COLUMBIA SPY

Columbia Borough will get more than $1.7 million in state support to build an anaerobic digester for use at its wastewater treatment plant, it was announced Thursday. MORE: http://m.lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/columbia-gets-million-state-package-to-help-fund-digester-at/article_f86a56d2-fafb-11e4-aa2f-07bec1861a53.html?mode=jqm

Borough council voted unanimously May 11 to submit a letter of intent for a Lancaster County Smart Growth Transportation grant to make improvements to North Third Street. Council also voted to apply for funding from the Lancaster Transportation Alternatives program to improve River Park, according to Ron Miller, interim borough manager. MORE: http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/grants-could-help-make-columbia-more-appealing-to-visitors/article_603f0ece-fa39-11e4-a7ad-fb1e9c077260.html?mode=jqm

In Columbia in July 2013, members of the Lancaster County Drug Task Force seized $640 from Steven Sanford, no age available, who was driving in a car with someone who had several bags of cocaine on him. Sanford had no drugs on him and wasn't charged. District Attorney Stedman's office has asked the courts to keep his money. MORE: http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/government-still-making-seizures-without-arrests/article_baf44934-f998-11e4-aaf7-87138c7da4da.html?mode=jqm

HARRISBURG, Pa – School property taxes would be lower in every district in Pennsylvania under legislation that  passed the House  today by a vote of 105-86, House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana) said. MORE: http://fox43.com/2015/05/13/pa-house-votes-to-reduce-school-property-taxes/

COLUMBIA, Pa. (WHTM) – There is a push in Pennsylvania to legalize hemp farming, which some say would create an economic boom. At Lancaster Trading House Inc.'s headquarters in Columbia, owner Shawn Patrick House had a number of his hemp food products on display, including pretzels and protein powder. MORE: http://abc27.com/2015/05/12/proponents-push-to-legalize-hemp-farming/

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Columbia School District officials say they are not able to share any specific numbers with the public on their preliminary final budget even though they plan to vote on it Thursday. The state requires that all school districts pass their final budgets by June 30. MORE: http://m.lancasteronline.com/columbia/news/columbia-school-district-budget-still-lacks-specifics/article_a0b1df4c-f8fc-11e4-a48d-93fdd957ccff.html?mode=jqm