Author: SPY

Columbia hopes community policing, code enforcement will resolve neighborhood problems

Later this month, the borough hopes to roll out a community policing program paired with codes enforcement to address problems head-on.

By dividing the borough into three zones, officers will be assigned to patrol one of those zones each day that they work.

Officers have been asked to get out of their vehicles and walk the neighborhoods.

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Hempfield board president believes apology is sufficient for violating Sunshine Act

Hempfield school board President Bill Otto delivered a public apology at the March 10 meeting because he says the board inadvertently violated the state Sunshine Act during its process to replace a school board member.

What I saw recently

 The addition to the Columbia Water Company is progressing.
Remember, it’s costing you money just to look at this.
(The charges are on your water bill.)

 Tundra swans soaring

 Under new ownership at Fourth and Chestnut
(Formerly Doutrich’s Automotive)

 Public service call on the 100 block of South Sixth

Let’s hope it thickens a bit.

Lead may be lurking where you don't expect it

In Columbia Borough, officials considered a similar ordinance before deciding not to proceed, said borough code enforcement officer Jeff Helm.
“There was a fear that putting the legislation in place would be too 1984-ish,” said Helm. Nonetheless, he said, the borough is aggressive when officials become aware of a problem. “We’ll write it up as a violation, and (the property owner) has to have a lead abatement contractor take care of the work,” said Helm.

DUI enforcement set for St. Patrick's Day around York, Adams, Lancaster counties

There will be roving DUI patrols in Adams and Lancaster counties this weekend, according to a press release from the Center for Traffic Safety.
There will also be mid-week sobriety checkpoints in Adams and York counties, and roving DUI patrols in York and Lancaster counties.

New Lancaster County mayors group targets heroin epidemic, plans summit

“Mayors are the eyes and ears of the people,” said Columbia Mayor Leo Lutz, mayor association vice chair. “When someone has a problem, they get a hold of the mayor.”