Mission
Hourglass Focus
The Hourglass Foundation was formed to champion and facilitate effective growth management in order to make Lancaster County an even better place to live, work and visit. We believe that Lancaster County can have growth and economic prosperity without losing its unique character and enviable quality of life.
To raise awareness, create interest, provide information, facilitate discussion, increase public involvement in growth-related legacy issues, and to improve the quality of decision making that affects the future of the county.
To support the County’s Comprehensive Growth Management Plan and the growth management initiatives of other organizations.
To become the trusted source for growth management information, ideas and insights that will help stakeholders, changemakers, influencers, elected officials and voters make more informed and enlightened decisions.
To help decision makers be more sensitive to the countywide impact of local decisions on economic development, the environment, infrastructure, land planning and community character.
To better enable decision makers to define problems, to articulate goals, to understand the root causes, to explore unforeseen consequences, to evaluate options, and to engage the support of an informed and involved public.
To help the people of Lancaster County better understand and more effectively participate in the decisions that affect their lives.
To support the County’s Comprehensive Growth Management Plan and the growth management initiatives of other organizations.
To become the trusted source for growth management information, ideas and insights that will help stakeholders, changemakers, influencers, elected officials and voters make more informed and enlightened decisions.
To help decision makers be more sensitive to the countywide impact of local decisions on economic development, the environment, infrastructure, land planning and community character.
To better enable decision makers to define problems, to articulate goals, to understand the root causes, to explore unforeseen consequences, to evaluate options, and to engage the support of an informed and involved public.
To help the people of Lancaster County better understand and more effectively participate in the decisions that affect their lives.
