Gary Eichelberger
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 6:08
- Avg per meeting
- 0:53
- Segments
- 79
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Top issues during term (20)
Affordable Housing Trust Fund grants
$132,000 in Affordable Housing Trust Fund grant awards.
911 Funding Shortfall
Could affect the 911 fee on cell phone bills and county emergency communications budgets.
2026 General Primary Preparation
Whoever won now controls the county budget, so your property tax rate and how your money gets spent are directly on the line.
CDBG and HOME Program Performance
Brings roughly $1.8 million in federal housing and community development dollars into county projects at no local cost.
Rising Human Services Costs
Rate increases of roughly 3%–21% across providers; the county's share of the $1,950/day placement is about 20%.
State Food Purchase Program grant
A $345,465.45 state grant would fund food assistance.
Victim services funding decline
$177,196 applied for — a 7.5% drop from prior year.
Whole Home Repairs Program Ending
$250,000 sought from state PHARE funds.
Prison finances, fiscal year 2026 month 7
The expenditure sheets up for approval cover county spending on the prison and central processing operations.
Data Center Zoning Amendments Before Planning Commission
One bill would repeal certain sales and use tax provisions, with fiscal implications for state revenue.
Election day operations and canvass performance
Discrepancies in state voter roll and ballot-tracking data
Mental Health Program Funding Cuts
Unspecified but likely service reductions from flat state funding.
Rising trash disposal costs
Funded through recycling grants; no new county cost stated.
Next Generation Farmer Loan Program revenue note
None to the county — it's a $530,000 non-recourse loan repaid by the family.
Mail-in ballot access and extended hours
Mosquito-borne disease control funding
$130,083 in state grant funds sought; $8,445 more than 2026.
Jury management software capital project
$150,000 capital project cost.
Military absentee ballot delivery
Camp Hill 5 polling place relocation
There may be one-time moving costs and possible savings from reusing a county building, but the announcement doesn’t include any dollar figures.
Decisions during term (557)
Recorded while Eichelberger was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of the Meeting Minutes of October 29, 2026
Cumulate the Write-In Votes
Provisional Ballot Disposition
Accept Military and Overseas Ballots
Approval of Salary Board Minutes of October 21, 2026
Approval of Salary Board Actions
Consent Agenda (Items 5-15)
Resolution No. 2026-26 TEFRA - Next Generation Farmer Loan
PHARE Letter of Support - Manufactured Home Critical Repair Program
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Grant Awards
PA DCED 2025 Emergency Solutions Grant Addendum
Keystone Family Alliance Donation Acceptance
2026 LEPC Summit Sponsorships and Donations
Support Our Six Foundation Donation
Fiscal Year 2025 Cost Allocation Plan
Aging and Community Services Contracts and Grant
Children and Youth Services Contracts
Cellebrite Contract for District Attorney's Forensic Lab
Orlo Carlisle Investors Lease Extension
Capital Blue Cross Administrative Fees Contract
Voting record (11)
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approve the Lobar Site Development Corporation contract addendum for Liquid Fuels/Finance as listed
approve Resolution 2026-13 Re: Adopting the 2026-2030 Cumberland County Strategic Plan
Resolution 2026-13: Adopting the 2026-2030 Strategic Plan
Called the plan open-ended, not a genuine prioritization, and an expensive process whose survey and outreach were flawed.
Bureau of Justice Assistance FY25 Crime Gun Intelligence Center Grant Application of $700,000 (NIBIN)
He considered the plan underdeveloped and said the grant lacked his support rather than being delayed.