Author: SPY
Study shows Columbia Borough has enough parking but it is not always easy to find
When: Columbia Borough Council work session, Aug. 6.
What happened: Council discussed how to move forward after a parking study by Walker Consultants showed there is adequate parking in the borough, including the downtown area, but that drivers find a significant number of the parking spaces challenging to locate.
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Columbia school board stocks up to reopen under COVID-19
When: Columbia Borough school board meeting, Aug. 4.
What happened: The school district has spent over $338,000 on supplies, equipment and technology needed to fully reopen schools for the 2020-21 school year. County, state and federal grant funds were used to cover these expenses, said Keith Ramsey, chief of finance and operations.
Background: In July, the board approved a reopening plan to implement various policies deemed necessary to offer in-person instruction districtwide in the fall. Ramsey presented a report that details each coronavirus-related expense incurred by the district. The administration has purchased $72,224 in supplies, $47,062 in equipment, and $219,404 in technology.
Expenses: To ensure the safety of students and staff, the district acquired disinfectant wipes for classroom use, at a cost of $60,722; disinfectant and cleaner, $7,000; various types of plexiglass shields, $4,981; 2,000 bottles of hand sanitizer; 500 face shields; and 15,500 face masks. Bathroom hand towel dispensers and contactless water bottle stations, $26,000, will replace hand dryers and water fountains. The district also spent $7,500 on 150 Zoom licenses, $89,982 on 150 AT&T hotspots and $86,400 on cameras, speakers and wireless microphones.
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UPDATED FINAL Agenda – Columbia Borough Council Meeting – August 11, 2020
Members of the Columbia chapter of Infamous Ryders clean up Locust Street Monday evening
Members of the Columbia-based Riverside Chapter of the Infamous Ryders motorcycle club cleaned up trash on several blocks of Locust Street on Monday evening.
Nine members of the local chapter of the Infamous Ryders motorcycle club cleaned up trash on several blocks of Locust Street Monday evening. “It’s a way of giving back to the community,” chapter president Drew Nyce said. The club plans to do such clean-ups once a month, according to Nyce. (Nyce, a Columbia resident, is also owner of Nyce Tattoos, which Columbia Spy reported on HERE.)
The Riverside Chapter, as the Columbia-based group is known, was started by Nyce a few months ago and has 12 members so far. The group identifies itself as “a diverse group of individuals,” because all races, colors, and creeds are welcome to join. The Riverside Chapter has also been holding “bike nights” every Tuesday night, in which members and others gather with their motorcycles for conversation, refreshments, and a run through town.
The main club, Infamous Ryders was started in Lancaster 13 years ago and now boasts 23 chapters with over 400 members.
“It’s a way of giving back to the community,” chapter president Drew Nyce said, as members picked up trash on Locust Street:
Drew Nyce displays a tat that reads “9’s.”
The 9 stands for the the 9th letter of the alphabet,”I”
which is the first letter of “Infamous.”
Members parked their bikes on the 400 block of Locust.
The group’s tee shirt reads “Diverse group of individuals.”
The Infamous Ryders logo
About Town 8/9/2020
This week’s photos of Columbia
(Click/tap on each photo to see a larger, sharper image.)
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| Flatbed, 19th-Century style |
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| St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church |
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| Bill Troutman for PA House |
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| Rolling along |
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| FedEx flying low |
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| Good Mooed Tour |
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| Dangling mask |
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| Sunny flower |
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| Flowerbed |
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| TNH Sober Living LLC |
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| There it is at 4th & Union |
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| STOP saying Columbia is crooked. (It’s only poorly managed.) |
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| Down at Floyd’s of Leadville |
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| Lotsa hemp fibers |
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| Outdoor cat reflecting, not necessarily reminiscing |
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| Pumpkin flower |
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| Sunflowers |
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| “But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain’t gonna make it with anyone anyhow.” |
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| Time out for fishing |
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| Here’s a great shot of the bridge from Dale Ebersole, Jr. (Used with permission) |
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| 203 Walnut for sale again (Onward and upward!) |
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| Watts Boyz Pilot Service |
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| Roof work continues at NAWCC |
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| Here’s a wider view. |
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| Up on the scaffold |
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| The docks at River Park were temporarily taken out this week due to the threat of rough waters and high winds. They’re back now. |
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| The elusive brown eagle high over Columbia |
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| Trump |
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| This flagman must’ve been tread on a few times. |
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| Is there a problem with Columbia water? |
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| Nailed one. |
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| Tree trimming along the tracks |
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| Rainbow |
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| If you look closely, you might see a secondary rainbow. |
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| Paving the 800 block of Avenue F |
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| Remember to social distance, even on the highway. |
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| The lighting study continues. |
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| And last but not least, and not in Columbia – a “therapy horse” at Park City (Submitted photo) |
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| Here’s a close-up. |
Agenda – Columbia Borough Council Meeting – August 11, 2020
$50 reward offered for recovery of missing kitten
A $50 reward is being offered for the recovery of a missing kitten in Columbia. She went missing in the area of 3rd and Union at 1 a.m. Tuesday and was wearing an orange collar with a bell. If found, contact 717-209-2732 or 717-446-2231
Lancaster County will not open police communications for public listening, commissioners decide
Lancaster County will not open up police communications for the public to hear, the Board of Commissioners decided on Tuesday.
Commissioner Craig Lehman, who pushed for reversing the 2017 decision to encrypt police communications, made a final effort to compromise by advancing a plan that would allow a 30-minute delay before the communications would become public.
Commissioners Josh Parsons and Ray D’Agostino ultimately believed the argument that encryption protects officers and the public’s private information outweighed Lehman’s argument that allowing the public to listen would promote transparency and good police-public relations.
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REVISED Agenda – Columbia Borough Council Work Session – August 6, 2020
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