Columbia Borough buys blighted Bigler property
According to deeds recorded in LNP:
Samuel L. Bigler and Cynthia L. Bigler conveyed property on Locust Street to Columbia Borough for $51,711.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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That would make a nice court yard / back yard for Perfect Settings
1.) River Park deal with Old Columbia Public Grounds Company for the procurement of alcohol consumption.
2.) McGinnis Airfield
3.) Columbia No. 1 Firehouse building located on Front Street
What will be the cost of demolition or remodeling of the Bigler property? Was there a plan in place of use for this property? We seem to be purchasing properties with no solidified plans. Could you please answer these questions for the Columbia voters and why they should vote for Councilman Williams. Thank you!
Columbia Citizen