full array of services and facilities, at maximum levels, will be encouraged and
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promoted within Growth Areas identified in the Growth Management Plan component of the County Comprehensive Plan.
2. Discourage the extension of public sewer and water services outside the boundaries of the Growth Areas identified in the Growth Management Plan component of the County Comprehensive Plan, unless such services are needed in Rural Areas to address health and safety issues.
3. Encourage the provision of educational services, including school and library facilities, appropriate to the population needs and located in a manner that provides close to home opportunities for the greatest number or people.
4. Promote adequate provision of police, fire, and emergency medical services for all York County residents in the most cost effective manner, encouraging cooperative and regional solutions where appropriate.
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