Wrightsville Borough hired Commonwealth Code of York County in October for the townâs code enforcement and for issuing building permits.
But after months of complaints about delays in issuing building permits, Borough Council voted unanimously at its April 19 meeting to cancel that contract. On May 1, it will start working with Solanco Engineering Associates in Quarryville for zoning and property maintenance matters and and Code Administrators in Lancaster for building permits.
Mark Deimler, from Solanco Engineering, attended the meeting via conference call. He said his firm started taking on code compliance for municipalities over the years and itâs become a specialty.
The president of Wrightsville Borough Council announced at the regular Dec. 7 council meeting that he had been hospitalized with COVID-19 in November, less than a week after attending a planning meeting.
Council President Eric J. White also accused the wife of a fellow council member of lying about when White had been diagnosed. In the Wrightsville Rants and Raves Facebook group, Mel McDonald, wife of council member Rick McDonald, said White attended the Nov. 16 planning meeting knowing he was positive for coronavirus.
On Dec. 7, White forcefully disputed a âpublic misconception,â saying he tested positive for COVID on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and was hospitalized on Friday, Nov. 20. He has since fully recovered.