Columbia resident files Sunshine Act complaint with District Attorney's office, Council President declines to comment

December 12, 2018 letter from Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office to Columbia Borough Manager

The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said it will not investigate an alleged violation of the state’s Sunshine Act by Columbia Borough Council.

Borough resident Sharon Lintner filed the complaint after she said council voted on a funding matter in executive session during a November meeting.

“That vote should have been taken in public at the Nov. 7 meeting,” Lintner told LNP on Tuesday. “I felt that was not right because we weren’t privy to where that money came from.

More HERE.

Columbia residents hope to gain four council seats this fall

 Council members whose terms expire at the end of this year: Kelly Murphy, John Novak, Cleon Berntheizel, and Marilyn Kress Hartman

Several Columbia residents with concerns about a 21 percent tax hike, a controversial loan program and issues surrounding governmental transparency are hoping to gain four borough council seats up for grabs this year.

More HERE.

HARB to review CHI proposal to build 3-story 7-bay addition at 401 Locust

Artist’s depiction of proposed addition [Provided]

From LNP’s January 14, 2019 Government Calendar:

The Historical Architectural Review Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in council chambers of Borough Hall, 308 Locust St., Columbia. Agenda items include:

401 Locust St., CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health, owner; LeFevre Funk Architects Inc., applicant. Construction of a three-story, seven-bay addition to the east elevation of an existing three-story corner building, to include ground-level parking.

401 Locust Street, currently 

About Town 1/13/19

This week’s photos from around Columbia
(Click/tap on photos for larger, clearer images.)
Our Lady of the Angels
 And who among us hasn’t used a 4 x 4 to fix a utility pole? 

 Zig-zag

 Finally
(THIS IT)

 All in a row
 Fire hose, all wrapped up and ready to go

 Thursday night at the Fourth Street Firehouse

 Ice forming at the river

 You know it’s winter.

 Lichens

 They like decaying wood.

 Involved in several recent transactions

 Ghost sign, a little more pronounced than most

 Saint Peter’s

 Two ground-level heads admiring the river
 The train’s a-rollin’ down the track.
 A rolling stone gathers no moss, but stationary bricks just might.

 Way up high

 Gittin’ ‘er done

 Columbia cleans up

 Yep

 On the back railing

 Watching closely

 Quite a bargain

 Like the sign says

 Lead Work Area

 At 2nd & Walnut
 It’s for rent.

 Flags in the bunting

 Open door policy

 Hearts – let’s hope they don’t get broken.

 Clock tower

 To whom it may concern

 Tiny house on Perry Street

 Pre-treating Heritage Drive on Saturday
 Good to have one of these around, just on the off-chance you might need it.

 More ice forming

Snow-capped lion
A few submitted photos:
 Old photo of the Columbia Water Company

 Columbia’s other public boat ramp, with boats encroaching

Let’s hope there are a few tall firemen.

Commercial Burglary | Columbia Borough Police Department

Columbia Borough Police are investigating a burglary of SPARROW Websites located in the 500 Blk. of Cherry Street in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County, PA between January 11, 2019 12:00 pm and January 12, 2019 4:25 pm.  Unknown person(s) forced entry into the office and stole numerous items.  The company is a website design company.  Electronics, expensive photography and computer equipment were taken at the time of the burglary and the estimated loss is approximately $4,500.00.  The perpetrators took the surveillance camera, however the camera automatically uploads to a cloud based storage online.  Police are in the process of obtaining the footage and checking the area for local residential and commercial surveillance.  Anyone with information in the investigation of this burglary please contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at (717)684-7735 or text LANCS to 847411 for tips.

Date: 

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Case Status:

Case Type:

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/cases/commercial-burglary