COLUMBIA SPY

March 15-21 is marked by a variety of participants as Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote dialogue about open government and freedom of information. MORE: http://triblive.com/mobile/7941740-96/records-open-public

 The addition to the Columbia Water Company is progressing. Remember, it's costing you money just to look at this. (The charges are on your water bill.)  Tundra swans soaring  Under new ownership at Fourth and Chestnut (Formerly Doutrich's Automotive)  Public service call on the 100 block of South Sixth Let's hope it thickens a bit.

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