Monday, June 1, 2015

Parking issue could kill hopes for state call center in Columbia Borough

A proposed state call center that could have brought 129 jobs to Columbia might be off the table because of a lack of parking.
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18 comments:

Brian said...

Gee ... wonder why this reads like a press release? The borough's side is brought up; the developer's side is brought up. What about the Customer's side (the Department of Human Services)?

Think this might be an agenda-driven press-release. Little real news here. Just thoughts expressed with no real substance.

Anonymous said...

The title " could kill hopes for call center" sounds like all of Columbia was in favor of this and we will all be disappointed!!

Anonymous said...

Place the call center at the waste water treatment plant. There will be plenty of room for parking.

Anonymous said...

Why not build a parking garage??????

Anonymous said...

Agreed. Thanks for pointing that out.

Anonymous said...

Columbia Borough already sold the land to LASA!

Anonymous said...

yes, put the call center on the ground level and the parking levels up high and keep the top deck for tourist parking and then put a mono rail to the down town

Anonymous said...

the LAND was NOT sold to LASA. just the treatment plant!
it sounds like a bad deal to me anyway, IBS developer would make out while COlumbia Boro LOSES again.

Anonymous said...

Let the building go into foreclosure. It can be gotten for pennies on the dollar after that. Commercial buildings aren't worth anything in Cola., & this one is in a flood plain & on rented land. Nobody should pay what's owed on this building, including the Hambones.

Anonymous said...

EXACTLY!!!

Anonymous said...

The Hambones is NOT paying off the debt, the taxpayers are via borough council.

Anonymous said...

They only sold the collection system. The waste water treatment plant property stays with the Borough.

Anonymous said...

They should have sold them nothing!

Anonymous said...

So the treatment plant is built up in the air? They sold the air above the land, cool!!

Anonymous said...

you'd think this council were ALL millionaires...at least that's the way they spend OUR MONEY. just look at the taj mahal too. WHEN will any of them step up to the plate and DO what their residents want them to. that voted them in in the first place.

Anonymous said...

Borough Hall , police department, and the call center should all share a new building and put a Steak House where the heads meet

Anonymous said...

And off site track betting at the not market house everyone loves horses

Joe Lintner said...

If you believe in the power of prayer, then pray this turkey doesn't come to roost here. It's not in Columbia's best interest. The salesman is selling us pies in the sky.