COLUMBIA SPY

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Movie in the Park Friday night, July 7

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Columbia School District to get 2.4% increase in state funding

Columbia Borough School District will receive an increase of a $164,500 over last year as part of a $100 million increase in state education funding.

http://lancasteronline.com/news/pennsylvania/state-budget-s-million-more-for-education-will-bring-million/article_fd808854-602e-11e7-ba6b-bf8781ca2356.html

Monday, July 3, 2017

About Town

Mayflies have invaded Columbia! They even attached themselves to a Columbia flag so that the invasion would be symbolic as well as literal. Clever little creatures!

Once again, they seem to be everywhere around town - even here, at the old railroad station, now Eastern Drillers.

Well, that's one way to light up your life.

Reflecting . . .

Up against the wall . . .

But not everyone's upset about the mayflies. This grackle has a beakful of the bugs.

This sparrow, too.

Speaking of birds, here's one who must think he's king of the world atop a finial at the Elks.

A tree for rent? Is transportation provided?

Street sweeper sweeping once again

An armada of geese heading north.

"Free food" sign in a window . . .

at 215 Walnut Street.

And there's the food.

And to wash it all down, here's a load of Columbia cocktails.

Yet another rental run by a "property management" company

(122 North Third)

It's leaning a bit.

(Seen from North Second, near Rotary Park)

Two-month-old dumpster

(Second & Walnut)

Limbs down...for a few weeks...at a borough property...on Walnut

Ironic that a WATER company is bleeding us DRY.

Historic building with five - count 'em, FIVE - meters

(300 block of Chestnut)

Victim of traffic regulations

All in a row

Hangin' out at the Watch & Clock Museum

It's leaning a bit.

(High School hill)

Don't go that way. Walk the straight and narrow.

Signs in the window at 124 North Fifth

About that bypass . . .

Wasn't it supposed to keep these things outta here?

Sun-kissed medallion

Goin' down that long, lonesome highway

"One of these days I'm gonna settle down

But till I do I won't be hanging round

Going down that long lonesome highway

Gonna live life my way"

("Long Lonesome Highway"

Michael Parks)

Three ways to challenge the Water Company's proposed rate hike

Columbia Water Company customers recently received the letter shown below, which explains how much a proposed increase will cost, on average.

The letter also explains three ways customers can challenge the increase, including filing a complaint with the PUC, writing a letter to the Columbia Water Company, and being a witness at a public hearing if one is held. The last increase for Columbia customers was in 2013.