Lower Paxton TGIF update

LP news … Representatives of TMI's owner made a “courtesy call” at this week’s meeting of the LP Board of Supervisors. ... The Candlewood Suites extended-stay motel that is under construction across from the new Mikado Japanese eatery is slated to open April 2009, according to Bhupendra Patel of MLG Enterprises. The firm operates the Best Western located next to Geo’s Country Oven. … The proposed dog park is a point of discussion over at Lower Paxton forum on PennLive.com – see thread #163, and be sure to check out #163.2 for some interesting insights.

CD schools … For speculation on why CD schools superintendent John Scola resigned, head back over to the Lower Paxton forum on PennLive.com – see thread #162. Based on a Patriot-News report, Scola most likely will make a public statement at the June 23 school board meeting. … CD track star Justin Shirk has been named the state’s top track and field athlete.

Linglestown news … The Village of Linglestown Committee is continuing its effort to persuade property owners in the historic village section to sign up for public water service. If enough people sign on the dotted line, United Water Pennsylvania will install a line through the village as part of the planned village improvement project. … On a related note, I hope to do a video interview in the near future with a committee member to get an update on the status of the project. For info about the project, click on the lable square at the bottom of this post.

Other stuff … Rob Nease, publisher of Harrisburg at Home, passed along an editorial posted on his Web site about a recent criminal sentence for a sex case handed down by Dauphin County Judget Todd Hoover.