Monday, March 17, 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Vehicle accident - Class I
Two vehicles collided at the intersection of 8th & Locust this afternoon at about 2:20.
Police call at 855 Chestnut
Columbia Borough and West Hempfield police responded to a call this morning at about 9:30 regarding an open door at 855 Chestnut Street. The property is the former Long's Funeral Home and has been vacant for several years.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Columbia man and his father to be tried in kidnapping
A Columbia man and his father are headed to trial for allegedly kidnapping a pair of young boys from a Lancaster city home last month.
The violent Feb. 6 abduction of Erielys Ahorrio, 3, and John Ahorrio, 4, prompted state police to issue a national Amber Alert.
The violent Feb. 6 abduction of Erielys Ahorrio, 3, and John Ahorrio, 4, prompted state police to issue a national Amber Alert.
Columbia's water supply - Is it secure?
During this period last year, we were undergoing a water contamination scare. (Link: http://columbiapa-17512.blogspot.com/2013/03/columbia-water-customers-should-not.html?m=0)
After workers found evidence of tampering at the water storage tanks located between Chickies Hill Road and Laurel Hill Cemetery, it was thought possible that someone had contaminated Columbia's water supply. An investigation ensued, and the water was later deemed safe.
On September 3, the PUC conducted a public hearing on an unrelated matter: Columbia Water Company's rate hike request. At that hearing, I asked Water Company representatives what, if anything, had been done to ensure the safety of the water storage tanks. I don't recall their attorney's exact reply, only that it was vague and tentative, which leads me to believe the company had not implemented any measures except, perhaps, the hope that the crisis would be forgotten.
Well, we have not forgotten. Therefore, I am asking publicly - once again - of any Columbia Water Company representatives who might be reading this, or of anyone else "in the know": What safety and security measures have been put in place to protect our water supply?
After workers found evidence of tampering at the water storage tanks located between Chickies Hill Road and Laurel Hill Cemetery, it was thought possible that someone had contaminated Columbia's water supply. An investigation ensued, and the water was later deemed safe.
On September 3, the PUC conducted a public hearing on an unrelated matter: Columbia Water Company's rate hike request. At that hearing, I asked Water Company representatives what, if anything, had been done to ensure the safety of the water storage tanks. I don't recall their attorney's exact reply, only that it was vague and tentative, which leads me to believe the company had not implemented any measures except, perhaps, the hope that the crisis would be forgotten.
Well, we have not forgotten. Therefore, I am asking publicly - once again - of any Columbia Water Company representatives who might be reading this, or of anyone else "in the know": What safety and security measures have been put in place to protect our water supply?
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Columbia to digitize borough ordinances
Columbia Borough Council authorized an agreement March 10 between the borough and General Code to digitize the borough's ordinances.
Ordinances have not been fully available, and searchable electronically, since 2008. The core issue that drove the decision was the inability for people to search for technical details about legislation when paper versions of ordinances were scanned into PDF format.
Instead, officials and residents alike have been relying, primarily, on binders.
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