COLUMBIA SPY

Brad Chambers   Recent polling by a national nonprofit that studies trends in state legislative elections suggests Lancaster County’s most competitive midterm races could produce upsets. Columbia Democrat Brad Chambers has a one-point lead over Republican incumbent Brett Miller in the 41st state House District, according to a poll conducted this month by State Navigate. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/brad-chambers-tom-jones-lead-in-latest-polling-of-lancaster-countys-most-competitive-races-this/article_b7dedbcc-0e66-4c01-96a6-0892837554c7.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share  

CHRISTY RAE AMMONS | FOR LNP | LANCASTERONLINE When: Columbia Borough School Board meeting, Sept. 17. What happened: Board members approved the renewal of a dual enrollment agreement with Elizabethtown College. The contract would look the same as the prior agreement, but with altered dates, Superintendent Ashley Rizzo said. Quotable: “We’d update that partnership so that our students who qualify — the school’s juniors and seniors — may enroll at Elizabethtown at a very reduced price for credit and also have the opportunity through the Columbia Ed Foundation for additional financial support to start to earn some college credit while in high school,” Rizzo said. What it means: According to the agreement, Columbia students who are accepted into the dual enrollment program will be able to earn 24 college credits during the academic year. Those credits would simultaneously count toward the pupil’s high school requirements. MORE:   https://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/columbia-boro...

JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY  Jack Brommer sat quietly while being discussed at Tuesday's meeting.  The announcement of Borough Manager Jack Brommer's resignation was met with praise and criticism at Tuesday's Columbia Borough Council meeting.  Council President Eric Kauffman praised Brommer's dedication to transparency, saying he tried to be "as open as possible" and answered questions honestly even when the answers were difficult. Kauffman said he had planned to deliver a "state of the union" address touting the borough's progress the same weekend Brommer's resignation letter arrived.  Mayor Leo Lutz framed Brommer's departure as the latest in a long line of borough managers, finance managers and other staff who have left the borough. Lutz argued that these people are professionals who won't tolerate being labeled "a thief, a liar" in council chambers, offices or on social media, and warned that any future manager will face ...

For more than 16 years, Columbia has worked with Lancaster-area security integrator App-Techs to develop and expand a distributed wireless video network serving its downtown, public buildings, parks and other borough facilities. Today, the system supports roughly 83 camera feeds, including 4K multi-lens and PTZ cameras, primarily from iPro. MORE: https://securityjournalamericas.com/open-platform-vms-milestone-systems/  

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Albatwitch painting by Eric Tonzola  [Columbia Spy photo] There will be two Albatwitch events this year — one in Columbia and one in Wrightsville. Here are the details:  Albatwitch Harvest Festival   When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Where: Columbia River Park, 41 Walnut St., Columbia. Cost: Free admission. Benefits: Columbia Parks and Recreation. Albatwitch Day When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. Where: Riverfront Park, 431 S. Front St., Wrightsville. Cost: Free admission. Benefits: Columbia Historic Preservation Society.