When: Columbia Borough Council meeting, March 23.
What happened: The borough plans to offer up to 300 COVID-19 vaccines per day at Columbia Market House as soon as Lancaster General Health has enough immunizations to start giving doses to residents in the latest category. Shots should be completed before the venueâs scheduled opening Memorial Day weekend, Borough Manager Mark Stivers said after the meeting. Also, Columbia plans to use buses and trolleys to get people to and from the site. âI donât want transportation to be an issue,â Stivers said.
County health department: Council members should vote on a resolution April 13 to urge Lancaster County commissioners to create a county health department. Manheim Township, which already approved a document calling for the county agency, sent a letter to the county and a copy to Columbia, asking council members to approve their own resolution. The township sent a copy of its resolution and a letter to every school dis