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The Lancaster County Land and Bank Authority will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, followed by the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster Board of Directors at its offices, 28 Penn Square, 2nd Floor, Suite 200. To attend via Zoom, email mjoyce@lchra.com. Among the agenda items: - New business: (1) Resolution authorizing acquisition using PHARE funds of properties at 243 and 245 South 5th St., Columbia; (2) Resolution authorizing acquisition using PHARE funds of the property at 637 Furnace Ave., Columbia.

Tuesday, Aug. 24, immediately following the 4:30 p.m. Lancaster County Housing Authority meeting at their offices, 28 Penn Square, 2nd Floor, Suite 200. To attend via Zoom, email mjoyce@lchra.com. Among the agenda items: - 3) Resolution approving a reservation of funds letter for rehabilitation of affordable rental units at 305 Locust St., Columbia, using CDBG funding; (4) Resolution approving a reservation of funds letter for rehabilitation of affordable rental units at 361 Locust St., Columbia, using CDBG funding; (5) Resolution approving a reservation of funds letter for rehabilitation of affordable rental units at 117 North Third St., Columbia, using CDBG funding; (6) Resolution approving a reservation of funds letter for rehabilitation of affordable rental units at 425 Walnut St., Columbia, using CDBG funding

The estate of Dorothy V. McGinness and The estate of Dorothy Vivian McGinness conveyed property on a public road to Peggy A. Knoll, James G. McGinness, Revised Dorothy V. McGinness Revocable Trust of 2013 and Dorothy V. McGinness Revocable Trust of 2013 for $1. Beverly Morrison and Beverly A. Morrison conveyed property on Walnut Street to Charlotte Amelia Selman for $170,000. Rigoberto Perez Sedano conveyed 133 N. Seventh St. to Esteban Daniel Sanchez Ferrer and Elizabett Melendez Moreno for $195,000. Robert Cox, Jennifer Cox and Jennifer Vanheel conveyed 637 Fairview Ave. to Robert Cox and Jennifer Cox for $1.

 Recent photos of Columbia (Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.) Underwater construction for an intake update project continued this week at the Columbia Water Company: Unfortunately, the structure served as trash catcher for whatever washed downstream after the recent heavy rains. **************************** We got a lot of rain this week. An egret stopped by briefly at River Park. Apples ripening Jam session at Columbia Presbyterian, 4th & Locust A new feature for your pickup? Dueling copper tops Delivery at Hinkle's Ice cream at Sahd Salvage Wheelchairs crazy in the street Sit a spell at Kelman & Swartz, 300 block of Locust Cicada killer and prey According to Google: Despite their large size and bright yellow and brown coloring, cicada killers are harmless to humans—they're “gentle giants of the wasp world.” Apparently, these three drivers had to get somewhere quick, so much so that they drove in the opposite lane on Linden Street. [Submitted video] L...

"None of us know for sure why they did not go through with this purchase several years ago. We only know what people have said and what was put in the letter which may or may not be accurate." Council President Heather Zink August 10, 2021 However, according to borough documents, we do know why: Minutes of the Special Columbia Borough Council Meeting, July 24, 2017 The answer is clearly stated in the minutes of the July 24, 2017 Columbia Borough Council meeting, which says that the motion was to authorize the solicitor to provide notice to the McGinness family that the borough of Columbia "is voiding the Agreement of Sale... because Borough Council... has determined that the title, environmental and/or subsurface conditions of the property, are unacceptable to the borough." That motion passed 6-0. (Councilwoman Fran FitzGerald was absent.) The reason is also clearly stated in a letter dated July 25, 2017 from borough solicitor Barry Handwerger to the McGinness famil...

Public school students in Columbia Borough will have to bring masks when they return to class next week. The Columbia Borough school board approved a proposal Thursday to add a mask requirement to its health and safety plan, putting it in the minority of Lancaster County public schools requiring face coverings at the start of the 2021-22 school year. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-borough-students-staff-must-mask-up-when-school-begins-aug-24-board-approves-measure/article_85a1c6a4-0151-11ec-8bff-e3d7e150f5d8.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share