Hempfield school board President Bill Otto delivered a public apology at the March 10 meeting because he says the board inadvertently violated the state Sunshine Act during its process to replace a school board member.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
A Police Gadget Tracks Cell Phones? Shhh! It’s Secret
Police departments to conduct warrantless wiretapping on citizens:
As Sunshine Week begins, where does Pennsylvania stand on open records?
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.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
What I saw recently
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.
Lead may be lurking where you don't expect it
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.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)