Author: SPY

The meeting packet is HERE.

This week’s photos of Columbia

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Firefighters and police responded to a fire at 118 North 8th Street Friday night.

Several fire departments responded.

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Two more shots from Saturday’s vintage baseball games at Janson Park . . .

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A look at Tollbooth since the fire

The Tollbooth Lumber Warehouse has a variety of mowers.

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Universal-Techs is gone, but this rendition of Henry the Horse remains.

So does the “real” Henry.

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Little Free Library at Columbia River Park

Old-style cellar doors.

Just don’t stand on them.

Sticker shock?

The Shawnee Run Restoration Project was revisited recently to address erosion.

Who or what lives here?

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Here are a few clues that school starts next week…

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Mushrooms

You don’t see too many of these around town anymore.

Mud painting at the bridge

A member of the crash team at Thursday’s incident at Front & Walnut. 

Bicycle built for two

Clean up your dog’s poop.

Here’s a volunteer helping to keep our community clean.

Someone got the boot.

This practice targets drivers who don’t have the option of parking on their property.

Pegasus taking off

That’s a strange-looking plane.

Flightradar24 tells us it’s a Cirrus G2+ Vision Jet.

This vulture appears to be rehearsing his creepy routine for Halloween.

The fence on Purples Lane – a favorite target for drivers.

That’s not very neighborly.

He’s reminding us that the end of August isn’t too far off.

A Columbia community cat gets a drink.

Columbia police said they received a report about the reptile being left with other small animals.

Due to inadequate living conditions, the officers seized the crocodile to be turned over to experts.

MORE:

https://www.wgal.com/article/lancaster-county-crocodile-rescued-from-storage-unit-in-columbia/61899190?fbclid=IwY2xjawEslK1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHenKxf2nGQJt-va46RSqJGLeFboOas5wgElvOg_dbfHCXnSirfFHgh2W4A_aem___7OOFLUu-fix14ILLNp1g

The tax equity supplements are part of a larger effort to respond to a Commonwealth Court decision that found Pennsylvania’s public school funding system is unconstitutionally inequitable. A central part of the inequity stems from property taxes. Pennsylvania districts rely heavily on them to fund education, which causes disparities between schools.

https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/08/pennsylvania-property-tax-school-districts-relief-budget-equity-payment/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEsEYVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXmVT8AfV-FHwkQu-urVYME1dO10oxq4bXL1_AoDB19dig2wVZmwqVJQIw_aem_RiowtxDsWEmMNmWiEvQsLg

Annie B’s Italian Ice, mobile food facility Type 2, 246 S. Fifth St., Columbia, Aug. 8. Pass. No violations.

Black Olive Family Diner, 1506 Lancaster Ave., Columbia, complaint, Aug. 7. Pass. No violations.

The Columbia Borough Police Department is investigating a crash that occurred between an electric bicycle and a motor vehicle at Front St. (Rt. 441) and Walnut St. at approx. 6pm on 08-15-24. If anyone was in the area and witnessed this event, they are asked to contact Cpl. Brent Keyser with the Columbia Borough Police Department at 717-684-7735. 

Location Front St. and Walnut St. Columbia, PA 17512 

Date Aug 15, 2024 

Incident Type Traffic Incident 

Case Status Current Case 

Type Other 

Created Aug 15th, 2024

Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®

: https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/cases/crash-investigation-0?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR10R-Z2rN2uqZpS9VQoiN2P3OeBZRG31s5iGCS3D1hfVS-ukcBkOqKAdmo_aem_sZWGwL52hpCda7jEkuaKDw

 Local police were investigating a traffic accident at Front and Walnut Streets this evening. The accident, involving an e-bike, occurred shortly before 6 p.m., according to the Lancaster County News Facebook page.

This week’s photos of Columbia

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Some faces about town . . .

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Birdwatching at the river

And here are the birds . . .

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US Geological Survey workers checked the river again last week.

And bridge inspectors were back again.

The water level was high near the end of last week due to heavy rains . . .

227 is considered normal. 

[Photo: Jean Fritsch]

Several photos from Todd Stahl . . .

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Truck 80 squeezed through narrow Fairview Avenue during a call last week.

Some lights hanging around 

Yes, figs are growing in Columbia. 

Just follow the arrows.

Another “botanical garden”

Brick puddle?

On reflection 

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