Focus On:

Ed Hollinger
Vice Chair of the Redevelopment Board


Ed Hollinger is currently serving in his fifth year on the Redevelopment Authority Board.  He came onto the Board as Assistant Treasurer; and then, at the beginning of 2004, he stepped up to the position of Vice Chair.


FOCUS: What led you to become involved with the Redevelopment Authority?

HOLLINGER: There are a number of things. In the late ‘80’s, early ‘90’s, I had gotten involved in the CDBG [Community Development Block Grant] process as a municipal rep for Lititz. I did that for quite a few years and that is how I first became acquainted with the Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authorities. I’ve always been fascinated by and impressed with the work the Authorities do. . . affordable housing and the redevelopment side, (which) provides a healthy partnership between the public and private sectors to enhance economic development. That’s good government. It’s creatively looking at problems and solving them in a publicly accountable way.

Q: What do you feel you bring to the Board?  

A: I bring experience in board membership. I’ve served for eight years – three years as president – on the board of PAI, Partners in Achieving Independence, a service provider for handicapped adults. I am also in my 14th year of serving on the Lititz Borough Zoning Hearing Board, (of which) I’ve been chair for the last five years. . .I have a desire to be active in the community and to be a part of issues and causes that are important to me – the issues that this Board [LCHRA] deals with.

Q: What do you enjoy most about serving on the Board?

A: I enjoy doing good work, being a part of a mission I believe in. I also enjoy seeing the tangible results of the work we do. And I enjoy the interaction with the people on the (LCHRA) staff and the Board.

Q: Where are you employed and what is your job title?

A: I’m an educator. I work full time as a college counselor and academic advisor at Loyola High School in Baltimore County, Maryland, and I am a part-time student counselor and adjunct professor at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Q: What do you see as the biggest challenge facing Lancaster County today?

A: Managing its growth. The quality of life deteriorates quickly if growth isn’t managed properly . . and the Redevelopment Authority can play a part in that. . . (to) improve the quality of life (in Lancaster County) and raise the standard of living in an affordable, accountable way.