About Town – January 21, 2018

Recent pics about town…
Junior firefighter
Dog attack!
The woman shown was walking her two dogs on the high school hill (Sunday, January 21) when the black dog on the right attacked from a nearby yard. The woman picked up her dogs, one under each arm, until the attacker’s owner responded about ten seconds later and got the dog under control. The woman’s dogs were each on a leash. The attacking dog obviously was not.
 Dopey Superman?

 Cheap (but expensive) fence at the bottom of Locust

 Spotlight on the river

 Renovations at Hinkle’s

That’s one way to beautify an ugly meter.

 Disappearing bridge

 Columbia Crossing in the fog

 Bridge in the fog

 Tracks in the fog

 Yep

 Someone’s dock was swept away by the recent river ice.

 Reflection at River Park

 Tracks at River Park

 Tracks

 Tracks from above

 This seagull seems thankful for the melting river ice; he can finally get a drink again.

 Communing with the gulls

 Ice dance…if the spirit moves ya…

 Ice dance…even birds do it.

 Icon on Cherry Street

 What does it mean?

 Avenue G – Some things never change.

 Line-up

 Canada geese – Looks like it’s that time again.
 The windows have arrived at 301 Locust.
 Here’s another one.

 Installed by Brown’s

Mike Nikolaus installs lighting at the Locust Street Park storage shed.

 The lights will illuminate Joanna Spicer’s mural on the side…

 …and on the front.

 And here’s what it looks like at night.

 And from the front.

And both sides at once.

 Progress at the Columbia Library

 Sunset at Locust Street Park

 Night lights at Columbia River Park

Two-vehicle accident at 5th & Chestnut

At about 5 p.m. today, units responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of North Fifth and Chestnut. According to witnesses, a Subaru Impreza heading southeast on Fifth Street and a Jeep heading northwest collided as the Jeep was turning left at the intersection. Both vehicles sustained front end damage, but neither driver was hurt. The Jeep was drivable, but the Subaru was towed from the scene.
The intersection has been the site of several accidents and near-misses over the past year.

Tom Strickler officially becomes Columbia superintendent with 7-1 school board vote

Tom Strickler
[Columbia Spy file photo]

The school board on Thursday ratified and approved a three-year contract with new Superintendent Tom Strickler at a salary of $102,100.

MORE:

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/tom-strickler-officially-becomes-columbia-superintendent-with—school/article_a7d6e3c0-fd55-11e7-9b98-63b9d5fbc95d.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next

2017 Year End Stats | Columbia Borough Police Department

Below are some of the statistics for the Columbia Borough Police Department for 2017.
–          The Columbia Borough Police Department handled 13,717 (4% increase over 2016) calls through Lancaster County Wide Communications (Columbia Borough is the 7th busiest police department in Lancaster County)
–          Out of the top 50 police units in the county dispatched for calls, Columbia Borough had three units in this group. They were ranked 9th, 13th and 45th.
–          There were 5,605 calls directly into the Columbia Borough Police Station during hours a dispatcher was on duty to answer calls.
–          10,206 parking tickets issued
–          597 traffic citations issued or filed
–          198 non-traffic citations issued or filed
–          207 criminal complaints completed (this number does not reflect PFA violations filed or juvenile allegations completed)
–          209 accident reports completed
  • Officers also assisted with many public safety and awareness events, volunteered in town, read books to children in the schools and at the public library, assisted with the Marine Corps League Toys for Tots program and also participated in other events in and out of town.
The employees of the Columbia Borough Police Department would like to thank the citizens, businesses, as well as the visitors of Columbia Borough for their continued support of their police department.
Additional statistics for the county can be found at the following link.

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/2017-year-end-stats

Communities on Susquehanna River see some damage from ice jams

“We get into situations like this with the ice,” said Jeff Helm, emergency management coordinator for Columbia borough. “Then we run into the submarine and buildup along the dam wall and that then creates a catastrophic backup.”
MORE:

http://fox43.com/2018/01/16/communities-on-susquehanna-river-see-some-damage-from-ice-jams/

Parks & Rec seeks advisory board members

The Borough of Columbia’s new Parks and Recreation Committee is seeking residents to serve on its Advisory Board. Members will serve three year terms and will be appointed by Borough Council. The purpose of the Advisory Board is to assist the Committee in identifying opportunities for recreational activities in the Borough and to make recommendations for improvements to our parks. Advisory Board members should commit to attending Committee meetings on the second Thursday of each month and be invested in providing safe parks and healthy and fun recreation for our residents. Please send a letter of interest to Greg Sahd, Borough Manager (gsahd@columbiapa.net)“. Please respond before February 7, 2018 at 4:00 PM.

Borough Offices: 308 Locust Street, Columbia PA 17512 | Phone: 717-684-2467