Columbia Borough Mayor
Mayors are the elected leaders of cities, towns, or municipalities, responsible for overseeing local government operations, implementing policies, and representing the community. Their duties include managing the budget, overseeing services, and working with the council to enact legislation.Term: 4 years
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Leo Lutz
(Rep)
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Jasmine Preston
(Dem)
What are the three most common issues voters are bringing up to you as you campaign? How will you address them?
What is your vision for policing and public safety? How will you ensure residents feel safe while also building trust between the community and law enforcement?
What are your top priorities for improving your municipality's infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, broadband, etc.)? How would you fund these improvements?
What forums or platforms will you utilize to foster a dialogue between the citizens and city officials?
Age
77
Current Job
Mayor
Township or Borough of Residence
Columbia Borough
Qualifications
23 years as mayor
Taxes, Rental Properties, Parking
Working to attract new business will lessen the tax burden on residents. Continuing Code Enforcement and Rental inspections will improve the quality of life for both renters and neighbors. We are working on a Parking Plan to expand parking in the Downtown and in residential areas.
We have added several new officers and have improved our technical capabilities. We are continuing to improve our outreach with residents with additional training and interaction with the community and school district.
We are working on a 5 year plan to improve our streets that includes curb and sidewalk instillation and restoration, looking to create complete streets. We continue to look for ways to improve broadband access and providing information to our residents and business. I have been working with the school district to finally have a quarterly newsletter that will be available both in hard copy and online.
I plan to continue to meet with our business community and our great volunteer organizations. I will also improve our police departments interaction with residents, business, schools and social organizations.
Age
47
Current Job
Human Resources/Safety Management
Township or Borough of Residence
Columbia Borough
Facebook Page
Columbia Forward Together
Accessible housing, thriving hometown, fiscal transparency
Providing education to those in police departments to create diversity and respect to citizens, fostering an open door policy to provide equality and safety to ensure that everyone is protected and treated with dignity and respect
Cutting some of the wasteful spending in borough, working with council to cut funding to be able to put the money towards improving the roads and sidewalks, working on protecting the waterways and water runoff so we can continue to keep the river clean
I will foster an open door policy for communication with citizens and businesses in Columbia by hosting town hall meetings so everyone can discuss issues and concerns, to update everyone on what’s happening
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