COLUMBIA SPY

In Columbia Borough, officials considered a similar ordinance before deciding not to proceed, said borough code enforcement officer Jeff Helm. "There was a fear that putting the legislation in place would be too 1984-ish," said Helm. Nonetheless, he said, the borough is aggressive when officials become aware of a problem. "We'll write it up as a violation, and (the property owner) has to have a lead abatement contractor take care of the work," said Helm. MORE: http://m.lancasteronline.com/lead-may-be-lurking-where-you-don-t-expect-it/article_7c7daa76-c994-11e4-92d1-e351d3d31a75.html?mode=jqm

There will be roving DUI patrols in Adams and Lancaster counties this weekend, according to a press release from the Center for Traffic Safety. There will also be mid-week sobriety checkpoints in Adams and York counties, and roving DUI patrols in York and Lancaster counties. MORE: http://www.ydr.com/crime/ci_27702987/dui-enforcement-set-st-patricks-day-around-york

"Mayors are the eyes and ears of the people," said Columbia Mayor Leo Lutz, mayor association vice chair. "When someone has a problem, they get a hold of the mayor." MORE: http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/new-lancaster-county-mayors-group-targets-heroin-epidemic-plans-summit/article_6f04fd30-c8f5-11e4-b9dc-9fedcdfb6f55.html?mode=jqm

GO HERE: http://m.wgal.com/news/guidelines-issued-for-bars-restaurants-for-beer-delivery/31769620

ColumbiaPaOnline has done extensive research on the February 3 shooting in the Columbia Plaza parking lot and has posted the results HERE .