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Litter Letter recognizes Columbia recycling

PRIDE in Columbia, PA
Columbia Borough launched their Litter Letter Project in the Spring of 2015 to use the concept with the hope to inspire the “PRIDE” in Columbia residents and increase awareness of the need to recycle. The PRIDE Litter Letters were displayed at Columbia River Park all summer where the Borough collected ten (10)  32 gallon bags of recycled items, (1) 32 gallon bag of only cans  and (2) 32 gallon bags of trash.

A special thank you to “Butcher” along with Chris Bongart and Chas Snyder, of Garage Boyz Powder Coating, who donated, created and constructed the 5-foot tall letters out of rebar and chicken wire for
​the county.

More information can be found at http://www.columbiapa.net/recycling/

Row homes burn in Walnut Street blaze

Firefighters fought a blaze that threatened to consume several row homes on the 300 block of Walnut Street this evening. Resources were called to the scene shortly after 5 p.m. to find smoke streaming from the roof of 336 Walnut. Witnesses report that a dog was inside one of the attached homes where the fire began to spread but was later rescued. Five homes were damaged. Several departments were still on the scene monitoring hotspots two hours later. 

Election Day Information for Columbia Borough

Today is Election Day.
Voting hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Polling Locations in Columbia Borough
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Columbia School Borough Council Candidates
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Columbia School Board Candidates
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Information on candidates can be found by searching HERE.
Two candidates who shared information are Barry Ford and Kelly Murphy.
Information on ALL Columbia Borough Council candidates can be found HERE.

Judge to hear arguments over fish passage at Conowingo Dam

“Conflicts over fish passage date to the early 1800s, as canal companies began building dams along the river and its tributaries. Of particular concern was a wood-and-stone dam built in the 1830s near Columbia, PA, just 45 miles upstream from the Bay.
Complaints about its impact on shad spurred the Pennsylvania legislature to pass a law in 1866 requiring fishways at dams. But the fishways at that time proved largely ineffective. Some fish still managed to get upstream. The canal dams were relatively low, and some shad made it upstream as dams were breeched by ice flows or inundated by high springtime river flows.”

About Town

Happenings from around town today . . .

 Sealing the parking lot at Columbia Plaza

Replacing windows at Saint Peter Apartments . . .

Working on the Route 441 bypass project at Front and Walnut . . .

 A workman at Front and Walnut confirmed the two-week timetable for completion of the project.

LASA cleaning lines along Front Street . . .

Also . . .
 That’s correct. 
The Northwest River Trail is open only to the Route 30 (Wrights Ferry) Bridge, where it terminates in a chain-link cul-de-sac. 
Negotiations are currently underway to extend the trail.

 Wire sculptures a la Jeff Koons – and other artwork – displayed at The ARTS @ Hinkles 

 Finishing up

A new ADA-compliant section of sidewalk on the 100 block of Locust