Columbia Borough postpones data center ordinance discussion, will hold special meeting later

According to a July 10, 2026 LNP/LancasterOnline article, Columbia Borough Council is postponing debate on its proposed data center ordinance until a special meeting sometime in the next month, at a location still to be determined, due to anticipated high public turnout.

A council workshop meeting scheduled for July 7 was canceled because expected attendance would have exceeded the council chambers' capacity. Rather than finding a larger venue for next Tuesday's regular meeting, the borough opted to hold a separate special meeting later, according to borough manager Jack Brommer.

Council Vice President Heather Zink, who helped draft the data center ordinance, noted that some changes suggested by Saadia Holdings LLC had been incorporated into the draft. Saadia is the developer interested in buying the 41-acre former McGinness property for a possible data center.

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Police ask public for information regarding homicide investigation in Columbia | Lancaster County District Attorney's Office

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Coroner identifies Marietta man found dead in Columbia | Local News | lancasteronline.com

A 26-year-old Marietta man found dead in Columbia Borough on Wednesday morning died under suspicious circumstances, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. 

Anthony Stoy-Velazquez was found on the roadway near the intersection of Linden Street and North Third Street in Columbia, according to the coroner’s office. Coroner investigators declared him dead at the scene after arriving around 3:46 a.m.

The coroner’s office said Stoy-Velazquez’s death is considered suspicious, and an autopsy was scheduled at the Lancaster County Forensic Center. 

Columbia police earlier in the day Wednesday said they were investigating what they said was a suspected homicide after Stoy-Velazquez’s body was found near the intersection. 

More information will be released as it becomes available, police said. 

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/coroner-identifies-marietta-man-found-dead-in-columbia/article_4b1ca526-cd82-4f1e-bf05-60adbe0a8c0d.html 

Man fires 11 rounds at fleeing woman in Columbia shooting, police say

Skyler Mathew Barr

FROM LNP UPDATE:

Columbia Borough police were dispatched to a shooting at South Fourth and Cherry streets at 3:26 a.m. on July 4, 2026. The caller said she was shot, according to charging documents. Police did not identify the caller or provide her age.

She told police Barr shot her as she ran away from him. Police said Skyler Mathew Barr fired 11 rounds at the caller from a 9mm handgun with the intent to kill her, according to charging documents.

A message was left with Columbia police Wednesday morning requesting an update on the shooting victim's condition.

Police said they found 11 spent 9mm casings in the intersection. One of the bullets struck an occupied home on the 300 block of Cherry Street, and three other rounds struck nearby vehicles, according to police.

Barr was not licensed to carry a gun at the time of the shooting, according to police, who said previous convictions prevent him from owning a firearm.

NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELATION

 

The Borough of Columbia Council meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 7:00 pm, has been canceled.

A large number of attendees were expected, for which the Borough Council chambers cannot properly accommodate.  The Borough received late notification of the increased attendance and was unable to properly post a change of meeting location in the newspaper. 

The Borough plans to relocate the meeting scheduled for July 14, 2026, at 7:00 pm to a larger venue.  Information on the change of venue will be posted on social media and in the Lancaster Newspaper in advance of the meeting.

Agenda — Columbia Borough Council Workshop — July 7, 2026

The meeting packet is HERE.