Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 7

62 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7 and make Lancaster grow, not only so much for the residential part, but for the manufacturing, the warehousing, and so on.” Lancaster’s desire to attract all this new business is primarily about benefitting the community. Ruffino adds, “These companies are not just investing in the community, but they are investing in our children and every other sector. When they come in here they are going to pay a tax rate, yet they are going to hardly use any of our services. They’re not using our schools, they’re not using our youth bureau, or seniors’ centers, things of that nature. At times, by chance, they may need our police and fire, but for the most part, they’re investing into our community. And I feel that it’s important to have that strong mix of residential and commercial development to really keep the burden off residential taxpayers.” The Town of Lancaster has a lot to offer in the Town Supervisor & LIDA Chair, Ron Ruffino Secretary to the Supervisor and LIDA Secretary, Cyndi Maciejewski