A public meeting will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 6, at 500 Chestnut Street to discuss repealing the borough's recent tax hike. Other issues will also be discussed including the formation of a citizens' coalition.
Petitions and voter registration forms will be available at the meeting. (Over 1,000 signatures have been collected on petitions to repeal the tax hike.)
All concerned citizens should attend and make their voices heard.
A 700-person amphitheater, pavilion, an expanded pier, a playground and more may be on its way to Columbia River Park as part of the borough’s ongoing revitalization plan.
There are still many moving parts and yet-to-be decided features for the $8 million to $9 million project, according to Borough Manager Rebecca Denlinger.
Discussion on funding for the project “hasn’t even started,” she added, explaining the long planning process “allowed residents to dream big about what can happen” at the park.
A man was killed and a woman injured when their vehicles collided late Thursday night on Route 30 in West Hempfield Township.
The man was driving the wrong way on Route 30 West at the time of the crash, a preliminary investigation has shown.
West Hempfield Township police, in conjunction with the Lancaster County District Attorney’s office, continue to investigate the crash, which happened just before midnight, near Prospect Road.
The deceased man, a 56-year-old from Lancaster County, was reportedly driving a Pontiac coupe east in the westbound lanes of Route 30 when he collided head-on with the woman’s Hyundai SUV.
The woman, a 32-year-old from Wrightsville, is hospitalized with injuries.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name will be released upon proper notification of relatives.
Anyone with information, who witnessed the crash or what happened before it, is asked to contact West Hempfield Township police at 717-285-5191.
Prior to the crash, other motorists called 911 and reported a vehicle, the Pontiac, was traveling the wrong way on Route 30.
Early information indicates the man was traveling west on Route 30 and made a U-turn in York County, just west of the Wright’s Ferry Bridge, then traveled east for about five miles before the crash.
Assisting West Hempfield Township police were: Columbia, East Hempfield Township and East Lampeter Township police; West Hempfield Fire Rescue and Columbia Borough Fire Department; Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.
[Source: Lancaster County District Attorney's Office]
Darrin Michael Ortiz, Brandon Cesar Bencosme, Luis Berlingeri
Four of the males are wanted by police: Luis Berlingeri, 18, of Lancaster; Brandon Cesar Bencosme, 19, of Lititz; Darrin Michael Ortiz, 20, of Columbia; and a 17-year-old male from Lancaster, regarding the Dec. 16 incident.
One male, a 17-year-old from Columbia, was charged Dec. 21, surrendered to police and was released to his parents after a detention hearing Dec. 26, police said.
Customers of the PA Wine & Spirits Store on 18th street will soon need to travel a little further for their purchases. Beginning January 20, 2019, the store will be closed for remodeling.
A public meeting will be held at 2 p.m. this Sunday, January 6, at 500 Chestnut Street to discuss repealing the borough's recent tax hike. Other issues will also be discussed including the formation of a citizens' coalition.
Petitions and voter registration forms will be available at the meeting. (So far, 915 signatures have been collected on petitions.)
All concerned citizens should attend and make their voices heard.
