About Town - July 10, 2022

 Recent photos of Columbia

(Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.)

Two of the original light fixtures from the Veterans Memorial Bridge

(Sahd Salvage)

Items for sale on the 1100 block of Lancaster Avenue

Scaffolding at the entrance to Glatfelter's

Suitable for drag racing?

MAJIK

OUCH!

OUCH!

OUCH!

One of five kittens ready for adoption from the Columbia Cat Action Team (CCAT)

We got some heavy downpours this past week.

At a grocery store in Lititz

Sidewalk art?

Storage trailers at the high school

Progress on the water intake project near Columbia River Park

Commemorating Juneteenth

Break time

Welcome!

What happened to the signs?

They were there last week.

Another diabolical plan by Norman Osborn?

When it's left in this position, it becomes an attractive nuisance.

Squash plant with a visitor inside

NO NO NO NO!

Here's a sign to tell you to comply with the signs.

This one's not looking too healthy.

This hole in the ground is all that's left of a former commercial building at 511 Avenue N. It was one of several properties in the area that were demoed recently. According to the Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority, the hole will be filled in to match the parking lot, and residents will be allowed to use the space. LCRA is keeping the property and leaving options open for the future.

This is what it once looked like (here and below).

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"The weeds are as high as an elephant's eye

And it looks like they're climbing clear up to the sky."

(NOT Rodgers and Hammerstein)

Columbia is a Tree City USA, but it's still on its way to becoming a Weed City USA.

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The angel's companion

It's Garden Camp Time at the Park Elementary Playground

 

Columbia Borough Council addresses curb and sidewalk repairs

When: Council meeting, June 28.

What happened: Council members verbally agreed that the borough will pay for curb replacements and repairs while property owners will pay to fix or replace sidewalks.

Quotable: "It's important that we adopt a policy and say who will identify problems and who will pay to fix them," Heather Zink, council president, said after the meeting.

More info: Columbia will offer flexibility in some sidewalk cases, Zink said. For instance, property holders may hire their own contractors or use the firm working for the borough if Columbia already is redeveloping a street. Also, people in this case may apply for short-term financing from the borough.

MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/news/columbia-borough-council-addresses-curb-and-sidewalk-repairs/article_dcb18798-ffb3-11ec-80af-d31be33d21ea.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 

Columbia Borough Council seeking applicants to fill empty council seat

Columbia Borough Council is seeking applicants for a council seat recently vacated due to the resignation of Councilman Howard Stevens. The term runs through December 31, 2023.

Anyone interested in serving must be a registered voter and have lived continuously in the borough for the past year. Letters of interest, addressed to Heather Zink or Borough Manager Mark Stivers, must be received by 5 p.m. July 21, at the borough office, 308 Locust St., Columbia, PA, 17512.

Applicants also may email Zink at HZink@columbiapa.net, or Stivers at MStivers@columbiapa.net. Council will conduct public interviews at its July 26 meeting. Current members need to fill the vacancy by the end of their Aug. 2 meeting.

Pennsylvania Senate seeks to declare state constitution provides no right to an abortion

Read this from Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania Senate seeks to declare state constitution provides no right to an abortion
Legislative Republicans advanced five significant constitutional amendments, including stricter voter ID and enhanced powers for the General Assembly.

https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/07/pa-abortion-restrictions-constitutional-amendment-voter-id/ 

Stevens quits council, says members bash residents

Columbia Borough Council voted to accept the resignation of Councilman Howard Stevens at Tuesday's meeting. Stevens was not present.

In a message to Columbia Spy, Stevens cited council's critical attitude toward residents as one of his reasons for resigning. He claims council members have routinely criticized residents during and after meetings and at executive sessions. 

"... members at the table have been for some time bashing residents because they didn't like their comments at meetings and online," Stevens said in the message.

Stevens' term began January 2020 and expires December 31, 2023. Anyone interested in serving the remainder of the term must be a registered voter and have lived continuously in the borough for the past year. Letters of interest, addressed to Heather Zink or Borough Manager Mark Stivers, must be received by 5 p.m. July 21, at the borough office, 308 Locust St., Columbia, PA, 17512.

Applicants also may email Zink at HZink@columbiapa.net, or Stivers at MStivers@columbiapa.net. Council will conduct public interviews at its July 26 meeting. Current members need to fill the vacancy by the end of their Aug. 2 meeting.

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