Columbia debates sewer plant options - LancasterOnline

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Columbia residents have two choices when it comes to dealing with their aging wastewater treatment plant: refurbish the facility or relocate the sewage.

Two recently suggested designs simply upgrade the old plant, the first major improvement since 1972.

The second option, a proposed bulk services agreement from Lancaster Area Sewer Authority, abandons the old plant and instead builds a pump station and moves sewage to LASA for treatment.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/816548_Columbia-debates-sewer-plant-options.html

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Anonymous said…
this is a NO BRAINER....UPGRADE THE OLD PLANT...AT LEAST WE'D OWN IT...sorry to say if u go with LASA, they won't tell u the whole truth again-4 yrs ago it was $ 6 MILLION just to hook up....that didn't include a pumping station, running lines, etc. so u need to ADD a couple more million-possibly 6 ....AND the Boro would still be respoinsible for all the sewer lines and the repairs. DUH? do i look that stupid. this is NOT hard to figure out. oh forgot to tell u, this is what i heard, the first thing to happen is ur sewer bill increasing from 20 a month to 55 A MONTH.
February 19, 2013 at 6:52 AM
Joe Lintner said…
Interesting info. I had a feeling we'd be getting screwed on the deal.
February 19, 2013 at 7:11 AM
Anonymous said…
um, didn't our sewer(wastewater) bills just exponentially increase? lived in Cola less than five years- only rate that has not changed or increased is Jack Gamby!
February 19, 2013 at 1:03 PM
Anonymous said…
a year ago....like $3 a month.....still much cheaper than LASA
February 19, 2013 at 2:21 PM
Anonymous said…
I have relatives that live in different parts of Lancaster County and nobody pays as much as we do in Columbia for sewer. Please do your homework, Manheim Township and Manor Township are considerably less than Columbia.
February 19, 2013 at 8:36 PM
Anonymous said…
disagree....some LASA customers are on quarterly billing and its $75.00 which equals $25 per month.although thats old info, it could have gone up...after all they have even more to take care of..i vote NO TO LASA...its a no brainer.....
why on this green earth would you sell the only income revenue the Boro has???? STUPID..it don';t take no brain surgeon to figure this out.
February 20, 2013 at 7:02 AM
Anonymous said…
been here done that about 4 1/2 yrs ago! LASA tried to sneak in the back door...and some were actually for it. but the residents spoke up. LASA wanted $ 6 million JUST TO HOOK UP ! and that didn't include another $5 or $6 million to make it happen and do everything the boro would have needed to do AND LASA DIDN'T WANT THE LINES....THE BORO WOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THESE OLD LINES...EVEN TODAY, THAT HASEN'T CHANGED!!!!!
February 20, 2013 at 7:05 AM
Anonymous said…
just read in one of these articles that the cost is NOW $9.5 MILLION to hook up to LASA.....we can upgrade OUR OWN SEWER PLANT FOR THE SAME MONEY!!!and OWN IT...
February 20, 2013 at 7:06 AM
Anonymous said…
ALL LASA customers pay a MINIMUM of $25 a month. do some research.
February 20, 2013 at 2:48 PM
Anonymous said…
i have to weigh in here too....i agree that it would be in theBEST interest of the residents and taxpayers of theBoro to UPGRADE AND REBUILD OUR VERY OWN SEWER PLANT !!!!
It truly is a "no brainer" ...i will NEVER understand why ANYONE would encourage the Boro to go with LASA (unless of course it's for their OWN BENEFIT). We said NO 4 1/2 years ago-NOTHING has changed!
LASA GO AWAY WE ARE "NOT" INTERESTED
I really hope some taxpaying residnets attend the MEETING TODAY AT 4:30 PM AT THE BORO OFFICE...................it's important to attend
and yes the minimum LASA customeres pay now IS $25.00 a onth and they bill quarterly.
February 21, 2013 at 6:45 AM
Anonymous said…
Most excellant choice at the municipal authority mtg!!!!!! No to LASA !!!!!!!! thank you all.
February 22, 2013 at 7:51 PM
Anonymous said…
yes it most definitely is....amen.
February 23, 2013 at 9:11 AM
Anonymous said…
THANK YOU !!!!! you made the right choice.
February 26, 2013 at 2:02 PM
Anonymous said…
i am truly thankful for those who do their research, their homework and then make an intelligent, educated decision. a big thank you to each and every Muncipal Authority member, and the rest of mgmt who are a part of the municipal authoritys mtgs. what good, up to date info.
February 28, 2013 at 9:10 PM
Anonymous said…
AND THE RIGHT DECISION....NO LASA....not interested....
March 1, 2013 at 8:02 AM
Anonymous said…
i just read the other article on here (a couple stories back) about the sewer plant....REALLY??? that man does NOT have even an inkling. His whole entire comment is from space-nothing in it is the truth. it's amazing...have no idea where people get thier information.
March 3, 2013 at 6:50 PM
Anonymous said…
have to agree. NOT one thing he said was true....
March 4, 2013 at 6:37 AM
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