During a recent meeting, the Gettysburg Borough Council and Mayor Rita Frealing honored retiring Police Sgt. Larry Weikert for his long service. Weikert, who joined the borough in 1988, has worked in various capacities including as a code enforcement officer, part-time patrol officer, full-time police officer since 2003, and sergeant since 2016. Throughout his career, he served under four police chiefs, coordinated special events, and was a volunteer firefighter, even serving as department chief multiple times.
The council debated on how best to honor Weikert, with a significant discussion around whether to gift him his department-issued firearm, valued at $300. The council was divided, with some members proposing alternative gifts such as a shadowboxed badge. However, the majority, supported by Mayor Frealing, decided to allow Weikert to keep his service weapon under provisions of the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act.
Additionally, the council unanimously approved a zoning change to allow libraries as a primary use in the borough’s institutional zone, a decision that facilitates potential future relocations of the Adams County Library System’s Gettysburg branch.
