Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Ephrata Borough Ordinance 899 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Apr 23, 1968 | Final Decree - Immediately after Election after Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ephrata, Township of Reduction |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Ephrata, Borough of Expansion |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Ephrata Borough Ordinance 899 | shape | ordinance | 5.77 | northeast corner thereof at a tack in Old Mill Road, said tack being north sixty-four (64) degrees thirty-seven (37) minutes thirty (30) seconds west, fourteen and seventy-three hundredths (14.73) feet from Ephrata Borough corner No. 320, said tack also being the northeast corner of land of William R. Rook |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Road Minutes | 152.5 | Mar 1968 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of July 20, 1953 (Pa. Laws 550, No. 145), §§ 1–9 | indirect |
| View | Act of February 1, 1966 (1965 Pa. Laws 1656, No. 581), §§ 426–428 | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata, Borough of | Ordinance 899: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and southwest of the said borough as herein described | Feb 12, 1968 | Feb 12, 1968 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1970 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 31 | 40-44 |