Monday, April 6, 2015

Columbia Borough Spring 2015 Newsletter

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CEDC presentation 6 p.m. this Wednesday at 200 Locust

The nonprofit Columbia Economic Development Corporation hired a team of mostly Lancaster County redevelopment experts to explore Columbia, interview its business, government and other leaders, and plot a way forward for the underused downtown, said executive director Janice Nikoloff.
The consultants will make a public presentation of their findings 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 at 200 Locust St., Columbia.

Property tax independence meeting Thursday at VFW

Thursday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at VFW, 401 Manor Street
(Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
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Yard waste pickup starts today


What I saw recently

 Antique light fixture in Avenue I

 Sidewalk worship service on Walnut Street

 Let's hope we get some good ones soon.

 Replacing a utility pole near Manor School

 Classic car on Manor

 Brucekie's dress code.
This should become a borough ordinance.

 The former Vigilant Fire Company, now the Amvets

 Apparently, the ghosts of history still reside there.

 Alley(way) cat

Stirrin' up dust at the Columbia Water Company 

 Whatever this is at Tollbooth Antiques

 Back to that utility pole project



Two more original bridge light fixtures spotted, this time in York County on Lucky Lane . . .



Speaking of the bridge, here's a view from Mount Pisgah.

Constables Come to Columbia

 Constable Robert J. Hetter and Taser the Bloodhound of River Valley K-9 Rescue Services patrolled Avenue H for contraband on Sunday morning.

 This morning, two Pennsylvania State Constables watched and waited . . .

 as this one presented papers . . .

and asked questions.

Easter Egret

This snowy egret was fishing for minnows in the Shawnee Creek on Easter morning . . .