The council packet can be downloaded HERE.
Author: SPY
About Town 10/20/19
This week’s photos of Columbia
A hot dog offering hot dogs
High school students painting window murals downtown
Here’s a finished product.
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On its last legs
Strange clouds
Cats and kittens, also known as hens and chicks
The U.S. Mail in a new light
The way out
History pushing through
Bricklayers don’t do this much any more.
Can’t cry over spilt paint.
Straight out
No . . . what?
Painted rock
Bricklayers probably don’t do this much any more either.
Are the honeybees coming back?
Old-style transportation
Violation
Foggy morning
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Collecting water
Visiting
Checking things out
Here are two stallions.
And here’s a stag.
All in a row
Down at Coffee & Cream
Comfortable place to sit

Some sort of prophet of old. There are many religious profits today.
No plate
Checking the plans
X marks the spot.
These guys were taking measurements at the river.
(Here and below)
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No such thing as too many shots of the bridge.
Fishin’
Rolling right on by
Another look
That’s a mighty big plane.
Could it be a C-5?
Google tells us this might be an E-2C Hawkeye early warning aircraft.
(Shown here and below)
Wrapping it up at the river
Removing the barge
Reflections
Here’s a truck fittingly parked at Borough Hall.
Thinking it over . . .
Time for lunch!
Psychedelic pickup
If you don’t like driving on the one side, just try the other.
Debarked tree on Barber
Time for these signs to come down.
Shouldn’t have attempted that last jump.
There once was a Union & Fourth Street Market House.
Trunk or Treat
Columbia man charged, sought for carjacking woman in Lancaster
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – A Columbia man is accused of carjacking a woman who was struck on the head and knocked from the moving vehicle as she tried to stop him.
Lancaster police have a warrant for 18-year-old Lamont Rogers, charging him with three felony counts: robbery of a motor vehicle, aggravated assault, and theft.
MORE:
https://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/columbia-man-charged-sought-for-carjacking-in-lancaster/
Columbia's Coffee & Cream is now open!
PA DCNR Fall Foliage Forecast – October 17-23, 2019
Elanco smooths out administrative cooperation pact with Columbia
Why it’s important: Under this extension, Columbia would continue to receive support from three members of Elanco’s full-time staff: Keith Ramsey, business manager; Donna Prokay, human resources director; and Lotsie Wooten, IT director. Additionally, Columbia would receive its own tech support specialist, alongside an array of network services and equipment. The service would be provided to Columbia at an annual cost of $315,000, up $35,000 from the prior agreement.
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Plarn with Cathy, Knit with Gaile at the Library – Thursday, October 17, 2019
Agenda – Columbia Borough School Board Meeting – October 17, 2019
"Toy Story 4" at the Library Wednesday night, October 16
Agenda – Historic Architectural Review Board – October 16, 2019
The Historical Architectural Review Board of Columbia Borough will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in council chambers of Borough Hall, 308 Locust St., Columbia. Agenda items include:
– 330 Cherry St.: Thomas C. Metzger, owner. Replace existing aluminum siding on the facade of a frame house with new vinyl siding.
– 402 N. Second St.: Columbia Self Storage, owner; Hess Home Builders Inc., applicant. Construct a new 1 1/2-story frame office building to replace an existing trailer.
– 15 S. Third St.: Columbia Borough, owner; Hammel Associates Architects, applicant. Remove modern restroom doors and replace with new wooden door panels. Remove three existing windows facing Avenue I and install new metal louvers for kitchen and HVAC equipment. Replace brick infill on two elevations with new recessed brick panels and new stone sills. Replace lighting fixtures with new LED fixtures. Install new condensing units adjacent to the building along Avenue I and within the rear parking lot. Install a new shed roof or awning on the Sadie Lane elevation. Reconstruct brick corner piers or towers at roofline on the facade.
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