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WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- Early plans for an antique motorcycle shop on West North Street stalled Monday when they went before the Waynesboro Planning Commission. Planning commission members said they would welcome the business, but said they had concerns about the size of the proposed building as well as parking constraints and potential noise problems. "It's going to be a noisy business in a tightly packed neighborhood. ... It seems like this is the wrong lot for this business," planner Stephen Monn said.

Council passes vegetation ordinance WILLIAMSPORT - The Williamsport Town Council passed a new town ordinance Monday that imposes a height limit of 6 inches for weeds, grasses, brush and other nonornamental vegetation. The requirement also will apply to the area between the property line and the curb line of any street. The ordinance allows 24 hours from the time of notification for compliance before the town may cut the vegetation at the cost of the person notified or the property owner.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Otterbein Ministries Inc. has requested permission to erect a 50-foot-by-90-foot "Sprung" building on Otterbein's South Potomac Street campus. The Sprung Instant Structure - a first in the Borough of Waynesboro - would have aluminum framing built on a concrete slab. Dual layers of a canvas-like membrane would then be stretched across the frame. "The military is using them in Baghdad. They're quick to put up and inexpensive," said Rick Duesler, Otterbein's director of administration.

HAGERSTOWN - The Hagerstown Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a motion that established the Tusing Warehouse's property lines. Douglas S. Wright Jr., planning commission chairman, said now that the property lines have been set, officials can draft a deed for the building's sale. The warehouse sits at 58 E. Washington St. In February, the Hagerstown City Council voted 4-1 to adopt an ordinance that would give city officials permission to sell the city-owned building to developer Milton N. Stamper for $110,000.

"Here we are with warm weather again, just a reminder for the folks who like to play radios and CD players outside. Remember, your music doesn't stop at your property line. Plus your neighbors may not like your type of music. So be considerate of others. " "You know what the problem with the schools is these days? The government took God out of the schools. We need the Pledge of Allegiance, a moment of silence and religious groups back in schools. Without these, the morals of our children have diminished.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The historic Harbaugh Church Cemetery moved a step closer to becoming ringed by a 56-lot housing subdivision when the Washington Township Planning Commission gave conditional approval Monday night to Glen Afton Farms, a name that has been in the news in recent years. The plan advances to the Washington Township Supervisors for its consideration Monday night. Contingencies attached to the planners' approval include a look at the plan by the township's engineering consultant, a review by the Washington Township Municipal Authority to ensure that a hydrant serving the subdivision has adequate water supply and an agreement between Susan Elgin of Hagerstown, the property's owner, and members of the Harbaugh Church Cemetery Association over an unwritten easement across Elgin's property.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The well is drilled, 800 feet deep. Now all that's needed is the money to pay for pumping and treating it before it can add 250 gallons per minute to Waynesboro's public water system. Drilling the well and building a pumping station and treatment plant will cost upward of $2 million, said Jon Fleagle, chairman of the Waynesboro Authority. The money will come from loans and user fees from the system's customers. A small chunk, $200,000, came in the form of a federal grant through the office of U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa.

gregs@herald-mail.com Four proposals that would have added land to Hagerstown city limits were put on hold for at least another month by the City Council on Tuesday night. "It just gives more time," said Sally Hatch after the council's voting session. Hatch lives along Jefferson Boulevard outside city limits and opposes development of one of the pieces of land in question. The four annexation proposals would add a total of about 100 acres to city limits. A proposal along Haven Road would add 52 acres in the city's North End; two linked proposals in the southeastern corner between Jefferson and Eastern boulevards would add nearly 48 acres; and the fourth proposal would add .371 acre along Eastern Boulevard, south of Dual Highway.

CHAMBERSBURG, PA. waynesboro@herald-mail.com "If there's one thing the Chambersburg area doesn't need it's another shopping center," said one of about 50 area residents who turned out Thursday night to oppose a plan for a shopping mall anchored by a Home Depot store on U.S. 30, already one of Franklin County's busiest roads. Benderson Development, a Florida-based development company, has asked the Guilford Township Supervisors to rezone a 13.7-acre residential strip sandwiched between a large commercial area along Lincoln Way East just west of Mower Road, and an even larger area of residentially zoned land.

gregs@herald-mail.com Two proposals that would draw more than 47 acres into Hagerstown city limits near Jefferson Boulevard are on hold until an agreement is reached between neighbors of one of the properties and the property developer. The Hagerstown City Council took up two annexation proposals for discussion at its Tuesday work session. The annexation proposals, known as the Light and Crumrine annexations, were set to be introduced at the council's voting session last month, but were tabled after neighbors raised concerns over traffic and vegetation reduction.