$3500 A DAY! OVER $25,000 TO DATE!

That's the cost to the borough for keeping three certified flaggers from Flagger Force on duty around the clock on the 200 block of Locust Street. The block was shut down last week due to the endangered building at 208-210 Locust. At last night's borough council meeting, it was announced that the cost to date is about $25,000 - for all undertakings related to the property, including Flagger Force, fire police, police department, public works personnel, signage, barricades, and other structures supplied by the borough. Costs will continue until the facade is taken down - at least another week. The cost will be billed to the property owner, Samuel Bigler.

Monday night - the rest of the story

About an hour after last night's disturbance at Sixth and Walnut Streets, depicted in the video HERE, Columbia Borough and West Hempfield Police arrived on the 100 block of South Fourth Street after slurs and threats were reportedly made towards certain residents there. The threats allegedly originated with some of the people involved in the first incident.

The photos below show the activity on South Fourth at about 6:30 p.m.

This photo, taken today, shows the vehicle believed to have been involved in the incident at Sixth and Walnut.  It previously sported a Confederate flag.

Trouble at 6th & Walnut last night

Video courtesy of columbiapaonline.com

Shown above is a video of the incident at Sixth and Walnut Streets last night.

Condemned house forces street shut down

MORE ON BIGLER'S BUILDING:
http://fox43.com/2015/08/10/condemned-house-forces-street-shut-down/

Police activity in two incidents

Preliminary:

Two incidents at about 6 p.m. today.

One at 6th and Walnut (two gangs, possibly racially motivated).

One on 100 block of S. 4th, 6 police cars.

MORE TO FOLLOW

100 block of South Fourth Street (above)

This property is condemned - the old chip factory

The former potato chip factory at 12 North Second Street was recently condemned by the code enforcement department for the various infractions stated below: 

Kettle Works installs railings for outdoor seating

Columbia Kettle Works recently installed metal railings shown below to enclose sidewalk tables for outdoor seating.  Eventually, awnings will also be installed.

For more information on this project, go HERE.