Friday, April 26, 2024

[LNP | LancasterOnline] Gas meter placement in historic neighborhoods still an issue in Lancaster city, Columbia Borough

Lancaster city and Columbia Borough remain at odds with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission over who gets to decide where gas companies place their meters in historic districts, after the state Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling in the PUC's favor.

The Supreme Court decided against the municipalities' argument that the commission has failed to regulate where gas companies place their meters — inside or outside historic homes. The municipalities say the PUC gives too much control to gas companies in determining meter placement, which can affect the aesthetic of a historic community.

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Restaurant Inspections - Columbia Borough - April 26, 2024


Black Olive Family Diner, 1506 Lancaster Ave., Columbia, April 18. Pass. Open beverage containers for personal consumption were on a shelf at the mechanical dishwasher and the other (twist-cap variety) on a food preparation table. Food employees preparing food not wearing beard covers. Raw beef and raw liver stored above raw fish in the small cooling unit. Raw chicken stored above tubes of raw beef in the walk-in cooler. In-use knives stored between table edges or between tables, an area not easily cleanable and sanitized. Tilapia, vacuum-packed and received frozen, in the small cooling unit is completely thawed and still in original packaging, which is not a proper thawing method according to package instructions. Time in lieu of temperature being used in the food facility to control ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous foods (raw eggs) without written procedures or documentation to verify disposition of food. Old food residue on the slicer. Opaque residue on the deflector plate of the ice maker.

Andy's Market Inc., 310 11th St., Columbia, April 17. Pass. Food employees in the front preparation area wearing bracelet and watch. Food employees in the front and back food preparation area not wearing a beard cover. Thirteen packs of Woodland All American Jerky being offered for sale from a facility that is not federally inspected. Raw shell eggs stored above ham in the reach-in cooler in the back food preparation area. The hand-wash sink in the front area was blocked by many boxes and not accessible at all times for employee use.

Griddles Malt Shoppe, 315B Locust St., Columbia, April 17. Pass. No violations.

Our Lady of the Angels School/Holy Trinity Church, 404 Cherry St., Columbia, April 17. Pass. An irreversible registering thermometer or thermal labels are not available for monitoring the rinse temperature of the mechanical dishwasher. Old food residue on the can opener blade.