Year: 2019

CHRIS A. COUROGEN | LNP Correspondent
Borough Council will need to make some tough decisions about the Columbia Market House renovation project after bids on the job came in around 12% higher than the architect’s estimates. Ted Vedock of Hammel Associates Architects said the low total for the entire project, including two alternative options that would restore the exterior closer to its original appearance, came in at $2,569,816. Eliminating both options would shave off $369,550.

Columbia has a tentative budget of $3.5 million for the project, including parking enhancements in the downtown area. Half of that money is in the form of a state grant, while the other half is the borough’s match. The borough is under some pressure to make final decisions about the project because of a February deadline related to the grant.

The renovated market will be anchored by the Gypsy Kitchen, a Lancaster restaurant that recently announced it was relocating to the Columbia Market.

More: HERE

Download the document HERE. The document refers to Item 4.a. on the agenda for the December 3, 2019 Columbia Borough Market House Work Session.

Hearing Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Ordinance summarized below will be considered by Borough Council of the Borough of Columbia for adoption following a zoning hearing pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code to be held at a special meeting of Council on Monday, December 16, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. in Columbia Borough School District’s Administration Building located at 200 North Fifth Street, Columbia, Pennsylvania: An Ordinance to repeal the Airport District Overlay, including deletion of the Airport Hazard Area Map and height limitations associated with the Airport Overlay District; to include a provision for space between rooftop solar panels; to amend the official zoning map of the Borough of Columbia to designate certain areas presently designated High Density Residential (HDR), Medium Density Residential Business (MDRB), and Riverfront Commercial (RC) to Downtown Commercial (DC); to change the area known as the Linden Street Gateway from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Downtown Commercial (DC) District; to change 301?325 North Seventh Street from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to Institutional/?Residential (INSR) District; to change Cloverton Drive west of Kinderhook Road and Hilmar Circle from Rural Residential (RR) to Medium Density Residential (MDR) District; to change the 1200 block of Locust Street from Rural Residential (RR) to Institutional/?Residential (INSR) District; to change 530 South Fourteenth Street from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Highway Commercial (HC) District; to change the zoning of certain parcels on the 1100 block of Manor Street as well as 740 South Twelfth Street from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to Light Business (LB) District; to change 700, 704, and 706 Manor Street from High Density Residential (HDR) to Light Business (LB) District; to change the properties located at 3 Shawnee Avenue, 622 Union Street, and 600 Avenue N from High Density Residential (HDR) to Highway Commercial (HC) District; to change 400 Union Street from High Density Residential (HDR) to High Density Residential – Multi-Unit (HDRM) District; providing for the repeal of inconsistent ordinances; providing for the severability of the ordinance; and providing that the ordinance shall take effect in accordance with Pennsylvania law. A complete copy of the Ordinance may be inspected at the Municipal Building, 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA during regular business hours and the Lancaster Law Library, located at 50 North Duke Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania during regular business hours.

Columbia Borough

By: Neil L. Albert, Esquire

Borough Solicitor

LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Borough Council of the Borough of Columbia, at a meeting to be held on December 10, 2019, at 7:00pm in Council Chambers of the Borough Municipal Building located at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, will consider for adoption Resolution No. 2019-21 adopting the budget for the Borough of Columbia for the year 2020.

From the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds Office November 18 – 22:

Patricia J. Ruf conveyed 1046 Lancaster Ave. to Luis A. Hernandez Colon, Luis Hernandez Colon and Rosa Caraballo for $124,900.

Larry L. Kise conveyed 1325 Chestnut St. to Elizabeth W. Toms for $173,000.

Kristina Smith conveyed 426 N. Fifth St. to Matthew F. Raffensberger for $130,000.

Lester E. Probst conveyed 330 Walnut St. to Brandon Kiers and Ashley Kiers for $91,000.

Ida Mae Green, Teresa A. Rhoads and John M. Green conveyed 424 Union St. to Columbia Catholic Housing For The Elderly II Inc. for $76,000.

Patricia A. Torbert and Patricia A. Peak conveyed 913 Spruce St. to Marie Jose Charles for $75,000.

Pyramid Construction is planning to pump concrete to the roof and floor pans of the new building at 401 Locust Street on Tuesday/Wednesday, December 3-4, 2019, between the hours of 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The intended timeline is two (2) days, weather permitting. Thursday, December 5, will be a contingency day if weather impacts scheduled work. Multiple concrete trucks will rotate in front of the building feeding the pump. A lane-shift pattern will allow traffic to flow in both directions with Flagger Force personnel directing the flow of traffic at the lane shift during the entire work day(s).