New Ephrata water tower construction planned

EPHRATA — The city of Ephrata will build a new water tower adjacent to an existing city well near Columbia Ridge Elementary School. Ephrata City Council members approved the termination of a lease between the city and the Ephrata School District at the regular council meeting Wednesday. The vote was 5-0. “That’s the chunk of land that’s – where, exactly?” asked council member Kathleen Allstot. “Right in front of the preschool,” said City Administrator Ray Towry. “That’s the property that we own.”