Local SPCA proves to be an attractive option
Mayor Leo Lutz of Columbia provided a copy of borough policy, which says stray dogs are held temporarily at the borough shed. If a dog's owner is not identified within four hours, dogs are taken to Columbia Animal Hospital for care.
“After 48 hours, if the dog is still in the care of the Columbia Animal Hospital and an owner has not been identified, the canine will be euthanized and cremated,” the policy states.
“It is not the borough's intent to euthanize animals, but to find them homes,” Lutz added. “This procedure is to give guidelines for operation. We will make every attempt to find a home for the animal,” including efforts to find foster care beyond the initial 48 hours while an owner is sought.
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/808315_Local-SPCA-proves-to-be-an-attractive-option.html
What happened . . . ?
Several sections of fence on the Cherry Street side of Mount Bethel Cemetery are detached and lying over. An adjacent section, still standing, is badly bent.
A hopeful sign?
Today, workmen started pouring cement at the Cycle Den site.
More info – Susquehanna River not on impaired list, but Boat Commission, anglers, environmentalists say it should be
Go HERE for the article.
Poll finds Gov. Corbett’s approval rate plummeting | WPMT FOX43
LIMC – Will Columbia withdraw?
A sign of the times? – Central Dauphin School Board OKs armed resource officer in 3 middle schools | PennLive.com
Another one bites the dust
I just noticed that the Turkey Hill Minit Market on 462, across from 9th Street, is closed. Now, there’s an empty building right next to an empty building that used to be a Pizza Hut.
Hang in there, Mountville Motor Sales and Royer’s Flowers and Gifts. We need you!
DEP Secretary Provides Update on Susquehanna River, Waterways | The Susquehanna is not impaired | WPMT FOX43
“Our final report is firmly grounded in sound science, and we expect that EPA will agree with it based on the science presented,” DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. “Based on the science and law, we do not believe that the main stem of Susquehanna River should be proposed as impaired under the Clean Water Act. While we recognize that the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and others had requested that DEP propose to impair a 98-mile stretch of the Susquehanna River, as we have pointed out on many occasions before, that view is based on very limited, piecemeal data and is not supported by the existing data or the law. But DEP takes the concerns expressed about the Susquehanna very seriously and we are doing something about it. We will be taking, separately, a comprehensive and strategic approach to ensure that the Susquehanna River is protected.”
http://fox43.com/2013/01/28/dep-secretary-provides-update-on-susquehanna-river-waterways/
Go HERE for a previous article on the health of the Susquehanna.
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