Download the report HERE.
December 2019 Lancaster County Delinquent Tax Report
Author: SPY
Susquehanna Valley EMS takes kids shopping at Target at Shoppes of Belmont [photos]
Susquehanna Valley EMS marked “Giving Tuesday” with a holiday shopping trip for seven children ages 8-12 from Donegal School District. The children, escorted by EMTs, paramedics and the CEO of SVEMS, were taken to Target in the Shoppes at Belmont with about $200 to spend on gifts for their family members and themselves. SVEMS received a grant from FNB Bank and a donation from Target to divide between the children.
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Columbia Borough Meetings – Week of December 9, 2019
Columbia School Board chooses president, vice president
Columbia School Board directors elected Charles Leader as president and Kathleen Hohenadel as vice president at the re-organization meeting December 5, 2019.
Columbia Borough School Board directors are sworn in
Columbia Borough School Board directors were sworn by District Judge Miles Bixler at the December 5, 2019 Re-Organization Meeting.
ABC 27 reports on Park School letter to parents
Columbia Spy reported on this issue HERE.
LNP: Bids for Columbia Market House project higher than expected
Columbia Market House
CHRIS A. COUROGEN | LNP Correspondent
Borough Council will need to make some tough decisions about the Columbia Market House renovation project after bids on the job came in around 12% higher than the architect’s estimates. Ted Vedock of Hammel Associates Architects said the low total for the entire project, including two alternative options that would restore the exterior closer to its original appearance, came in at $2,569,816. Eliminating both options would shave off $369,550.
Columbia has a tentative budget of $3.5 million for the project, including parking enhancements in the downtown area. Half of that money is in the form of a state grant, while the other half is the borough’s match. The borough is under some pressure to make final decisions about the project because of a February deadline related to the grant.
The renovated market will be anchored by the Gypsy Kitchen, a Lancaster restaurant that recently announced it was relocating to the Columbia Market.
More: HERE
Columbia School Board Re-Organization Meeting and Committee of the Whole – Thursday, December 5, 2019
Meeting agendas are posted HERE.
A few of the items to be discussed at the meetings are shown below:
Approval of the Appointment of the Firm Nikolaus & Hohenadel, LLP as District Solicitor for the 2020 Calendar Year
Approval of School Board Meeting Dates
Approval of the Accelerated Budget Opt Out Resolution Certifying Tax Rate Within Act 1 Index for 2020-21
Park School letter says staff will call police and agency if students stay after dismissal
Columbia Spy recently received a copy of the letter shown above, dated November 25, 2019, which was apparently sent by the Park Elementary School principal to “Parent/Caregiver” of children attending there. The letter states that if any children remain at the school after 3:05 p.m., school staff will contact the Columbia Borough Police Department and the Lancaster County Children and Youth Social Service Agency.
November Students of the Month – Columbia Borough School District
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NOVEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!
Front Row – Left to Right:
Chloe Bennett — Kindergarten
Caylah Glenn — 2th grade
Miya Hjelm — 6th grade
Joumana Mena — 7th grade
Abigail Mowrer — 5th grade
Rilee Manuel—5th grade
Logan Reese — 3th grade
Blake Overly — 2th grade
Back Row – Left to Right:
Eva Fanous — 7th grade
Trenton Garza — 8th grade
Mallory Conroy — 9th grade
Ethan Schmitt — 10th grade
Cassidy Cook — 11th grade
Tristan Anderson — 12th grade
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