LANCASTER - City officials and community leaders met with representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police Monday to discuss the FOP Lodge s future.
Lancaster Mayor David Scheffler said he called the meeting after several citizens expressed interest in saving the building. It s a very large and expensive project to do that, Scheffler said. Whether there s resources and a will is another story, but we ve started the conversation and hopefully it ll go somewhere.
The lodge - formerly a train depot located on S. High St. in Downtown Lancaster - was severely damaged by fire caused by arson during the early hours of Feb. 27. The total damage was estimated at $100,000 with the restrooms and HVAC systems being destroyed.
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LANCASTER - Although the format was different this year, the message was clear in the state of the city address: Lancaster is improving.
The annual event, hosted by the Lancaster Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, was made as a video this year, posted online.
Chamber President Travis Markwood interviewed city department heads while taking quick tours of department facilities.
Lancaster Mayor David Scheffler discussed a number of topics, including employment, housing and the city s latest income tax increase. I can say, (the city) is improving. A big consideration, for all of us, is the COVID-19 pandemic. But with cases declining and vaccine distribution rolling out, we re looking for a better year this year than we had last year, he said. Probably the most consequential development in my term of mayor, three years in and three years to go, is passing the income tax increase last November.