LASA offers to buy Columbia sewer system in $22.5 million deal

The Lancaster Area Sewer Authority is offering $8.6 million to purchase Columbia's wastewater assets and take over its management.

If the offer is accepted, according to documents, LASA would also assume responsibility for the principal and interest owed on a bond that was taken out in 2010.  That responsibility would begin at the time the deal is finalized and continue through 2020. This would save the borough $4.27 million in payments.

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Fly infestation prompts moving tonight's Columbia council meeting

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Important Notice - Time and Location Change for Tonight's Meeting

Due to the fly infestation issue caused by agricultural activities at the McGinness Property, the Joint Borough Council/Municipal Authority meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 6:00 pm is being moved to a new location and time.  The meeting will be held at the Columbia No. 1 Fire Department at 137 South Front Street at 6:30 pm on Tuesday May 27, 2014. 

Memorial Day Parade - May 25, 2014

MORE TO COME . . . 

Columbia Kettle Works brewery opens in Columbia

Columbia Kettle Works, a craft micro-brewery, has opened in Columbia at 40 N. Third St.

The brewpub occupies 7,500 square feet of space on the first floor of  the former United Telephone Co. building.

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Columbia resident: “We’re not making shoo-fly pie with [flies]."

wgal.com recently ran a report that serves as a follow-up my post about piles of chicken manure at McGinness's field HERE.
Large numbers of flies that have propagated in the manure have become a nuisance to neighbors.

GO HERE.

Susquehanna Bank Columbia branch renovation

Susquehanna Bank recently held a rededication ceremony at its Columbia branch, where it completed a $250,000 reconstruction project to the interior of the 104-year-old bank building in the downtown business district.

The project began in June 2013 and concluded in October 2013.

The rededication ceremony was held on Friday May 9 to celebrate the grand reopening of the facility. The construction project was designed to improve the energy and employee efficiency of the branch.

Susquehanna Bank said the project also demonstrates its commitment to be part of the downtown area of Columbia on Locust Street, and further assists in the ongoing improvements of the borough.