Author: SPY

Columbia digs out

Columbia continues to dig out from a  Sahara of Snow.

This afternoon, a crew removed snow from the backlot of the Columbia Plaza to facilitate truck deliveries.  A backhoe loaded snow onto a couple of dump trucks which then dumped it at the lower end of the front parking lot . . .

Further down the block:  Looks like someone finally flipped at all the snow and dove in headfirst to wait for the spring thaw.

Although these guys seemed to be enjoying it.

Meanwhile on South Fourth . . .
Borough workers continued the cleanup, with several dump trucks continuously hauling snow away from the scene. Some residents are understandably growing impatient, but there’s a lot of snow to be moved, and the crew is working as fast as possible.  Instead of complaints, borough workers deserve a round of applause.

 The inevitable furniture has begun to germinate from the snow . . .

. . . as has this snowman.

 St. Paul’s Episcopal under the weather

 Whoever did this did the right thing.

Even the Grinch is snow-covered.

 The weight of the snow forced this spout down.

 Much snow at North Second

 Most residents shoveled their sidewalks, with a few exceptions . . . 

 30 North Second

 It’s been winterized if winterizing means closing it up and forgetting about it.

 Digging out at River Park

And what’s a snowstorm without the obligatory bridge pics . . .

Last but not least, Columbia Crossing, blanketed . . .

Borough streets mostly passable in Columbia, but snow cleanup to continue for days


Columbia
The streets were all passable, borough manager Greg Sahd said late Monday morning, but conditions were not good on some side streets and alleys.
He said the borough was working to clear snow from parking lots, especially the schools, so that residents could move vehicles there while crews return to more fully plow snow from residential blocks.
“Patience — that’s the word that I’m emphasizing,” Sahd said, adding that the borough’s public works director measured the snowfall at more than 30 inches in Columbia.
“It’s just unprecedented, the amount of snow we received, and we’re doing our best to diligently and expeditiously clear it up.”

Rendering assistance

This ambulance was enroute to Columbia when it became stuck at Harrisburg Pike and Route 30 West during Saturday’s snowstorm. Phil Shirk and James Barnhart (both of Columbia) were able to provide assistance, enabling the driver to proceed to the destination.  Thanks guys!