‘It was chaotic around here’ | Lancaster County college addresses neighborhood concerns [Video]

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — The Lancaster County neighborhood around Thaddeus Stevens’ Griscom Education Center has had issues with vandalism, trash, speeding, and parking for several years, according to surrounding neighbors. 

“I [would] walk outside my house and there was no parking because students were coming and going from their classes. Now, I haven’t seen a student park in front of our houses since the school year began,” said Lisa Schreiber, a 10-year neighborhood resident.

She says that’s thanks to the school’s Good Neighbor policy, a move that the college made recently after hearing the community’s complaints and speaking with local leaders.

And Schreiber says before the Good Neighbor policy was put into place, the community was a disaster. According to Schreiber, because of the college’s work, the value of the community has been restored.

The Good Neighbor policy …