Columbia Borough Meetings – Week of March 2, 2020
Author: SPY
This week at the library
About Town 3/1/20
This week’s photos of Columbia
GOOD GOD DON’T JUMP!
There, that’s better.
They just wanted to admire the scenery from one of the Civil War bridge piers.
Is the Flash in town?
No, just this suave-looking equine
Lookin’ sharp, especially when you consider it used to look like this:
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Bocce bear on Locust
Columbia’s bocce team will advance, along with 14 other regional champions, to the Special Olympics Pennsylvania/PIAA State Championships scheduled for March 18-19 at Hershey’s Giant Center.
Go Columbia!
Go Columbia!
Brian Myers (left) and Preston Eberly (right) of Eberly Myers LLC held a discussion at their property on the 100 block of Locust Street this week. Their plan for a 33-unit apartment building there fell through reportedly due to insufficient funds. Unfortunately, demolition of existing properties was completed before construction began, leaving a giant hole in the ground. The hole was recently filled.
On the agenda for this week’s borough council meeting is an item for
“Discussion 2nd Amendment Sanctuary.”
The United States of America is already a Second Amendment sanctuary.
Citizens need to trust in the Constitution.
“Discussion 2nd Amendment Sanctuary.”
The United States of America is already a Second Amendment sanctuary.
Citizens need to trust in the Constitution.
(By the way, where’s that well-regulated militia?)
Old-timey dumbbell?
Speaking of old-timey…
Might as well make this sign permanent
(Looks like an expletive was crossed out.)
(Looks like an expletive was crossed out.)
Nick Mills shrine at 3rd & Walnut
Loop
Meanwhile, down at River Park
The start of Phase 1 of Phase III?
The completed Columbia River Park expansion is estimated to cost $8-9 million, as Columbia Spy reported HERE. It will include a 700-person amphitheater, pavilion, an expanded pier, a playground and more.
Another item discussed was getting rid of invasive species (which are actually indigenous species).
Wired up and charging
Cardinal with a snack at Shawnee Run at 4th Street
Struttin’ his stuff!
Shawnee Run at 4th Street
Walking the wagon
Are we?
Reaching for Andy’s
Different directions
Making sure
Call the exterminator. The boot’s infested again.
Full stop
Also in Shawnee Run
Secret headquarters?
You won’t find it on the map. It’s hidden away.
OILZUM!
Signs of a garage
A couple o’ big ol’ rolls
Ready to roll!
Apartment living
Time to pressure wash the sidewalk?
(Columbia Plaza)
Thataway to the ATM that’s no longer there
Don’t put it away just yet.
Call before you dig. You dig?
A sudden urgent need to be upriver
Skater skating
Running down the elusive two-engine, one-car Norfolk Southern train:
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What was to be another service station is now – another used car lot?
Trash in town
[Submitted photo]
The street sweeper might be back in action in mid-March.
[Submitted photo]
Here’s a spot it won’t be able to reach – the tree grates on Locust which have become cigarette butt receptacles.
It won’t reach here either – trash under Route 30 at the high school hill. Not a good image for our school district.
High school scoreboard
Not quite a stairway to heaven, just steps to the cemetery
(which are related concepts, if you think about it)
(which are related concepts, if you think about it)
Something somewhere is going to happen on this date and time.
Another hidden business
Time to update this sign
This one’s fine.
Back at 401-403 Locust
Spraying the surface Sunday morning
And voila – a new look!
(Temporarily anyway)
Remember when filling your tank was a simple matter?
(This is at the Sheetz store in West Hempfield but is typical of present-day gas pumps.)
Has technology made us better off, or worse?
We even get a commercial while we’re pumping gas. At least it’s not country music like that other gas station plays.
And finally, this is just around the corner
Columbia Public Library Calendar of Events – March 2020
'Norfolk Southern doesn’t like trails': Railroad company concerns could halt trail extension
A $50,000 study continues to examine whether a five-mile trail can be built between Columbia and Washington Boro to connect two existing recreation paths in western Lancaster County.
But officials at railroad company Norfolk Southern said they already have the answer, and it’s time to put on the brakes.
“Norfolk Southern has advised that this project is not feasible due to safety and liability reasons,” railroad spokeswoman Rachel McDonnell Bradshaw said.
MORE:
Agenda – Columbia Borough Council Work Session – March 3, 2020
The council packet is HERE.
Columbia council makes interim borough manager changes official, hires new permanent manager amid more concerns
On Tuesday, the board ratified its decision to terminate former interim manager Candice L. Johnson’s contract effective Feb. 19. It also voted to appoint borough police Chief Jack Brommer to replace Johnson.
The board also unanimously approved hiring Mark Stivers as borough manager at salary of $90,000. His tentative first day is March 30.
The personnel moves involving Johnson and Brommer were decided at an executive session held on Feb. 18. The meeting was attended by all seven council members and labor attorney Michael McAuliffe Miller.
MORE:
Rachael Kedney resigns from Columbia Borough School Board
Rachael Smith Kedney, who has resigned, was sworn in as Columbia Borough School Board director by District Magistrate Miles Bixler at the April 6, 2017 Committee of the Whole meeting.
Rachael Smith Kedney resigned from the Columbia Borough School Board, effective February 21, 2020, it was announced at this evening’s school board meeting. Kedney was not present at the meeting.
She was sworn in as school board director on April 6, 2017, when she filled the seat vacated by former director Iris Garrido, who resigned in March 2017. Interviews for a replacement will be held March 19, 2020. No other details are available at this time.
Linking trails makes dollars and sense for Lancaster County
The 14-mile Northwest Lancaster County River Trail (which includes Marietta and Columbia) and the 5-mile Enola Low Grade Rail Trail in lower Manor Township have drawn praise over the past half-decade
But they are isolated from each other, and linking the two river trails will not be easy.
Two options, each with pros and cons, are under consideration in Manor Township.
— A mostly level route from Columbia to Turkey Point would closely follow the Susquehanna River between Norfolk Southern railroad tracks and Route 441 for 5 miles. It would require permission from the railroad, the likely construction of a fence and the OK of private landowners along the route.
— The second route is 2 miles longer and “would mostly follow an existing PPL power line through Columbia and up-and-down hills through farmland,” Crable wrote. It would feature an elevation gain of 1,260 feet, perhaps limiting its appeal to casual walkers and bikers.
MORE HERE.
Theft at Burning Bridge Antiques – Can you identify the man in the photos?
Police are investigating a theft that occurred on 1/10/20 at approximately 2:40 pm at the Burning Bridge Antiques, 304 Walnut St., Columbia, PA. The pictured suspect stole an item from one of the stands.
If you can identify the male please contact the Columbia Borough Police at (717)684-7735 or text LANCS to 847411.
Date: Friday, January 10, 2020
Reference ID: CB-20-00204
Case Status: Current
Case Type: Criminal
Source: Columbia Borough Police Department
Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/cases/theft-8
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