Nifty Needles Knitting Club - Thursdays in January at the Library

Obituary: Cami Jo Combs & Callie Jo Flowers

The obituary is HERE.

A few takeaways from Borough Council Reorganization Meeting

Four new Columbia Borough Councillors were sworn in by District Justice Miles Bixler at Monday night's reorganization meeting: Eric Kauffman, Sharon Lintner, Howard Stevens, and Heather Zink. They will join three incumbents: Todd Burgard, Fran FitzGerald, and Pam Williams. The new councillors have promised increased transparency and fiscal responsibility.

The terms of former councillors Marilyn Kress Hartman and John Novak expired December 31, 2019. Former Council President Kelly Murphy failed to garner enough votes in November's general election to remain on council, and former Vice President Cleon Berntheizel was knocked out in last spring's primary.

Council positions are now as follows:
President - Zink
Vice President - Sharon Lintner
President Pro Tem - Todd Burgard

Committee leads are now as follows:
Community Development - Kauffman
Finance - Stevens
Legislation - Zink
Parks & Rec - Williams
Personnel- Lintner
Public Works/Property - FitzGerald
Safety - Burgard

Jay Barninger was appointed as the borough's Emergency Management Coordinator, pending approval by Governor Tom Wolf. Three other candidates for the position were absent. Barninger replaces Jeff Helm as EMC.

Sales of book by area mother & daughter benefit Power Packs project

The Columbia Public Library has some additional books from author Colleen Robustelli's visit back in December. The book features Lancaster's Central Market. Cost is $16.00 and a portion benefits Power Packs program. Please see Lisa at the library if interested.

Agenda - Columbia Borough Council Meeting - January 7, 2020

Download the council packet HERE.

Download the 2020 meeting dates HERE.

Columbia Borough Meetings - Week of January 6, 2020

Officials investigate why smoke detector did not sound during deadly fire in Columbia

Columbia Fire Chief Doug Kemmerly compares the melted smoke detector from the house fire to a new one.

We're learning more about how officials say the Saturday morning fire that killed a 20-year-old Columbia woman and her two-year-old daughter could have been prevented.

Columbia Borough Fire Chief Douglas Kemmerly told FOX43 Monday that the home on the 200 block of South Second Street had just one smoke detector, and it wasn't working at the time of the fire.

As family and neighbors mourn the loss of two young people, Kemmerly and Columbia Borough's Department of Codes are trying to figure out why the detector didn't sound.

According to Kemmerly, the battery inside the detector had "enough juice"; firefighters also found it mounted on a wall inside the home.

MORE:

https://fox43.com/2020/01/06/officials-investigate-why-smoke-detector-did-not-sound-during-deadly-fire-in-lancaster-county/