Author: SPY

Zoning Notice for Front Street property and others

Could a life skills house, more self-storage, and higher radio tower be in Columbia’s future?

Columbia Spy spotted the following notice on Front Street on Thursday:

The text of the notice is as follows.  (The Spy has included map information for reference.)

LEGAL NOTICE The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at 7:00 P.M., in the Municipal Building at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, to consider the following application(s) and/or appeal(s): 


Steven & Beverly Funk is requesting special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to convert a dwelling into a life skills house at 443 Union Street in a High Density Residential (HDR) zoned district. 
Associates Properties PA, LP is requesting a modification of conditions from zoning decision #12-051 to obtain a building permit for self-storage unit development at 243 S Front, 319 S Front and 109 Perry Streets in a Riverfront Commercial (RC) zoned district. 


Radiovision Cristiana Management is requesting a modification of conditions from zoning decision #14-289 to improve property by construction of a higher communications tower, fence, and accessory storage/maintenance structure(s) at 173 Deascenti Drive in a Light Industrial (LI) zoned district. 

If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend this meeting and require an accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the Columbia Borough Office at 684-2467 to discuss how the Borough may accommodate your needs. Jeffrey Helm, Zoning Officer

Pennsylvania Has Your Back – A Message from Governor Tom Wolf

Recently, there have been several incidents involving racism and religious intolerance at Pennsylvania schools. As your Governor, I want you to know that this is unacceptable to me and my administration will do everything it can to end it and prevent it from happening in the future.
MORE:
https://www.governor.pa.gov/pennsylvania-has-your-back/

About Town

 Can the republic survive?

 One for the land bank?

 Big sky over bridge?

 Bus stop?

 New sheriff in town?

 Gone but not forgotten?
(House at 1042 Lancaster Avenue)

 Monday it stood. Tuesday it fell. Today it disappeared entirely.

The other town clock?

Autumn road?

Making America great again?

Two transformers installed underground on Locust Street

Two electrical transformers were installed underground on the 100 block of Locust Street today – one on each side of the street.  Abel Inc and JMF Underground, who were contracted by PPL, installed the transformers under the surface of each sidewalk. Resident parking spaces were temporarily unavailable on the block due to the large number of work trucks and personnel. 

It pays more to be a Pa. state legislator in 2017

A 1.34 percent increase in the legislative salary will increase the rank-and-file member’s annual pay by $1,140, to $86,478.50 for 2017. This increase will boost legislative leaders’ pay to between $98,609 to $134,998, depending on their position.
MORE:
http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/11/it_pays_more_to_be_a_pa_state.html

Columbia man withdraws motion to suppress evidence before homicide trial

A Columbia man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend’s husband has withdrawn a pretrial motion to suppress certain evidence two weeks before his trial is scheduled to begin.
MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-man-withdraws-motion-to-suppress-evidence-before-homicide-trial/article_ef032f98-b0d9-11e6-be37-ab186b92f690.html