Lansdowne council tries mediation to smother controversy

Lansdowne council tries mediation to smother controversy

An apology, mediation and possibly a legal action: those were the takeaways from Wednesday’s Lansdowne Borough Council meeting following a controversial perceived attack on the religion of a council member. After February’s council meeting borough Zoning Hearing Board member William Horton posted an image and comments taken as mocking Council Member Benjamin Hover and his religion. The post showed what appears to be a rabbi surrounded by Jewish …