COLUMBIA SPY

The sign pictured above was seen on the front lawn of 631 South 13th Street today. The main text of the letter reads as follows: LEGAL NOTICE The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at 7:00 P.M., in the Municipal Building at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, to consider the following application(s) and/or appeal(s): Vincent Fiorella is requesting special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to construct an accessory building at 631 South Thirteenth Street in a Low Density Residential (LDR) zoned district. Robert Basler is requesting special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to subdivide a developed residential property at 25-27 South Second Street in a High Density Residential (HDR) zoned district. Radiovision Christiana Management is requesting a modification of a previous Zoning Board decision as well as special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to improve property by construction of higher communications towers/ dish(es), equipme...

The regular monthly meeting of the Columbia Borough Council Committee of the Whole was held Monday, September 22, at 6 p.m. at Borough Hall, 308 Locust Street.  Highlights of the meeting are as follows : Near the beginning of the meeting, there was a discussion by citizens and councillor about the property at 631 South 13th Street. Details can be found  HERE . UPDATE: The property owner has applied for a variance, and the issue will now go before the Zoning Hearing Board on October 29 at 7 p.m. at the Borough Hall. Highway: Public Works Director Ron Miller said there will be additional costs for the Northwest River Trail Services Building at Columbia River Park for heating and electricity and that the amount is currently unknown.  Councillor Jim Smith asked if there had been any outreach to other members of the Northwest Trail to share costs. Borough Manager Sam Sulkosky said that it is the borough's building.  Finance Manager Georgiana Schreck said the build...

Township police ask anyone who can identify him to call Cpl. Miles Bixler or Cpl. Douglas Ober at 1-717-285-5191. Tipsters also may call Lancaster City/County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-1913 or anonymously text LANCS plus your message to 847411 (TIP411). MORE: http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/police-thief-steals-winning-lottery-ticket-caught-on-camera-cashing/article_315f932a-52ec-11e4-ae43-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm

Dozens of motorcycle enthusiasts from around the area roared into Columbia on Sunday afternoon to show their support for Chad Noll and The Cycle Den.  Chad Noll, The Cycle Den's former owner, passed away earlier this year at age 39, following an illness of several months. The day's event included the ride, which progressed westward on Route 462, followed by a meal at the Columbia VFW and a silent auction and 50/50 raffle. Proceeds will be donated to the Mayo Clinic's Calciphylaxis Research Fund. Chad E. Noll  Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray rode to show his support. Dozens of motorcycle enthusiasts from around the area attended the event to ride and show their support for Chad Noll and The Cycle Den. Bike riders left The Cycle Den parking lot to form a procession headed west on Route 462.

October's overcast skies were the perfect canopy for a unique car show in Mount Bethel Cemetery on Saturday. Hearses, some transporting denizens of the dead, lined the roadway inside the grounds, as grim and silent tombstones looked on.  One vehicle in particular sported blood stains and a bloody handprint, possible evidence of a zombie attack. Inside the Superintendent's House, an actual human skeleton (named Harry) greeted visitors. The show was a joint endeavor of the  Mohnton Professional Car Club  and  Mount Bethel Cemetery . The hearses . . . A skeleton named Harry . . . A skeleton named Harry reposed inside the Superintendent's House.  His backstory is presented above. Accompanying Harry were bottles of mortician's chemicals and other potions, as well as a 19th-century undertaker's certification. The motorcycle hearse . . . A motorcycle hearse, owned by  Unique Limousines  of Ha...

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This letter appeared in today's Intell/New Era. It's in response to a letter published on Monday.