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Agenda – Columbia Borough Council Work Session – November 9, 2023
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Chestnut Street Turkey Hill robbed – again!!!
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Just after 1 a.m. on November 2, 2023, the Columbia Borough Police Department responded to a report of a robbery at the Turkey Hill store in the 300 block of Chestnut Street. Upon reaching the scene, officers interviewed the victim, who described the suspect as a Hispanic male, approximately 5’8″ tall, in his early 30s, with a medium build. The suspect was reported to be wearing black shoes, pants, hoodie, and a black mask during the robbery. If you have any information about this incident, please contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at 717-684-7735 or text “LANCS” to 847411.
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Pa. Attorney General signs letter urging feds to require railroads to release more information about toxic freight in emergencies
Attorneys General from Pennsylvania and 12 other states signed a letter last month to the U.S. Department of Transportation supporting a proposed federal rule to require railroads to make information about hazardous materials being hauled on their trains available electronically to emergency responders.
The October 27 letter expressed support for a Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration rule introduced June 21 to require railroads, in the event of an accident such as a derailment, to send the details about freight to every emergency responder within 10 miles.
“It (the rule) should be fully supported because it is to the benefit of the safety of the communities, as well as to first responders,” said Randall Gockley, president of the Lancaster County Firemen’s Association. The association represents more than 80 organizations and more than 750 members in the county.
Gockley said first responders can’t easily deal with a freight train derailment or other accident if they don’t have a cargo manifest listing any potentially hazardous materials being hauled.
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Columbia Council denies real estate developer’s request for tax forgiveness
When: Columbia Council meeting, Oct. 24.
What happened: Lancaster County-based Eberly Myers must pay the borough $31,790 in 2023 property taxes and will owe about $127,000 more through 2027 after council members unanimously denied the real estate developer’s request for 100% or 50% in tax forgiveness.
Background: Eberly Myers unknowingly failed to complete its application for a now-ended tax-relief program on Riverview Terrace, an apartment project at 132 Locust St. The 33-unit complex, with two commercial renters, qualified for tax abatement through the state’s Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance program, or LERTA.
The property: Eberly Myers developed Riverview Terrace and sold the complex to Roman Empire Holdings for $5.9 million July 6. Marines said the sales contract stipulated that the new owners would get the LERTA tax break.
More taxes owed: The real estate developer also is asking the Columbia Borough School District and Lancaster County for tax forgiveness. In total, Eberly Myers will owe about $600,000 through 2027 in taxes if no one grants abatement.
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