Lancaster Township agreed Monday to pay in damages and receive training about the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law to settle a lawsuit filed by the Butler Eagle over access to records about agreements and correspondence with a former manager.

The township, represented by solicitor Neva Stotler, and the Eagle, represented by attorney Paula Knudsen Burke, of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, agreed to the settlement in Butler County Common Pleas Court.

President Judge S. Michael Yeager issued an order dismissing the civil complaint based on the settlement after the parties agreed that the information the township provided was adequate.

“We’ve agreed that the township will pay $6,500; $1,500 of that represents the maximum statutory penalty” under the Right-to-Know Law, Burke said.

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