Friday, January 13, 2017
Thursday, January 12, 2017
About town on a good day
Temperatures soared to an unseasonable high of 64 today.
It was a good day to sit on the hood of a car.
Slabs of ice from a previously frozen river collected on the shore line at Columbia River Park.
"Down by the riverside, it's bound to be a better ride than what you've got planned." - "Hazy Shade of Winter," Simon & Garfunkel
And down by the riverside, it was a good day to read a book.
And to look at the ice.
And to look at the bridge.
And to jog over the tracks.
And to let flags fly.
All in all, a very good day!
Over a dozen layoffs at LNP
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Hempfield School District says it's closing today because of icy roads
Hempfield School District is closing for the day due to road conditions, the district announced on its website.
MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/hempfield-school-district-says-it-s-closing-today-because-of/article_e505c5b4-d802-11e6-b6f0-331f478e6308.htmlTuesday, January 10, 2017
The forecast is for snowflakes - $15,000 worth
The sample snowflake light shown above is currently on display in front of the borough offices at 308 Locust Street. The sample is a "cool" light, but the plan is to go with "warm" lights.
The old snowflake lights are in storage, because the current lamp posts that line the streets cannot support the size and weight of those older lights. Berntheizel has discussed other ways to make use of the old lights rather than keeping them in storage.
There are four designs of LED snowflake lights that will alternate on the poles.
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In other business, resident Frank Doutrich questioned why council tabled Councillor Stephanie Weisser's resignation in December. President Kelly Murphy said it was due to the Christmas season coming up. Later in the meeting, Mary Wickenheiser also questioned this move by council.
Wickenheiser said that the interviews for vacancies were being done at regular council meetings. She questioned why there was a separate special meeting scheduled for this on February 6. Wickenheiser also announced that she would have to withdraw her letter of intent because she would not be available to interview on that date.
She also questioned why filling this vacancy was delayed. President Kelly Murphy said it was due to the holiday season. Wickenheiser said it made no sense to her.
There was a brief discussion of having her interview via telephone, but she did not feel as if this was an option for her.
Council voted to change the meeting date from February 2 to February 6 at 6 p.m. All letters of intent must be received by February 2, 2017 at close of business that day.
Addressing council, Frank Doutrich said "With all due respect to Mary, would you do the same for me?"
Fire on South Fourth
Several units responded to a fire call at 234 South Fourth Street shortly before 5 o'clock this afternoon to find smoke seeping from a roof at the rear of the house. Personnel quickly extinguished the fire which was believed to have started on the second floor. Columbia, Blue Rock, Wrightsville, and Mount Joy responded.
State grants key approval for $56 million, 50-foot-high expansion of Frey Farm Landfill
Echoing complaints from some residents in Lancaster and York counties, as well as another state agency, DEP acknowledged that piling another 50 feet of waste atop an already visible artificial landmark will be noticeable to those living along the Susquehanna River near the landfill as well as those who use the river and nearby trails for recreation.
MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/insider/state-grants-key-approval-for-million--foot-high-expansion/article_60593c34-d6b2-11e6-87e9-8b9a1b41b1b7.html
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