Groundbreaking ceremony for Columbia Library expansion to be held October 1
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Property owner weighs in on property line dispute with school district
Columbia Spy previously reported HERE that the owner of a property adjoining school district property at Columbia High School had blocked a path and posted “No trespassing” signs. The property owner responds here:
As the owner of the adjoining property I would like to state that the signs only went up in response to a phone call I received from the School District Director stating that I needed to move branches from the path that I had just trimmed. This reaction is in response to him stating that the property belongs to the school district, where it does not, and an ongoing concern I have to the school district pacing a “storage container” along the tree line on the practice field. This storage container is a rusted old freight container they are using to “clean up the place.”
I have had several conversations with the director and ask that it be moved further down the tree line, as they placed it in view from my home. The agreement was that it will be moved and painted. Yet there it is, weeks later, not moved and not painted. Now, my house going on the market has nothing to do with this, but if anyone was interested in seeing the property when it does, how will that look to a perspective buyer? How would that look right next to your home? The fact is, the signs would have never gone up if they would just do what they said they were going to do and move the eyesore.
I think what upset me the most is when one of the school grounds workers told me “if the taxpayers would pay more to the school, we wouldn’t have to use this”. That should be an insult to everyone in the town
Lisa Vera Schoenly
Property line dispute concerns school district officials
School district officials are concerned about an apparent property line dispute between the school district and an adjacent property owner. The property owner recently barred access to a long-used path behind the tennis courts at the high school by cordoning it off and posting “No trespassing” signs.
Columbia cross country coach and school board director Charles Leader brought the matter to the board’s attention at its Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday night. He said he found the six-foot wide path blocked off a few days ago. Leader is concerned that blocking the path will interfere with Columbia’s first home race scheduled for next Tuesday. The path is part of the race circuit. He believes changing the route with such short notice will be unfair to the other schools competing – Donegal and Northern Lebanon.
Superintendent Dr. Robert Hollister acknowledged that there is some disagreement about where the property line is but added that the matter will be addressed. “As soon as we know where our property line is for sure, we can do something,” Hollister said.
The property owner is reportedly in the process of selling the property.
Grand Re-opening of The Gallery at Garth Friday, September 15
Service dogs will be at Columbia Library Monday, Sept 11 at 10 am
Hannah McDonald of WGAL is doing a series of news segments on service dogs with Ed Mann and Fred Nell.
Ed and Fred have chosen the library as their venue on their latest segment.
Fred will demonstrate a drug search with his dog, Sadie, and Ed will show off his custom Humvee as well as his dog, Rammy
Time is 10 AM and the community is WELCOME!!!!!
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PUC schedules Sept. 27 hearings on Columbia Water Co. rate increase request
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled two Sept. 27 hearings for public input on Columbia Water Company’s request to raise rates.
The requested increase would raise average annual bills for residential customers who have meters from $299.48 to $452.04 in the Columbia Division and $318.48 to $452.04 in the Marietta Division, according to the commission.
The meetings will be held at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sept. 27 in Marietta Borough Hall, 111 East Market St., Marietta.
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Man wanted in connection with Columbia wolfpack attack served 2 years for botched armed robbery
Randy Howard of Columbia, currently wanted by police in connection with a wolfpack attack on a Columbia man, was recently released from prison after serving two years for a botched armed robbery near Park City.
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Man wanted in Columbia wolfpack attack was arrested for robbery and criminal conspiracy near Park City in 2014
Randy Howard
Both robbers fled, but police caught them nearby. They were Randy Howard, 19, of the 300 block of Perry Street, Columbia, and Tyler Harrison, 21, of the 200 block of Walnut Street, Columbia.
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