Columbia K-9 program 'on hold' amid heated conflict

Columbia Borough Mayor Leo Lutz said Monday the plan to have a new K-9 officer and handler in place by spring is “on hold.”
His statement prompted outbursts from members of both council and the Columbia K-9 Committee, a nonprofit organization that defrays the cost of the borough’s K-9 officer.
Mike Beury, council president, told Lutz that it was time to “tell the truth.”

Still waiting for a monument to Wrightsville's unknown defender

Last year, a group gathered to dedicate a new grave marker for an unknown Rebel soldier who died on the banks of the Susquehanna.
Why has it not enacted any monument to an unknown man who died helping to preserve that union?

Columbia & Reading Railway gets $732,000 state grant

Columbia & Reading Railway Co. has received a $732,000 state grant to improve its system.
Its 2.5 miles of track are in Columbia Borough and West Hempfield Township. The company dates to 1857, according to newspaper files.

Columbia school board approves tax reductions on more property improvements

Columbia School District officials approved tax abatements Thursday that would allow residents to make property improvements without immediately incurring more taxes.

The measure, officials said, would provide an incentive for residents to improve their properties.

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