Presenting ‘the Paris of Pennsylvania’ — on the Susquehanna [The Scribbler] | News | lancasteronline.com

Matt Barley, a Historic Preservation Trust board member, Lancaster architect and coordinator of the upcoming architectural tour, originated the idea.

“It started as a joke,” he admits. “But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that Columbia, on a small scale, has much in common with Paris.”

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CBFD gets fire suppression engine, another truck is on the way

The Columbia Borough Fire Department recently received one of the two trucks it ordered last fall –  a fire suppression engine featuring updated controls and equipment, and a state-of-the-art suspension system that provides extra safety for drivers. The other vehicle, a rescue engine is due next week.

The department received significant discounts by purchasing two engines at the same time and using similar designs for both vehicles. The fire suppression engine cost $594,229, and the rescue engine was $715,378. The prices represent a combined savings of over $60,000. Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. manufactured the trucks. The vehicles were purchased with fire department funds.
The department deemed the purchase necessary since its current trucks are aging and becoming increasingly costly to maintain. Those two engines are currently up for sale.
Columbia Spy reported on the purchase of the vehicles HERE. Columbia Spy also reported on the recent purchase of the new fire police vehicle HERE.

CBFD President Mark Fritz explains features of the new truck, more of which are shown below.

Columbia Life Network donates 63 smoke detectors to Columbia Borough Fire Department

 Columbia Borough Fire Department members, along with Jamie Widener, hold some of the smoke detectors that were donated to the department by Columbia Life Network.

The Columbia Life Network donated 63 smoke detectors to the Columbia Borough Fire Department on Wednesday morning. According to Fire Chief Doug Kemmerly, who spoke at a recent Borough Council meeting, CBFD routinely installs detectors in residential homes but was running low. In response, CLN released $1000 from its Fire Fund to purchase the detectors for the fire department, according to CLN Executive Director Jamie Widener.

CLN Executive Director Jamie Widener (left) and CBFD Fire Chief Doug Kemmerly discuss the importance of residential smoke detectors.

2nd Sunshine Act complaint against Columbia council filed with Lancaster County district attorney's office | Local News | lancasteronline.com

A second Sunshine Act complaint against Columbia Borough Council was recently filed with the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
While the previous complaint in December did not result in any action, the district attorney’s office warned the borough that it would investigate any subsequent alleged violations.
Brett Hambright, spokesman for the district attorney’s office, said his office received the most recent complaint and is looking into it.
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2019 Columbia Architectural Tour Coming September 28 – Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County

The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County is proud to be hosting an architectural walking tour of the historic Columbia, PA. The tour will include many beautiful sites; each one more architecturally interesting than the one before. Don’t miss your chance to see why some are calling Columbia “the Paris of Pennsylvania”.

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