radioNOVO News for Williamsport: May 22, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 05/22/26          MORE COURTROOM DRAMA OVER A LAND CONSOLIDATION PLAN INVOLVING THE FORMER LYCOMING MALL PROPERTY.             MUNCY TOWNSHIP BOARD CHAIR TERRI LAUCHLE HAS BEEN HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT............ ORDERED TO PERSONALLY PAY 500-DOLLARS A DAY BY PRESIDENT JUDGE ERIC LINHARDT.......... UNTIL SHE SIGNS A SUBDIVISION PLAN THAT WOULD ALLOW BASS PRO SHOP TO BUILD ON A REDESIGNED LAND PLAN THAT INCLUDES THE PROPERTY WHERE THE OLD BEST BUY STORE WAS LOCATED.            WHILE LAUCHLE ARGUED THE PLAN VIOLATES STATE LAW, JUDGE LINHARDT RULED THAT SHE IS LEGALLY MISTAKEN.  MEANTIME, BASS PRO SHOP REMAINS FULLY COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT, DESPITE THE POLITICAL DRAMA.            LEWIS TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS CELEBRATED 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDING THURSDAY TO HELP BUILD A NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING SAFELY AWAY FROM LOCAL FLOOD ZONES. SUPERVISORS MET WITH STATE SENATOR GENE YAW AT THE FUTURE 3.2-ACRE SITE ON HEMLOCK DRIVE TO REVIEW BLUEPRINTS FOR THE 80-BY-200-FOOT COMPLEX. THE TOWNSHIP HAS ALREADY SPENT 153-THOUSAND FOR SITE PREP........... AS THEY WORK TO OBTAIN AN ADDITIONAL 3.8-MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT TO PERMANENTLY REPLACE THEIR CURRENT OFFICE, WHICH WAS DEVASTATED BY 9 INCHES OF RAIN DURING TROPICAL STORM DEBBY IN 2024.