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Friday, June 19, 2020
"Music Through the Town" Event With Kracker Beez | Columbia Borough Police Department
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Thursday, June 18, 2020
Kmart near Columbia to close this summer, leaving only 1 Kmart in Lancaster County
The store at 3975 Columbia Ave., which opened in 1992, will likely close by the end of August, according to a store employee. A manager on Monday confirmed the store is "definitely closing," but said he couldn't say when. He deferred further questions to Kmart's parent company, Sears Holdings, which did not respond to a request for comment.
The store's property is owned by Seritage Growth Properties, which earlier this month announced it had reached an agreement to terminate leases at the 17 properties where it rents to Kmart and Sears — including the West Hempfield store — if the stores close by the end of September.
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Columbia Borough addresses sidewalk cafe permits, police procedures
From LNP/Lancaster Online:
Columbia Borough Council meeting, June 9.
Council passed a resolution authorizing borough manager Mark Stivers to issue temporary sidewalk cafe permits to local restaurants to help them adapt to COVID-19 restrictions. This was the first council meeting to be held in the yellow phase of Gov. Tom Wolf's coronavirus reopening plan, so up to 14 members of the public were allowed to attend in person on a first-come, first-served basis. The meetings continue to be streamed on Facebook Live as well.
The borough will charge no fee for the sidewalk cafe permits. They will normally take one to two days to be approved, Stivers said. A 4-foot-wide pathway must be established and maintained along the public sidewalk to meet the requirement of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The resolution also makes it possible for open container laws to be waived, allowing consumption of alcohol within clearly defined limits in the sidewalk cafès.
Police policies and procedures: Mayor Leo Lutz provided an update on Columbia Borough police policies and procedures in response to recent international protests regarding police brutality and racism after George Floyd, a black man, was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis. Lutz said the borough's policies and procedures were reviewed by a consultant last year and that the borough will continue ongoing review of its policies. Councilman Todd Burgard said there have been no complaints about police use of force under current police Chief Jack Brommer.
Of police brutality, Lutz said, "We don't play that game in Columbia, and if any officer wants to play that game, they won't be an officer very long."
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Columbia Borough Council meeting, June 9.
Council passed a resolution authorizing borough manager Mark Stivers to issue temporary sidewalk cafe permits to local restaurants to help them adapt to COVID-19 restrictions. This was the first council meeting to be held in the yellow phase of Gov. Tom Wolf's coronavirus reopening plan, so up to 14 members of the public were allowed to attend in person on a first-come, first-served basis. The meetings continue to be streamed on Facebook Live as well.
The borough will charge no fee for the sidewalk cafe permits. They will normally take one to two days to be approved, Stivers said. A 4-foot-wide pathway must be established and maintained along the public sidewalk to meet the requirement of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The resolution also makes it possible for open container laws to be waived, allowing consumption of alcohol within clearly defined limits in the sidewalk cafès.
Police policies and procedures: Mayor Leo Lutz provided an update on Columbia Borough police policies and procedures in response to recent international protests regarding police brutality and racism after George Floyd, a black man, was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis. Lutz said the borough's policies and procedures were reviewed by a consultant last year and that the borough will continue ongoing review of its policies. Councilman Todd Burgard said there have been no complaints about police use of force under current police Chief Jack Brommer.
Of police brutality, Lutz said, "We don't play that game in Columbia, and if any officer wants to play that game, they won't be an officer very long."
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District Attorneys from Dauphin, Lancaster, Franklin and York counties call for police hiring reform
Lancaster County DA Heather Adams:
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Agenda - Columbia Borough School Board Meeting - June 18, 2020
Agenda items of note include:
- Presentations from firms applying to conduct the superintendent search
- Approval of the 2020-21 Annual Budget
- Selection of firm to conduct superintendent search
- Discussion to adopt administrative and board goals for the 2020-21 school year
- Consider adoption of resolution on racism, social justice, and diversity
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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