About Town - September 11, 2022

 Recent photos of Columbia

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

Caught one!

Downriver

A new Northwest Lancaster County River Trail sign was installed at the intersection of Front Street and Rotary Avenue this week. The original sign was irreparably damaged in a fatal car crash there in February 2021.

The bridge inspectors were at it again.

(American Engineers Group)

So were the workers at the water intake project.

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Looks like Floyd's is gone, but they left some fibers behind.

Meeting in the middle

(Eberly Myers project at the bottom of Locust Street)

The Bartlett Tree Experts cut down a tree there on Friday morning.

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Columbia Borough added another way to pay for parking using the ParkMobile app. Just follow the instructions on the green sticker on the street side.  Don't worry - you can still use quarters.

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The Turkey Hill Experience

Angel on Bridge Street

Way downtown

Sailboats sailing in the wind

Meanwhile in West Hempfield

[Submitted photo]

This concrete globe has feet - four to be exact.

(Mount Bethel Cemetery)

Washington Boro Park has its own cannon, but not nearly as large as Columbia's two artillery pieces at the bridge plaza.

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More changes at the Wright Mansion. Now, most of the fence has been removed.

Police now have the right to pull drivers over if any part of their license plate is obscured.

An early sign of Halloween

Powered paragliding

Locust Street Park lights on in the daytime

Leave the leaves!

At Kleen-Rite

Face-to-face conversation

Here's another European starling, covered in hearts.

And here's a juvenile mourning dove, just hanging out.

Lunch for whomever or whatever

Clothing & Shoes Recycling Bin

Aftermath of a vehicle accident on Route 30 near Malleable Road last Monday

Country living shadow person

Another catch!

You can start by cleaning up that litter in front of your vehicle.

This is how some people treat our Columbia River Park.

Speaking of River Park: NO NO NO NO . . . And to top it off, NO SWIMMING. In a river.

Somehow this block looks more like Trump every day.

A load of stone in a leaning dump truck

It was used in this project at Locust Street Park.

Fetterman for U.S. Senate

Cafe 301 is leaving this location at 3rd & Locust in December.

Some people work. Some people watch.

Is this vehicle street legal, or even sidewalk legal?

Signs are not to be permitted at the Veterans Memorial Bridge Island Project, according to a previous council. 

Not a feral. He's well taken care of. He's also fixed, as indicated by the clipped ear.

But a block away, these ferals roam.

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Anyway, the moon is still there.

Columbia Council plans to bring back redevelopment tax program

Owners who improve or construct commercial or industrial properties in Columbia have up to five years of financial assistance when paying taxes on the added value. For instance, someone who renovates a $200,000 property and adds $100,000 in improvements, would pay taxes on the $200,000 original value for three years. In years four and five, this owner also would pay 50% of the taxes on the $100,000 investment. By the sixth year, he or she would pay taxes on the entire value.

Generous gesture: Borough solicitor Evan Gabel told council members that their three-year tax plan is one of the largest he's seen. "That's a very significant tax abatement," Gabel said.

MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/columbia-council-plans-to-bring-back-redevelopment-tax-program/article_28c4e68e-3097-11ed-98e3-973de7916401.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 

Time is running out for Helping Hands for Animals

We have not found a new location yet and must leave our current location by the end of September. We're reposting this with hope that someone knows of a solution.

HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS?

A message from our Vice President

Helping Hands for Animals must leave our current place of operation in 3 short weeks, and we desperately need a place to relocate!

As the news spreads I am truly humbled by the outpouring of support. Now we hope that someone reading this can help us find a new location so that we can continue our good work.

The facility should be approximately 1,200 square feet with ample parking, and it must be climate controlled. Currently we are considered to be centrally located in Lancaster County, so it would be ideal to stay in that general area.

Since our clinic's inception in 2014 we have surgically altered nearly 17,000 cats and have helped countless others. Again, we appreciate the amazing support of our community as we continue our mission to do our part to curb the cat overpopulation problem.

Please feel free to message us or call us at 717-329-3824.

Mount Bethel Cemetery holds Fete en Noir event

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ELCO beats Columbia 21-12

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Columbia Borough Answers at Your Fingertips

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