At its November 24 Meeting of the Whole, Columbia Borough Council unanimously approved waiving the dumpster permit fee and parking fees for Columbia Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) to remove unwanted materials from Hotel Locust and Hotel Columbia. During discussion preceding the vote, Council said CEDC wanted to place a dumpster at the location on the 300 block of Locust Street for approximately a week. However, two large dumpsters appeared today, the first day of the operation. As promised, items were being removed and thrown into the dumpsters, which currently block three metered parking spaces and part of a loading zone. As can be seen in the last photograph on this post, ample space is available in the rear of the property, but various logistical concerns make access less convenient.
For the backstory on the project, go HERE.
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I agree, it seems like the towns people have no rights
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It's a shame that they couldn't support one of the local trash haulers when getting the dumpsters. Really pro Columbia.
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Excellent point!!! They are NOT about this community, they are all about themselves. It is the details like this that expose them for what they truly are!
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They are temporary dumpsters. It show progress. they are not going to be there forever or even long term. I must come to the conclusion that you do not go further than Columbia, otherwise you would see dumpsters at construction projects everywhere. I'm a licensed PAcontractor and have utilized streets for dumpsters for projects all the time. It is a common construction practice. It's TEMPORARY, cost effective and efficient. If you were to step up and volunteer to help clean out that building and had to hand carry everything out the back, i am most sure you would be the FIRST person complaining that “this is stupid, the Boro should allow us to put a dumpster out front”. Once again, some people all they do is complain.This site is agreat place to find information but also to object views. Most however seem to always be negative. I agree with this poster that states people should start to look at the small things that are definitely shaping up in town. It doesn't happen overnight, takes time. It has to start somewhere and it has. If the new found resurgence continues, in a few more years, Columbia's downtown will again be a wonderful place like in the past….please keep up the good work. Don't let naysayers deter you.
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Hello people- do you know how long that dumpster has been” temporarily ” parked on Manor St a block away from the Fire Hall and right beside an alley where you cant see if anyone is pulling out??? It has been at least 4 months. No one does anything about it- No one says anything….
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Do you know how long some condemned signs are on properties in this town. So long that they rot off the building. This deffinitely doesn't happen in Lanc City.
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