Columbia parts ways with Planning and Zoning Manager

Sharon Cino

[Columbia Spy file photo]

When: Columbia Council meeting, Oct. 3.

What happened: Columbia parted ways with Planning and Zoning Manager Sharon Cino Sept. 26, less than two days after council members approved her project, Columbia 2040. The borough’s new 130-page comprehensive document replaces one from 1995 and should guide the municipality’s growth for the next 15 to 20 years.

Why it matters: The borough has new plans for the zoning department, Mark Stivers, borough manager, said via phone Oct. 4. He declined to explain any details during the meeting after a resident asked about the matter.

Quotable: “Nothing triggered it,” Stivers said Oct. 4. “The borough is going in a different direction and turning that position into more of a zoning officer instead of a community development leader.”

By the numbers: Cino joined Columbia Dec. 7, 2020, with a $65,000 annual salary. She was earning $68,985 when she left.

[Source: LNP/lancasteronline.com]