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From the left, state Rep. Wendy Fink, state Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill, Congressman Lloyd Smucker, York County Commissioner Julie Wheeler, and Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons, answer questions as they and other county and state representatives from the area, went on record on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 to oppose the building of Cuffs Run, a hydroelectric plant project in York County that would flood prime farmland.

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