Month: April 2015

High water mark

The river has been running high lately, as evidenced by the water level on the depth scale shown above. (This photo was taken yesterday.) The scale was painted on a pier of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in the mid to late 1990s and can be seen from Columbia River Park.  In the photo, the water level is almost at the 232 mark. At three notches above the water level, a faint “234” can be seen. The level during Hurricane Agnes (1972) is marked near the top of the scale at 241. Normal is at 227, which, of course, can’t be seen here.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 Columbia Borough Spring Clean up

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015

Columbia Borough Spring Clean up

CURBSIDE COLLECTION

7:00 A.M. UNTIL 12 NOON

 ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

Large/White Items   $20 each

Miscellaneous Items   $5 each

Furniture    Sofa/Chair,Water Heater,    Push or Electric Lawnmower,Air Conditioner,   Mattress, Box Spring, Dryer, Rug/Carpet, Stove,   Grills (without gas tank),Double Sink, Dehumidifier, Bathtub  , Microwave, Refrigerator    must have doors removed, Dishwasher, Freezer    must have door removed, Trash Compactor, Toilet, Battery (i.e.: Car/Truck/Marine),Tires (pair)

Free Item:

Scrap Metal

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

PAINT CANS, SHINGLES, ENGINES OR GAS TANKS, WOOD, VINYL TYPE FLOORING, BRICKS,   CONCRETE BLOCKS, YARD WASTE, GARBAGE OR ELECTRONICS (TELEVISIONS, STEREOS, RADIOS, COMPUTERS/MONITORS/KEYBOARDS)

Item tags may be purchased at the Borough Office, located at 308 Locust Street, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Curbside collection requires a tag be attached to the item. Place item(s) curbside after 6:00 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2015, and before 6:00 a.m., Friday, April 24, 2015.Items picked up curbside without a tag will be invoiced to the property owner.

NOTE:   Curbside articles for pickup are the property of Columbia Borough.  

Any unauthorized removal of curbside items before the scheduled pickup time is an illegal theft of trash hauling services and a Trash and Recycling Ordinance violation.   Violators identified will be prosecuted.

Borough Offices: 308 Locust Street, Columbia PA 17512 | Phone: 717-684-2467

THE SCRIBBLER: Keep the Confederate flag under wraps

From today’s LNP:
“This continued flaunting of the flag of rebels who lost their bid to destroy the Union and preserve slavery a century and a half ago should disturb all Americans of goodwill, not just the African-Americans at whom it is often aimed.”