Agenda - HARB Meeting - February 17, 2021

Download the 85-page meeting packet HERE.

Columbia Borough plans new logo for "consistent brand message"

• GAYLE JOHNSON | For LNP | LancasterOnline

When: Columbia Borough Council meeting, Feb. 9.

What happened: Look for a new branded logo for Columbia Borough. Council members tasked their advertising and public relations firm, Gavin Marketing, with creating a single message and image describing the borough as a vibrant, family-friendly, historical area.

Quotable: "We want the same, consistent brand message across the board. We want it to be welcoming, and show that we're ready to move forward," Heather Zink, council president, said after the meeting. "I'll know it when I see it."

Background: The borough now displays different images and messages. For instance, the council uses one logo on its stationery and another on the side of police vehicles. Some borough signs display another image. Council hired Gavin in October to handle communications about the borough's plan to purchase the McGinness airport property, voting to pay the York-based marketing firm a $2,500 monthly retainer through July. Legal issues delayed the airport property purchase, so council voted to direct Gavin to work on the borough's brand — a combination of a uniform image and message that represents Columbia. By redirecting Gavin, council will save a $2,500 termination fee because the agency will now work on the logo instead of the airport purchase, Borough Manager Mark Stivers said.

Code conflict: Council members may approve an ordinance that would correct two contrasting statements regarding where residents can build property fences. One part of the code says fences must be two feet from a residential property line. Another statement says residents may build fences directly on the property line. Council members lean toward allowing fences at the property line, but first will seek recommendations from the Columbia and Lancaster County planning commissions before making a decision, Zink said.

Open positions: Interested residents may apply for a vacant council position after Pam Williams recently resigned. Anyone interested in serving on council must be a registered voter and have lived continuously in the borough for the past year. Letters of interest, addressed to Council President Heather Zink, must be received by Feb. 22, at the borough office, 308 Locust St., Columbia, PA, 17512. Applicants also may email HZink@columbiapa.net. Public interviews will follow, Zink said. The borough also has two open positions on its Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, as well as two alternate spaces on the Zoning Hearing Board. Interested residents may write or email the council president.

Fire Report: Fires and other emergencies declined in the borough in 2020 when compared to 2019, council members learned. Fire department volunteers responded to 661 incidents this past year, down from 725 incidents in 2019, Fire Chief Scott Ryno told council when he presented the department's latest annual report.

What's next: The borough will hold a council meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 23, and the meeting will be streamed on the borough's Facebook page.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/columbia-borough-plans-new-logo-for-consistent-brand-message/article_e77083ce-7057-11eb-85f4-cbbc0340796d.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 

Agenda - Columbia Borough Planning Commission Meeting - February 16, 2021

 

UPDATE: Police identify man killed in fiery crash in Columbia

COLUMBIA, Pa. —

The coroner was called to a crash in Columbia, Lancaster County, Monday morning.

What we know

• Police have identified the victim as Jason Brock, 37, of Columbia.
• The fiery crash happened around 4:30 a.m. at Route 441 and Rotary Avenue.
• Brock's vehicle struck a concrete bridge abutment and burst into flames.
• A passerby pulled Brock from the vehicle before officers arrived, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
• Any witnesses are asked to call Officer Brent M. Keyser at the Columbia Borough Police Department at 717-684-7735 or submit a tip online.

https://www.wgal.com/article/fatal-crash-fire-columbia-lancaster-county/35506585 

Lancaster County man dies in early-morning crash Monday in Columbia

A Lancaster County man died in a crash early Monday morning in Columbia, according to Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni. 

The crash happened around 5 a.m. near Routes 441 and 462, according to Lancaster County-Wide Communications. It was a one-vehicle crash, but no other details about the crash have been released.

Emergency responders were dispatched for a vehicle fire in the same area shortly after and units were on scene until around 7 a.m. 

The man's identity has not yet been released.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-man-dies-in-early-morning-crash-monday-in-columbia/article_a90cab56-6f91-11eb-be0f-57253fe80641.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 

About Town - February 14, 2021

This week's photos of Columbia

(Click/tap on pics to see larger, sharper images.) 

In observance of Valentine's Day, here's a photo titled "3 of Hearts" that was published on Columbia Spy a few years ago.

Is this robin the sign of an early spring?

Let's hope so!

Yep, it's cold out.

This helicopter was flying over the town on several days last week.

The river was as smooth as a mirror at one point.

Here are more scarves from Columbia Presbyterian.

Watching the ice "flow"

Several gulls were "reflecting" on the river.

Arches

This newspaper dispenser has become a trash depository.

Letters are needed at Joe's Steak Shop, and people need to stop stealing them.

Women Owned

This oversized load somehow got onto Walnut Street. It took up almost two lanes.

It was heading towards Columbia River Park.

On the way, it almost got stuck on the railroad tracks at the entrance to the park.

And stopped here temporarily . . .

. . . right in front of the Columbia Water Company.

The driver then began backing it onto Heritage Drive.

The turn was pretty sharp.

But thanks to some skillful driving, and direction by a helper . . .

. . . the driver actually made it.

The truck came to rest again on Heritage Drive.

This structure along Riverfront Drive appears to have been taken from the back half of the load. (The foundation was built the week before.}

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A photo from Columbia Spy was published in the January/February 2021 edition of the Watch & Clock Bulletin, a publication of Columbia's National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors.

Here's the cover of the recent bulletin.

Here's the photo as published on the September 30, 2020 Columbia Spy HERE.

Deeds Recorded- Columbia Borough - Feb. 8, 2021

Benjamin G. Sauder and Joslyn Sauder conveyed 134 S. Second St. to Awakened Properties LLC for $83,500.

Donald C. Murphy and Becky Murphy conveyed 401 Walnut St. to Christopher R. Prestia for $150,000.

Angela M. Kraft and Angela M. Gross conveyed property on Spruce Street to Gabriela Henriquez for $120,000.

Joseph M. Ayad conveyed 145 S. Eighth St. to Curtis L. Wilson and Wesley A. Guidry for $165,000.

Donna J. Williams conveyed 32 S. Third St. to Heritage Rei LLC for $166,840.

Joseph Ayad and Kerelos F. Kendes conveyed 538 N. Second St. to Morgan L. Miller for $160,000.

Valley View Capital LLC and Eli S. King conveyed 283 S. Fifth St. to Jessica L. Englehart for $125,000.



Timothy B. Funk conveyed 1092 Cloverton Drive to Heriberto Feliciano Alvarado and Heriberto Feliciano Alvarado for $141,900.



MK Joint Ventures LLC and Jeffrey D. Mohler conveyed 128 S. Eighth St. to Luis Angel Rivera for $145,000.



James B. Leddy and Tammy F. Leddy conveyed 54 S. Eighth St. to Renewed Concepts LLC for $102,000.