Coach won't confirm or deny, but his Facebook post announced resignation last week

Columbia Spy received the following information last week from a reader. The message shown below reportedly appeared recently on the Columbia High School Football Booster Club page on Facebook, announcing the resignation of Columbia's head football coach, Anthony Sottasante. Sottasante is the owner and operator of Parma Pizza & Grill in Spring Garden Township, York County. He is charged with failing to pay a total of $68,961.07 in sales, employer withholding and personal income taxes between 2013 and 2016. The total includes $58,181.68 in state sales tax, $2,108.39 in employer withholding tax and $8,671 in personal income tax, according to a press release from the PA Attorney General's office.

Columbia Superintendent Robert Hollister announced the resignation in a March 27 LNP article, although Sottasante refused to confirm or deny it. 

I regret to inform everyone that I have resigned as the head football coach at Columbia High School. This was and is a very difficult decision but I feel it is the right decision based on the fact that I don't have the time available to meet the daily demands of a head coach.
I appreciate all the assistance from the booster club, parents, and the community that was given during my time with the Tide.
I wish the players, program, and community the best of luck and believe this team has developed into a group that will do great things in coming seasons. I want the players to know that they will always have a special place in my heart and I will consider them my players forever. I will continue to support the players in any way possible. I will be following you and will be your biggest fan next season. Good luck.
Win All Day Long.
Coach Sottasante

Columbia High School football coach resigns, charged with failing to pay nearly $70K in state taxes

Anthony Sottasante, 47, was charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced March 9.

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Suspects arrested at CVS for prescription fraud

The suspects were arraigned and committed to Lancaster County Prison.
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https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/prescription-fraud

Book signing at the library on Wednesday

Cynthia Martinez, a local author, will be signing (and selling) copies of her book "Midnight Horror Tales" on Wednesday, March 29, at 6 PM here at the Columbia Public Library. Cost of book is $5.40

Meetings for the Week of March 27, 2017

Two Borough properties up for review

The Lancaster County Planning Commission will review a proposed request for certification of 301 N. Second St. as blighted property.

 The Lancaster County Land Bank Authority will review a resolution authorizing acquisition of 551 Avenue H.

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http://lancasteronline.com/insider/community/lancaster-county-government-calendar-march/article_40457cd2-1267-11e7-8193-a7a4372799dd.html

Columbia School District overspent by three quarters of a million dollars

The Columbia Borough School District exceeded its general fund budget appropriation by $732,000 in the last fiscal year, according to a 2015-16 Audit Report from Sager, Swisher, and Company. Mike Reiner, a partner in the accounting firm, announced the finding when he presented the report to the school board at its March meeting. When a resident questioned where the money went, Keith Ramsey, acting business manager for the district, said the majority of the overspending was due to a doubling up of transportation costs. The district moved from one carrier, IU13, to the Hempfield School District. Due to the way the IU bills through the transportation subsidy, the cost for the previous year was contained in the figure, essentially making it a double expenditure, according to Ramsey. Going forward, such costs will be only those of Hempfield.

The report also showed a budget of $20,700,000 for the 2015-16 fiscal year, with expenditures of $21,400,000.