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Columbia's decision to ban former employee from its property may be 'unconstitutional' [Lancaster Watchdog]
Chris Vera [Columbia Spy file photo] The following information is excerpted from a December 6, 2025 LNP Watchdog article by LNP | LancasterOnline reporter Jade Campos. Still reeling from an abrupt firing from his role as head of the Columbia Market House in March, Chris Vera was surprised to get a letter in the mail from a Columbia Borough attorney two weeks later telling him he was banned indefinitely from borough property. The letter gave no reason for the ban. Nine months later, Vera, who has served as president of the Columbia Historic Preservation Society for more than a decade and has helped with the borough’s comprehensive plan, is still banned from borough property. He believes the ban includes borough parks, which is part of the reason he moved his annual Albatwitch Day festival, which celebrates the myth of a local cryptid, to Wrightsville. Vera said he’s not sure why the borough went to such lengths to keep him away from public spaces given his termination from the borough s...
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Environmental Compliance Supervisor" another management position that they tried to advertise for maybe 2 months ago-"Sewer Enforcement Officer" at a cost of I believe it was $68,000.00 with benefits......the Boro does NOT need this position filled for a HANDFUL of properties. The property owners would hire a certified SEO for a "little bit of nothing" to inspect tank. This is ANOTHER BLATANT WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY !!! NO.NO.NO. COUNCIL AREN'T ANY OF YOU LISTENING TO US TAXPAYING HOMEOWNERS????? HAVEN'T ENOUGH OF US LOST OUR HOMES AND JOBS ALREADY? Maybe you all need to do your homework.
council you were elected to represent the majority of taxpaying homeowners - and you are NOT doing that. NO hiring.....we can NOT afford and will NOT stand for it. get ur head out ya a--
also, do you notice that TOO much of the time, there is 1 and sometimes 2 boro vehicles parked in front of the boro...where in the heck are us customers supposed to park???
this is ridiculous. why don't ALL of the boro vehicles park in one of the lots or on the side of the building? the boro vehicles should NOT BE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING....
no common sense.
instead-fix our streets-instead of spending millions and millions on the river park..hello??????is anybody paying attention or even care????
and why spend any money at the river when the SUSQUEHANNA IS DYING A SLOW DEATH AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.....CONCENTRATE ON THAT INSTEAD OF SOME STUPID BLDG