$683,000 in delinquent taxes among the takeaways from Thursday's school board meeting

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The Columbia Borough School District held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Here are a few quick takeaways from the meeting:

Students of the Month were honored at Thursday's Columbia Borough School Board Meeting. Students' names are shown below.



The final agenda for the meeting is shown below:





In answer to a citizen's question, Chief of Finance and Operations Keith Ramsey stated that the current amount of delinquent school taxes is "just over $683,000."

School Superintendent Tom Strickler announced that the Columbia Borough School District received a PA Smart Grant in the amount of $35,000 for STEM education. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The current terms of the following school board directors will expire this year: Charles Leader, Kathy Hohenadel, Fred Thomas, Janet Schwert, and Jenna Geesey.

Comments

Anonymous said…
what`s the reason the taxes are not being collected? why are the names of those who don`t pay their taxes be plubished for all to see?
January 18, 2019 at 6:09 PM
Anonymous said…
Why don't they collect all that money. I have to pay my taxes why shouldn't all those people. Nice they can get away with it.
January 18, 2019 at 6:40 PM
Anonymous said…
What if no one paid their taxes seems all these people get away with it. Publish their names and I bet they would pay. Why say how much is owed if nothing is done about it
January 19, 2019 at 10:03 AM
Anonymous said…
Publish the names no matter who they are.
January 19, 2019 at 10:07 AM
Anonymous said…
COLLECT THE TAXES NOW, DON'T LET ANYONE OFF THE HOOK.
January 20, 2019 at 10:52 AM
william stoner said…
if your a new business in columbia,you get tax break,the rest of us pay or lose home
January 20, 2019 at 12:33 PM
Anonymous said…
Publish the names of people owing back taxes. Then collect.
January 24, 2019 at 10:59 AM
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