Wednesday, July 30, 2014

It’s deja vu for vendors of struggling Columbia Market


Columbia Borough Council's unanimous decision Monday to send the Columbia Historic Market House Trust a letter, claiming violations of the trust's agreement for managing the market, was prompted, in part, by a petition from market vendors and by missing financial reports from the trust.
Once notice is given, the trust has 45 days to correct the problems or it will be in default of the management agreement with the borough, formalized in January 2012.
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Columbia council orders crackdown on code violations

Columbia Borough Council is making sure that enforcing the law is a priority and that borough departments have the resources they need to deal with violations.

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http://m.lancasteronline.com/columbia/news/columbia-council-orders-crackdown-on-code-violations/article_b64e4146-176c-11e4-af3c-0017a43b2370.html?mode=jqm

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Coming next Tuesday

Some still confused by detour route

Some drivers are still confused by the route of the recent detour.  This trucker turned down Walnut Street from Second and, after seeing the signage at the end of the street, turned right onto Front Street.  Similar replays have occurred in the surrounding blocks over the past two days.


Sinkhole reroutes detour during railroad work in Columbia

The detour route for the railroad crossing closure on Route 441 in Columbia Borough has been changed to repair a sinkhole.

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http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/sinkhole-reroutes-detour-during-railroad-work-in-columbia/article_c69e73be-1739-11e4-bdf5-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm

Monday, July 28, 2014

New parking rates

Don't forget: Parking meter rates recently doubled from 25 cents for 60 minutes to 25 cents for 30 minutes.
Plug the meter for the appropriate amount.
Violators will be ticketed.

Construction is underway

Construction on the railroad crossing on Route 441 between Locust and Union Streets and adjacent areas along the railroad tracks got underway today.  Detours have been set up to reroute traffic around the area.