Commissioners Listening During Crime Summit

Lancaster County Commissioners are attending the first county crime summit Thursday afternoon. They are intently listening to community agencies and the public input.

"I am very encouraged," Lancaster County Commissioner Scott Martin told NewsLanc. "It's great to get a dialogue going among the agencies."

Martin said he is most interested in learning "how to fix it" rather than just sitting through presentations.

"People of Lancaster County need to understand that it keeps costing more and more money for repeat offenders," Martin said. "We have to find ways to have offenders become part of the community."

One idea that seems to be taking hold is a day reporting center or a re-entry management office to help offenders take advantage of services available in Lancaster County.