Aument facing primary challenge from Ephrata Twp. man who led local protests, unapproved 'audit' of 2020 election

Ryan Aument, the second-term state senator representing the northern half of Lancaster County, is expected to face a primary challenger backed by groups convinced that elected Republicans failed to do everything possible to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory in Pennsylvania.

Michael Miller, a financial planner who lives in Ephrata Township, is taking the initial steps toward running, according to posts on social media pages used by members of FreePA and Audit the Vote PA, two conservative activist groups that are highly critical of many elected Republicans.

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Lancaster Twp. GOP area chair resigns, as committee prepared to remove him for 'denouncing' FreePA

The chairman of the Lancaster Township Republican Committee resigned Friday, less than one week after publishing an opinion piece that criticized plans by the county GOP to provide election training to members of a local conservative activist group known for spreading disinformation.

[Former Columbia School Board director Jenna Geesey, currently the county GOP's vice chair, will conduct election training being provided to FreePA.]

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Agenda - Columbia Borough Council Work Session - February 2022

 

DEEDS RECORDED - COLUMBIA BOROUGH - JAN. 31, 2022

Perfect Realty LLC and Samson Bergman conveyed 132 S. Fourth St. to Route 322 Keystone Courts Mobile Home Park LLC for $85,000.

Ryan Joseph Mercado conveyed 125 N. Sixth St. to Elizabeth Hernandez for $205,000.

Gregory M. Reisinger, Kathleen A. Reisinger and Gregory Reisinger conveyed property on a public road to Carlee D. Reed and Chase M. Overmiller for $169,900.

Michael R. Young conveyed 301 Chestnut St. to Riehl Investments LLC for $180,000.

Columbia Public Library Calendar of Events - February 2022

 

About Town - January 30, 2022

Recent photos of Columbia

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Snow falling on the old bridge

Star bolts, like this one, help stabilize brick walls on old buildings.

Looks like someone or something skimmed across the river ice.

Early morning roof work

One of two Warthogs that flew over the other day

Sign work at the American Legion

And here's the finished product.

At the Majik store project

WRECKING AND DEMOLITION WORK GOING ON

[Submitted photo]

"Historic" plastic swan about to be wrecked and demo-ed?

Still out of order at Plane & Manor

Hawk looking for supper

We got just a dusting this week . . .

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Meanwhile in York County . . .

Hell in a Bucket

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

Old Chevy climbing the hill

Anyone up for some politics with your religion?

Maybe plan an insurrection or two . . .

DEAL TO LEASE/PURCHASE COLUMBIA'S FORMER SEWER PLANT RUNS INTO PROBLEMS

• When: Council meeting, Jan. 25.

• What happened: A deal with JG Environmental of Lancaster to lease and then purchase Columbia’s unused wastewater treatment plant seems to have run into a problem after Lancaster Area Sewer Authority (LASA) raised a one-time tapping fee from $10 per gallon to $16.50 per gallon that applies to new customers.

• The motion: Council voted to table a motion to return to JG about $94,000 of that increase that the borough would collect. The borough, which sold its sewer pipes to LASA in 2015, receives a percentage of all tapping fees until 2025. The extra $94,000 from this deal was not included in the borough’s budget but would count as revenue.

• The issue: The added expense may force JG to abandon its deal with Columbia. JG President James Guerin then said he won’t speculate on the company’s decision.

• Quotable: “Right now, we’re still in the middle of it,” Guerin said during a phone call several days after the meeting. “We are working through it. I don’t want to show my hand.”

• Coming up: Council members say they want a chance to study the matter and will address it at a later meeting. “It’s unfair for the board to swallow all of that,” council member Todd Burgard said during the meeting, adding that he would consider negotiating with PGE and LASA. Sharon Lintner, also a council member, said members may have been surprised by the motion. “We need more time to study this and digest this,” she said during a phone call after the meeting.

— Gayle Johnson, For LNP | LancasterOnline