1) Council voted unanimously to accept Ordinance No. 880 which, through the issuance of a series of bonds, allows the borough to obtain nearly 10 million dollars to pay off certain debts while saving money on interest.
Part of the bond project will be used to pay off the fire station building located at 137 South Front Street. The borough owns the land, but not the building.
An existing debt from 2006 in the amount of approximately two million dollars will also be paid using funds from the bond project.
Remaining bond funding will be used to finance "Capital Projects."
2) David Nikoloff with AIM Advisors gave a presentation about reuse of the borough's wastewater treatment plant into a natural gas production facility. Part of the plan required $75,800 for a study to determine feasibility of this reuse. A motion was made, but there was no second.
3) Jeanne Cooper was selected to fill the remaining seat on the new Market House Advisory Committee. Cooper is a former Trust member.
4) The proposed 2017 budget will be advertised, and council will vote on its approval at the December meeting. The tax rate will stay at 8 mills.
5) Karl Kreiser and Dave Mountz both submitted letters of resignation from the Parks and Recreation Committee effective immediately.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016
Meetings for the Week of November 13, 2016
Council and Committee Meetings
(308 Locust Street)
School Board Meeting
(200 North Fifth Street)
November 4th Friday to feature Gingerbread House Tour
Coaching openings at Columbia School District
Columbia Borough School District has openings for the following coaching positions: head varsity football coach, head varsity volleyball coach and head varsity cross country coach. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and coaching resume via email to Dr. Michael Smith, high school principal, at msmith@columbiabsd.org. Application deadline is Nov. 21.
Drop-Off Center open for recycling shredded paper
Shredded Paper – City of Lancaster's Recycling Drop-Off Center
850 New Holland Avenue, Lancaster, PA
Residents, municipal offices and businesses who recycle shredded paper may deliver it to the City of Lancaster's recycling drop-off center which is located at 850 New Holland Avenue. For reference, this is the former city fire station located between the Burle Business Park and the RR underpass just west of Route 30. The drop-off was funded by a Pa DEP 902 Recycling Grant and opened in January 2013 to not only serve Lancaster City residents, but every municipality in the county. In fact, they will accept paper from any resident, municipal office or small business that generates its own paper. They do not accept paper from commercial haulers, since they are not set up to handle that volume. The drop-off will accept bags of shredded paper which they then bale and market to paper mills.
This drop-off will complete four full years of operation in January 2017. By that time they will also have processed and marketed 1,000 tons of paper, including corrugated cardboard, office paper, newspaper, magazines, chipboard and books. They are planning to celebrate this milestone during the week of January 16, 2017.
If you are unfamiliar with the program and have not had the opportunity to visit, please stop by during that week to learn more about this program.
The purpose of this program is to offer a cost effective marketing option for those residents and small businesses that want to recycle paper but are not able to have it collected at their home or business.
Borough Offices: 308 Locust Street, Columbia PA 17512 | Phone: 717-684-2467
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