2,000 lose power in West Hempfield, Park Elementary closes

Over 2,000 people lost power and an elementary school in Columbia was closed Tuesday due to a fallen electrical wire, officials said.

There were 1,986 customers without power around 8:30 a.m. in West Hempfield Township, according to the PPL website. Earlier, it listed 93 without power in Columbia.

The wire fell at South 6th and Cherry streets at 7 a.m., a Columbia School District administrator said. The intersection is at the southeast corner of Park Elementary School.

The school was initially going to open two hours late, but Lancaster County-Wide Communications later reported it would close.

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Cherry Street and Lancaster Avenue

Cherry Street and Lancaster Avenue

Temporary stop sign at Locust Street and Lancaster Avenue

(Traffic lights were out.)

Sixth and Locust

600 block of Locust

Sixth and Lancaster Avenue

One of the transformers near America Direct (formerly A & L Doors) on the 300 block of Poplar Street blew out this morning shortly after the downed wire incident at Sixth and Cherry.

According to LCWC, there was a 9:27 incident at North Eighth Street and Avenue H involving utility/wires.

Monday night's Special Meeting - Letter to the Editor

At last night's special meeting, council pleaded for the public's input.  It was difficult to provide input on a subject for which we had limited knowledge.  I went to the meeting to learn more about the "call center."  Most residents of Columbia do not understand all of the real estate and legal terminology that was thrown about. This was one case in which we needed council's guidance more than ever, in order to protect the borough.  

I believe that council did the best they could under very time-pressured circumstances. This meeting was thrown together at the last minute, and the citizen turnout was very poor.  One businessman voiced his opinions and asked questions, but I had never seen this man at any other meeting. Does he have a financial interest in this issue?  

One thing this meeting did is to make me question every motive behind every move, by everyone.

Sharon Lintner

Columbia

In the running on Election Day

Seen on Locust Street this morning . . .

Patrol could help at Columbia Park - LNP Letter to the Editor

Columbia Crossing Building Hours of Operation

The overpass in daylight

Seen this morning . . .

Newly installed support beams above Route 30, part of the Route 441 bypass project.

Beams are up, Scotty!

Crews worked overnight - in muggy, drizzly conditions - installing several massive support beams over Route 30, which are part of the Route 441 bypass construction project.  Traffic was stopped intermittently through the night as the beams were put in place.