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ForumS, White Papers AND ARTICLES
Periodically the Hourglass Foundation holds public forums and publishes papers
on current issues and topics of interest. All related white papers, transcripts and
DVD recordings of the forums can be accessed below.
January 12, 2011: Public Schools in Crisis - Why We Can't Afford Our Public Schools -
The grim economic reality is that public schools as we know them, can't survive the
next few years. It's simple arithmetic - school revenues are flat or falling while
expenses are rising dramatically. Many of the costs are beyond control, unless the
rules are changed in Harrisburg.
Negotiated salary increases, higher healthcare costs, rising utility rates, and most im-
portantly - mandated pensions that far exceed those in the private sector, must be
paid. But there is no money, and no one will be coming to the rescue with new taxes
or State funding.
Educators will be furloughed,programs dropped, and schools closed. No one will escape
the pain: taxpayers, teachers, students, unions and legislators. This forum examined
what can be done to minimize the pain, and how innovative thinking might help.
Where We're At and A Look at the Future - Charles F. Milner, Jr. President - Hourglass
2011-2013 County Schools Without Increased Revenues - Tim Shrom, CFO-Solanco
School District
Our Schools - After Cuts to Staff and Programs - Dr. Brenda J. Becker, Superintendent -
Hempfield School District
Recent Initiatives to Improve Our Schools - Dr. Martin J. Hudacs, Superintendent -
Solanco School District and Pedro Rivera, Superintendent - School District of Lancaster
Saving Our Students By Changing the Rules - Charles F. Milner, Jr. - Hourglass
Changing The Rules Ideas
The Big Elephant in the Room - Pensions - Dr. Brian Jensen, Executive Director -
The Pennsylvania Economy League - Southwestern Chapter
Summary of Act 120
Public Education Obituary - Dr. Robert Frick, Superintendent - Lampeter-Strasburg
School District
Why We Need Public Schools - Dr. Michael Leichliter, Superintendent - Penn Manor
School District
PLEASE NOTE - A DVD OF THIS FORUM IS NOW AVAILABLE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN PURCHASING A COPY FOR $20 PLEASE CALL 9717) 295-0755.
June 4, 2009: POWER OF TEN SURVEY FINDINGS
What is The Power of Ten?
June 4, 2009: "Placemaking Lancaster - Downtown Lancaster - The PLACE to be.
a forum featuring Fred Kent, President of Project for Public Spaces. It's simple human
nature - people are attracted to beautiful, interesting places where they can be part of
a special experience. A great place is not only visually pleasing and emotionally
stimulating, it creates a comfortable sense of belonging. Great Places attract
interesting and diverse populations, they connect people, build community and
energize the local economy. Every great city has great places.
Creating vibrant public spaces where people ant to be is fundamental to revitalizing a
city. The art of "Placemaking" was explored at this Hourglass forum by the nation's
leading authority - Fred Kent. Fred is founder and President of Project for Public
Spaces, and regarded as one of the foremost thinkers in livability, smart growth and
the future of the city. Since 1975, his organization has worked with more than 2,000
communities in 26 countries, helping to turn public spaces into lively community places,
with programs, uses and people-friendly settings that build local value and serve
community needs.
TO ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE DVD RECORDING AND THE POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION PLEASE CALL THE HOURGLASS OFFICE (717) 295-0755. Cost $17.50
plus $2.50 for postage and handling.
March 6, 2008: "CITY REVITALIZATION - The Secrets To Charleston's Success" a forum
featuring The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina.
There is much to be learned About how a city with a rich history and proud heritage can
become one of the nation's best places to live, work and visit. Charleston, much like
Lancaster, is a special and unique city. Through careful conservation, creative and
innovative financing and meticulous planning, Charleston has been able to enhance its
future by celebrating its past. Under the leadership of Mayor Riley, public-private
partnerships have stimulated new development and restoration, creating one of the
most vibrant downtowns in America.
Watch the forum presentation online. Forum presentation
January 31, 2008 : “Traffic – What’s the Delay?” a forum featuring Allen Biehler ,
Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation and Walter Kulash, a traffic engineer and
community-planning consultant based in Orlando . Secretary Biehler and Walter Kulash
try to unsnarl the maddening subject of traffic and assist in helping us to better
understand our options. Hear what experts say about building our way out of traffic
congestion, and our willingness to live with ever-increasing traffic and delays. Learn
how traffic will affect the future of Pennsylvania and Lancaster County . "The
Transportation Funding Challenge" PowerPoint Presentation by Allen Biehler.
Watch the forum presentation online in four 30 minute segments:
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 |
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January 23, 2006: "Revitalizing Downtowns" , forum featuring Christopher B. Leinberger,
an urban land use strategist, consultant, developer and award winning author. He is
a Visiting Fellow at The Brookings Institution in Washington , DC , where he is focused
on downtown and suburban town center development. He is a Professor of Practice
and Director of the Graduate Real Estate Development Program at the University of
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March 16, 2005:"DreamMakers" , A celebration of Lancaster County - the people and the ideas that inspire us. We all share hopes and dreams for Lancaster County, but it's those special few - the visionaries, the planners, the thought leaders - who make dreams come true, brightening the future for all of us. Featured speakers: Guest of Honor - Ronald Bailey, Executive Director of the Campaign to Renew Pennsylvania, Maxwell King, President of the Heinz Endowments and John Norquist, President of the Congress for New Urbanism.
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September 16, 2004: " Celebrate Lancaster County", A celebration held at the Millport Conservancy in Lititz of the bounty of Lancaster County; nature walks by the stream, breathtaking scenery, works of local artists, quilts, locally grown foods prepared by the George St. Cafe, music by the Gadjo Playboys and special guest, Kathleen McGinty, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. Also, on this special night, John Jarvis was named the recipient of the first, "Lancaster County Inspiration Award", in recognition of his environmental and civic activism in Lancaster County.
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April 15, 2004: Kent Mountford, PhD, nationally known estuarine ecologist discusses the challenges facing the Chesapeake Bay on the final day of the Looking into the Future course. College students, faculty and the public attend.
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April 6, 2003: " Building Momentum" forum, featuring Stephen D. Austin, President, Bluegrass Tomorrow, in Lexington Kentucky to describe how this private, non-profit organization promotes coordinated growth and preservation planning for the seven-county central Bluegrass region of Kentucky by working with citizens, planners and community leaders in yielding momentum for efficient, well thought out growth that supports a common vision.
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November 14, 2002: 3rd Quality of Life Survey is completed. " Lancaster County 2002 Quality of Life Survey " forum, for the presentation of the survey findings to the community and a discussion on what they mean to the future of Lancaster County.
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May 16, 2002: " The Future of Water Resources Begins Today " forum, featuring David E. Hess, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Thomas T. Baldrige, President, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Jeanne Sonntag, Chairperson, Lancaster County Water Resources Task Force and Daniel L. Zimmerman, Chairperson Lancaster County Planning Commission and Warwick Township Manager to discuss the current drought, the issues facing the state’s water resources and the proposed new water resources legislation.
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March 5, 2002: " Public Education in Pennsylvania: Issues and Options " forum, featuring Senator James J. Rhoades, Chairman Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee, Benno Schmidt, Chairman, Edison Schools and Ray Corns, Jurist, Author and Education Reformer, to discuss the state legislature’s view of the key issues of public education in Pennsylvania and the recent initiatives to improve the performance of our schools; the promise and problems of the private enterprise school management option for public education; and the successful reform of Kentucky’s public secondary education system.
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March 20, 2001: " Can Lancaster Learn to Charleston?" forum, featuring the Honorable Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., of Charleston, South Carolina discussing the revitalization of Charleston and providing insights for Lancaster into how Lancaster might effect a similar renaissance. Under the Mayor’s seven term leadership the city of Charleston experienced unprecedented growth and economic development; heightened its commitment to racial harmony and progress; achieved a substantial decrease in crime; built a beautiful waterfront park; developed nationally acclaimed, affordable housing; and increased its support of the arts.
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November 15, 2000: 2nd Quality of Life Survey is completed. “Lancaster County Speaks ” forum, for the presentation of survey findings, followed by a discussion about what they may mean for the future of the Lancaster community, featuring Gibson Armstrong, Pennsylvania State Senator, Ronald Ford, Lancaster County Commissioner, Thomas Baldrige, President, Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Neil Kinsey, East Hempfield Township Supervisor, Steven Sylvester, Water Resources Task Force of Lancaster County.
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May 1, 2000: " Partners in Pennsylvania's Progress - Development and Preservation" forum, discussing the revisions to municipal planning codes and the ability to partner economic development with community preservation and revitalization, featuring David Argall, Representative, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania House of Representatives and David Steil, Representative, Bucks County, Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
May 18, 2000: " Lancaster County, The Coming Frontier" forum, exploring how nine counties in the Delaware Valley are working together to meet the challenges of the future and how what is happening there will impact Lancaster County, featuring John J. Coscia, Executive Director, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.
June 7, 2000 : " The Costs of Sprawl " forum, to discuss the need to understand both the problems and benefits of uncontrolled growth, featuring Joanne Denworth, President, 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania. |
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September 23, 1999: “Juvenile Detention Alternatives” forum, featuring Bart Lubow, Senior Associate of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Robert Schwartz, Executive Director of the Juvenile Law Center and member of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Juvenile Advisory Committee.
September 29, 1999: “Children at Risk” forum, featuring Judge Lawrence Stengel, Lancaster Court of Common Pleas; Earl Stoudt, Director of Juvenile Probation and Parole; Jill McVey, Executive Director of Lancaster County Children and Youth Agency; Dr. Clark McSparren, Pediatrician; Dr. Kenneth Porter, Principal of McCaskey East High School.
October 6, 1999: “A Sensible Approach to Juvenile Justice” forum, featuring Peter Elikann, Chairman, Criminal Justice Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association and criminal defense attorney.
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May 27, 1999: " Preserving What is Special About Lancaster County ", joint forum with the Lancaster Farmland Trust, discussing the challenge to find ways for economic development and agricultural preservation to co-exist, featuring Ed McMahon, Director of Land Use Programs at the Conservation Fund.
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February 25, 1999: " The Zoning of Sprawl" forum, on the important role zoning plays to help control sprawl, featuring Ron Bailey, Executive Director, Lancaster County Planning Commission.
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November 18, 1998: " Lancaster County Speaks " forum, for the presentation of the Survey findings to the community and a discussion on what they mean to the future of Lancaster County.
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April 28, 1998: " Congested Area - Expect Delays" forum, transportation and congestion in Lancaster County and the relationship between land use and transportation patterns, featuring Ron Bailey, Executive Director, Lancaster County Planning Commission and Glen Taggart, Project Manager, Rt. 23 Study Group.
June 17, 1998: " Ozone and Air Quality in Lancaster, Pennsylvania " forum, discussing the challenges facing Lancaster County as the air quality is being jeopardized by increased vehicle use and energy consumption, featuring Jim Salvaggio, Director of Bureau of Air Quality, PA Department of Environmental Protection
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February 25, 1998: " Water - The Indispensable Infrastructure " forum, discussing crucial issues affecting this precious resource and what needs to be done to protect the supply for future generations, featuring Ron Bailey, Executive Director, Lancaster County Planning Commission.
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December 9, 1997: " Solid Waste Management - A Model for Managing Our Water Resources " forum, exploring Lancaster's successful solid waste management authority and its applicability to water- resource management; featuring Herb Florsdorf, former Authority Director.
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