Tax notice - How to pay

NOTICE:  IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY PAID YOUR COUNTY/MUNICIPAL TAXES The 2016 Municipal/County Tax Bills may be paid at the Borough Office located at 308 Locust Street  during regular business hours. All taxes paid after December 15, 2016 must be by certified check, money order or cash. By Mail 1. Please use the bill stub and envelope included with your bill. If no stub is available, mail to:    Columbia Borough  Tax Collections, 308 Locust St, Columbia, PA 17512 2.   When taxes are paid by mail, the US postmark will be considered the date paid – NO EXCEPTIONS . Letters mailed at some locations may not be postmarked until the following day, so please exercise caution when meeting this deadline. 3. If you pay by mail and a receipt is required, please include both portions of the tax bill with your payment and a self-addressed, stamped envelope; otherwise only one copy of the bill is required with payment. In Person 1. Original bill stub or photocopy will be accepted at our office. 2. If a receipt is desired, please take the entire bill and request that the top portion be stamped as paid. 3. If a photocopy is required to either pay your bill or if you would like a photocopy of your bill there will be a charge of $0.25 per

Borough Offices: 308 Locust Street, Columbia PA 17512 | Phone: 717-684-2467

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Columbia buys a trolley

Borough council voted to buy a trolley Monday night. The trolley will be provided by Elite Coach of Ephrata for $39,900. (Voting was unanimous among the five councillors present. Sherry Welsh was absent, and Stephanie Weisser has rendered her resignation, effective December 1.)

The trolley is a 1993 model with 53,000 miles and was used previously by the borough during the Columbia lantern tour.  Public Works Director Ron Miller took a test drive/ride for several miles recently and described the vehicle's engine and transmission as "excellent" and presented council with an extensive written report. He called the venture "not a frivolous investment whatsoever." The trolley is air-conditioned and comes with a lifetime supply of vehicle filters. Councillor John Novak said the same trolley in today's dollars would cost $200,000-250,000 new.

Council had originally planned to employ the services of Rivertowne Trolley Company again in 2017 until a sudden opportunity surfaced to buy its own trolley. The issue normally would have gone through committee before being presented to council, but councillors felt the matter warranted quick action due to other parties interested in acquiring the vehicle. Columbia paid $30,600 last year to rent Rivertowne's trolley.

Councillor Cleon Berntheizel said, "I look at this as an investment in the borough."

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71-year-old woman charged with threatening neighbor at knifepoint

A Columbia woman threatened to kill a man in the 400 block of Locust Street on Thursday, Columbia police reported.

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Draft Agenda - Borough Council Meeting December 12, 2016

Christmas tree lighting at the park

The 50-foot tree was lit tonight at Locust Street Park as part of the Fourth Annual Columbia Winterfest celebration. The event was dedicated to Bert and Peanut Burkert, both of whom passed away this year. Cimarron Properties, the Slaymaker Group, Express Printing, and Union Station Grill sponsored.

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 Families enjoyed hot chocolate, music, and Santa Claus during hte celebration.

 Our Lady of the Angels choir sang Christmas carols.

 Santa (Walter Bosch) worked the crowd.

 The tree stood forth in its illuminated glory

400 luminaries lined the sidewalks, thanks to the Columbia varsity cheerleading squad (and one honorary member) and the baseball team.

                                       

Peanut and Bert