Monday, July 13, 2015

No street sweeping again this week


Crews rescue two canoeists on Saturday

Emergency crews responded to Columbia River Park on Saturday afternoon to rescue two canoeists form the Susquehanna River. The incident occurred between the two bridges. 
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(Photos by Ben Burner)




Sunday, July 12, 2015

Construction fence installed on Locust Street

Sections of construction fence were recently added at the 208-210 Locust Street property.

South Fourth is looking a bit better

 Much of the trash has been removed from the 100 block of South Fourth Street, due in part to the citizen shown above, who was cleaning up with a dust pan and broom the other day.  


Tell Jack Hubley: They might be here for a while

A few weeks ago, on a WGAL report, Jack Hubley gave the impression that the mayfly swarms plaguing Columbia and Wrightsville would soon be a thing of the past.  Unfortunately, that hasn't turned out to be the case. On Saturday morning, swarms of mayflies were quite apparent at River Park - presumably freshly arrived, because many were still fluttering on the ground.

Ben Burner, Columbia Crossing's intern, had to clean them off the building once again. Columbia Spy assumes mayfly cleaning wasn't in his job description.
(Hang in there, Ben, and keep up the good work! This has to end sometime.)






Maybe they should be ticketed.

About town

Some recent photos from around town . . .

 At Columbia River Park, this bicyclist tried to ride across the water-covered ramp to the dock - unsuccessfully.


 Black and white

 Catching some rays

Sometimes a sidewalk is just a living room - and pedestrians have to walk in the street or take another route.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Government calendar: July 11, 2015 - Columbia Historical Architectural Review

The Historical Architectural Review Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the council chambers of Borough Hall, 308 Locust St., Columbia. Agenda items include:

_ 40 N. Third St.; Columbia Kettle Works LLC, owner. Install two new awnings beside the building's main entryway.

_ 171-173 S. Fourth St.; Union Station Grill, owner. Remove pent roof from the building's west and south elevations, replace with painted commercial signage. Install five new exterior lightning fixtures.

_ 329 Chestnut St.; American Legion Post 372, owner. Install a new vertical platform lift adjacent to the front entry steps.

MORE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/government-calendar-july/article_fd15cc00-2802-11e5-9392-ff939bf8607a.html?mode=jqm