Get to Know Isaac Riston

• Isaac is a Compliance Associate, working with non-profits to complete payroll and ensure they meet federal/state guidelines.

• Isaac is a community volunteer, serving on the Hanover Enhancement Committee, Long Arm & Sheppard-Myers Reservoir Study Committee, Hanover Exchange Club, Hanover Christmas Committee, Friends of Codorus, Hope for Hanover Network, and Hanover Housing for the Homeless group.

• Isaac actively attends Hanover Borough Committee and Council meetings.

• Current council member Ed Lookenbill voted to increase taxes and voted against public safety officials.

Promises Made Promises Kept

Isaac believes in having a choice in local elections. He has dedicated himself to addressing issues important to Hanover residents.

Parking Issues

As a member of the Hanover Enhancement Committee, lsaac spoke in favor decreasing paid parking by two and a half hours. Additional hours of free parking support downtown Hanover and grow small businesses. The Evening Sun, “Hanover Borough Council cuts two-and-a-half hours of paid parking downtown” quoted Isaac about the change.

Protecting the Hanover Library

When Borough Council decided to lease part of the Guthrie Memorial Library, Isaac worked to fill the council meeting with public comment in opposition lasting nearly two hours. The meeting was reported on by The Evening Sun, “Hanover library lease agreement approved by council after week of controversy”

Rental Registration and Inspection

Isaac has worked to update the nearly 40-year-old ordinance and put public pressure on Borough Council to pass the current rental registration ordinance. The Evening Sun interviewed Isaac after the rental registration and inspection ordinance was passed last year in “’No longer a safe haven for slumlords’: Hanover passes long-debated rental ordinance”