Only in Lancaster?

I sent a copy of the letter headed "$13 million rail yard relocation now $46 million" to an out-of-state friend who lives in a city more than twice the size of Lancaster. I asked him if he thought something like this could happen in his city. This was his response:

"The process is so bizarre, camouflaged, manipulative and misleading that it strains credulity. No, I do not think that it could happen in my city or should happen in any U.S. city."