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Lower Paxton Township
425 Prince Street
Harrisburg, PA 17109

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

Officer Ralph Palm of the Community Policing Unit organized the Tenth Annual Night Out for Public Safety at Koons Park on August 4th, 2009.  There were more than 50 exhibitors at this year’s event.  Displays included a medical evacuation helicopter, Sheriff’s Department working dogs, U.S. Army rock climbing wall, and the Dauphin County Crisis Response Team.  The venue is an exceptional means for police and other emergency response providers to interact with the community we serve.  Returning for the 2009 event was a portable smoke trailer, where visitors learned to survive in a smoke filled structure.  

Night out 09

The fire displays were manned and presented by members of the Lower Paxton fire companies.  Although the Police Department spearheads this event, it has become a cooperative endeavor with South Central EMS and the Paxtonia, Linglestown, and Colonial Park Fire Companies. The Eleventh Annual Night Out for Public Safety will be held the first Tuesday in August 2010 at a location to be determined.

Use of the Law Library Reading Room for Special Events:
Information for Event Planners
The Law Library Reading Room has been used occasionally throughout its history as a venue for Law School events. During the 1990s, it was used at least once for a noon hour town meeting with Dean Gann, and on several occasions to host Saturday morning breakfasts during Alumni weekends. Since April 2001, following its use for Herbert Bernstein’s memorial service, the Reading Room has been used more frequently for major Law School lectures and other events.
Among the benefits of the space are its general openness and ambiance, the physical and emotional centrality of the library to the Law School and its large seating capacity (estimated at 180) when furniture is moved and rearranged for lectures. Our newest large classroom (3043) has an official capacity of 107; our other (less elegant) large classrooms seat 137 (3041) and 117 (3037).*
The benefits of using the Reading Room for major events must be considered against the costs, especially the impacts on library use during the day of the event. For the typical mid-day event, the Reading Room’s availability for student study is compromised for the entire morning prior to the event and at least half of the afternoon while furniture is moved, temporary seating is set up, and AV equipment is installed and tested, and then taken down. Because of the library’s configuration, it is often difficult during the set-up period for students and other users to get to interior stairs or to the elevator to reach other floors. The set-up and take-down periods are also disruptive to the provision of reference and circulation services, as well as to the work of staff members in the library offices that ring the Reading Room space.
During the event itself, it is difficult for students and other library users to enter the library without disrupting the event. Although alternative entrances and exits are opened, many students congregate outside the main library doors or within the entryway waiting for the event to be over. The result is a lot of background noise during the event, which can be difficult to manage. In addition, all library services must be curtailed during the event; phones are turned off, and staff normally housed in the Reading Room offices must be moved from their desks to other spaces to work.
It is also problematic for the Educational Technologies staff to provide their usual range of services and support for Reading Room events. The room has not been retrofitted with current technology, which tests the limits of our present portable public address system and portable podiums, and creates difficulties for video recording or web casting events.

Indiana State Fair

First Aid

First Aid is located in Hook’s Historic Drug Store Annex, near the 38th Street Main Gate (Gate 1), at the Public Safety Center near Fall Creek Parkway (Gate 6) and in front of the FFA Pavilion. Emergency ambulance service is available. During the Fair they can be reached by calling 927-7520.

Party Tents

Available for use during the Fair and are available free of charge with the use of the Indiana State Fair catering service. The tents hold up to 300 people each and are located behind the Farm Bureau Building. Prior reservations are required.

ADA Accessibility

Accessible parking can be found just inside Gate 6, Gate 1, both north and west of the Expo Hall, the southwest corner of the Best Way Disposal Infield adjacent to the ADA accessible walk tunnel and the south lot of the Indiana School for the Deaf. Most restrooms are accessible to persons with disabilities. Wheelchairs ($15), electric carts ($45), strollers ($10) and wagons ($12) are available for rental from 9:00 am - 10:30 pm in front of the Grand Hall, just inside Gate 1 and at Gate 12. Prices subject to change.

Kitchen
Light 1

Today’s kitchen is much more than a place to cook. The kitchen can be a gathering place for a crowd or a quiet place to prepare and eat an intimate meal. Kitchen lighting, therefore, needs to be as inviting as it is functional. On this page, you will see a range of fixtures that help you create the ambience you want, while properly displaying the natural colors of foods, and providing you with the work light you need.

Advances in efficient lighting technology mean that the quality of light provided by ENERGY STAR qualified fixtures is equal to or better than the light cast by traditional lighting.

Kitchen
Under-Cabinet Lighting

Under-cabinet lighting provides direct illumination of kitchen work surfaces. Under-cabinet fixtures are out of sight and positioned to minimize shadowing on countertops. ENERGY STAR under-cabinet fixtures usually use thin-diameter fluorescent tubes that use only about one quarter the electricity of halogen or incandescent bulbs and last much longer.
Recessed Ceiling Lighting

Recessed ceiling fixtures provide both accent and task lighting. These fixtures commonly come with incandescent bulbs, so they use more energy, generate more heat, and cost more to operate than ENERGY STAR CFLs. Not all ENERGY STAR qualified bulbs are appropriate for recessed fixtures. Make sure the ones you use are labeled “Suitable for use in enclosed fixtures.” When you install new fixtures, upgrade to ENERGY STAR qualified recessed fixtures.

Additionally, while not recommended, if recessed fixtures are to be installed in an insulated ceiling, make sure that they are air-tight and indicate they are “Washington State-approved” or “IC” rated for insulation contact. This will be both safer and more energy efficient.

Kitchen 2
Ceiling Fixtures

Traditional ceiling domes and elegant close-to-ceiling fixtures, provide general, indirect lighting from a central location. Complement these light sources with task lighting that targets high-use areas like countertops or sinks.
Pendant Fixtures

Hang pendant fixtures over high-use areas, like a table or breakfast nook. To control glare, hang a lamp above either side of a high-use area. To minimize shadows, avoid locating hanging fixtures too near cabinets or in areas that will cast light on the back of a person working in the kitchen.
Architectural Lighting

If constructing a new home or undertaking significant renovations, talk to your builder or contractor about designing and building light fixtures that blend into your home’s architecture. Linear fluorescent fixtures can be built into spaces above cabinets, into exposed beams or behind decorative valances to create exactly the appearance and atmosphere you want, with excellent energy-efficiency. Because architectural lighting is built on-site, you won’t find an ENERGY STAR. Ask for energy efficient linear fluorescent fixtures with “T8” lamps and electronic ballasts for high quality lighting at an affordable price.

Kitchen 3

Lighting contributes up to 15% of your home’s annual electric costs.

Background On Model Wood Smoke Ordinance

The Air District’s Wood-Burning Rule, which was passed in 2008, applies to the entire Bay Area Air District, and sets baseline requirements regarding wood burning throughout the Bay Area.

In addition, other cities and counties have adopted local wood smoke ordinances that may in some cases contain more stringent requirements. Many of these local ordinances were based on the Air District's Model Wood Smoke Ordinance, which was previously developed as a guidance document for cities and counties that wished to regulate sources of particulate matter in their communities. This old model ordinance did not ban wood burning in fireplaces but sought to take advantage of new, cleaner technologies that had been developed to effectively reduce wood smoke pollution.

When cities and counties in the Bay Area adopted the model wood smoke ordinance, it allowed the installation of

    * Natural gas fireplaces which are the cleanest air quality option. Natural gas fireplaces generate a fraction of a gram of PM per hour.
    * EPA certified wood heaters which meet EPA's particulate emission standard of 7.5 grams per hour. They incorporate combustion controls -- generally a secondary combustion zone, or use catalysts akin to the catalytic converters used in motor vehicles.
    * Pellet-fueled wood heaters which burn cleaner because they control the mixing of fuel and air more tightly than conventional woodstoves. Emissions of virtually all pellet stoves are substantially lower than EPA standards.
    * Fireplaces certified by EPA to have emissions no greater than those of an EPA certified wood heater. At present, EPA does not have such a certification program. However, the Northern Sonoma Air Pollution Control District has developed a protocol for testing fireplaces. As of September 2003, no fireplace manufacturers have submitted data to the Air Pollution Control District that indicates they can meet the 7.5-gram per hour PM standard.

The model ordinance also contained the following prohibitions:

   1. A prohibition on wood burning when the Air District issues a "Spare the Air Tonight" advisory. Spare the Air Tonight asks residents not to burn wood because of unhealthy levels of PM.
   2. A prohibition against using certain fuels, such as garbage and plastics, in a wood burning appliance.

When a city or county adopted the model wood smoke ordinance, enforcement took place through the permit process at local building departments. The ordinance required residents to provide documentation that the device to be installed is allowed by the ordinance.

Air District staff worked with health agencies and interested residents in the Bay Area to advocate for the adoption of the ordinance. As of April 2006, the ordinance had been adopted by 41 cities and eight of the nine Bay Area counties.

Air Quality Benefits of the Model Ordinance - Air District staff calculate that for every 1,000 new homes built in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance, three tons of PM10 are avoided each winter based on the assumption that:

    * the average residence burns 0.28 cords of wood per winter season;
    * 90 percent of the homes have wood burning fireplaces; and
    * 38 percent of homeowners burn wood during the winter season.

There is also a corresponding decrease in carbon monoxide and toxic air contaminants generated by the burning of wood.

The wood smoke ordinance gave local communities better control over the quality of their lives, contributed to cleaner air, and reduced health costs. It also assisted local air districts in attaining and maintaining federal and state PM standards in a reasonable, cost-effective manner.

Burn Wise is a partnership program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that emphasizes the importance of burning the right wood, the right way, in the right wood-burning appliance to protect your home, health, and the air we breathe. Within this site you will find information for consumers to make informed decisions about what it means to burn wise. State and local agencies will discover ways to improve air quality in their communities through changeout programs and education. And partners will learn about how they can work with EPA to bring cleaner-burning appliances to market.

3/14/08