YorkCounts, York County's community-wide quality-of-life coalition, is set to announce forward-thinking recommendations for improving municipal finances and education, with the aim of a better, stronger heart of York County. Known as the Metro-York recommendations, these ideas will be the outcome of YorkCounts’ ambitious Metro-York project.
YorkCounts board chair Larry Miller and Metro-York co-chairs Eric Menzer and Bill Simpson will make the presentation Thursday, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. at the York Jewish Community Center, 2000 Hollywood Drive, York. If weather permits, the event will take place on the lawn in front of the building. If not, the venue will be the auditorium.
"One idea, for regional police, already has traction and made the front pages in September," noted Metro-York co-chair Eric Menzer. "This event will be about building momentum for all of the recommendations. What’s in it for you? Good jobs, good schools, safe neighborhoods -– the kind of prosperity that everyone in York County wants," Menzer added.
YorkCounts launched Metro-York in 2006 to address core concerns in the heart of the county, including a concentration of poverty, rising crime, tax burdens and inequities, a lack of job opportunities and challenges within our schools. Members of the community participated through three committees. A strong, credible cross-section of elected officials, municipal administrators, business and nonprofit leaders and retired Yorkers took part.
These panels met numerous times to discuss and debate key concerns and formulate proposals. The results were presented to the YorkCounts Board, which adopted the recommendations.
Visit yorkcounts.org/metro after noon Nov. 15 to read more about the Metro-York recommendations -- or, better yet, join us at 10 a.m. that day at the York JCC!
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