What happened: Council members approved the borough’s 2040 comprehensive plan after Lancaster County Planning Commission suggested no changes or found any errors.
Why it matters: Columbia 2040, which replaces the last comprehensive document approved in 1995, focuses on how the borough will handle growth and improve residential services for the next 15-20 years. The document, divided into two sections and spanning 130 pages, also uses easily understandable language to outline achievable goals, council members said.
The Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge, officially called the Veterans Memorial Bridge, spans the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and carries Route 462. Built originally as the Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge, construction began in 1929, and the bridge opened on September 30, 1930. On November 11, 1980, it was officially dedicated as Veterans Memorial Bridge, though it is still referenced locally as the Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge.
On September 29, 1896, the Cedar Keys Hurricane ripped through Central Pennsylvania with gale-force winds and torrential rain. It left a wake of destruction, leveling barns, trees, and the 1869 Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge. It was so powerful that it swept the massive bridge from its piers, with some of the pieces landing near the iron furnaces south of Marietta.
It had been nearly three decades since Columbia Borough had a new comprehensive plan.
That changed on Tuesday night, with borough council voting to adopt Columbia 2040, an all-new comp plan that charts a course for the next 20 to 25 years.
PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — PennDOT announced on Tuesday that traffic is expected to be shifting at the median barrier project on the Wright’s Ferry Bridge, which connects York and Lancaster Counties.
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