Steven J. Plank and Jennifer L. Plank conveyed property on Wright Street to Oscar Torres and Damaris Torres for $152,000.
Brindha Lingan conveyed property on a public road to Sheena C. Simmons and Ronald J. Simmons for $184,000.
Cody Byerly and Hali Byerly conveyed property on South Fourth Street to Daniel Gouse for $126,000.
The estate of Donald H. Nikolaus and John P. Hohenadel conveyed property on Locust Street to Cimarron Investments LLC for $175,000.
The estate of William Baumann conveyed property on Maple Street to Lisa A. Marlowe and Peter M. Marlowe for $1.
Integrity First Home Buyers LLC conveyed property on Plane Street to Sabry Habashy Ghattas and Ereen Sabry Ghattas for $60,000.
Edward A. Paolilli and Scotti P. Smith conveyed 156 Locust St. to John S. Paolilli for $1.
Monday, November 14, 2022
Sunday, November 13, 2022
About Town - November 13, 2022
Recent photos of Columbia
(Click/tap photos to see larger, sharper images.)
He chatted for well over an hour to a guy at a Mastriano table outside the building.
Meanwhile, construction equipment was partially blocking the polling location at Borough Hall and taking up several parking spaces there.
Sometime during the week, this parking meter pole began leaning over.
Here's a church entrance on the 400 block of Locust.
This informational plaque is at Columbia River Park.
Unfortunately, it's been damaged.
Maybe these people can help.
We just can't have nice things.
Another ornate grave marker at Mount Bethel
Ex-bird in the grass
Google tells us that the stuff growing on some of the markers is lichen.
A foggy view from the cemetery
The cemetery was partially illuminated by the full moon the other evening.
(Here and below)
(Enhanced photo)
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This orange rose is growing along the highway.
Last gasp of Halloween
Someone just got seven years bad luck.
Illegal left turn at 5th & Chestnut
Light illuminated by the sun
(Does that mean it's solar-powered?)
Boating
Tubing
Meanwhile, out on Prospect Road
Metallic eagle
Seen at the Catholic War Vets
St. Paul's Episcopal
There's that big house on the hill in York County again.
(as seen from Columbia River Park)
Tongue-tied
Beach ball, somewhat out of season
Rehab work continues at 551 Avenue H.
Nope, folks still aren't getting it.
Santa sighting, but he doesn't quite have his head together yet.
Lawn and Guardian
Friday, November 11, 2022
Citizens slam/question borough officials on inaction and nonresponse
During a Columbia Borough Council meeting Thursday night that was more animated than usual, several citizens criticized and questioned borough officials on inaction and nonresponse.
Wolpert: “I’m shootin’ the damn rat, and I when I get ahold of it, it’s coming to your house on your front porch!”
Dennis Wolpert complained about a Manor Street property that he claims is in disarray. Wolpert said the fence around the property is falling down and the yard contains high weeds and rats. He said he'd been to the codes office numerous times to ask that something be done about it. “Something has got to be done about this property,” Wolpert said. “It’s still being talked about and I’m still getting pissed off about it.” He said that when he called Council President Heather Zink, she told him, “I have drug dealers in my neighborhood, and nothing’s being done about that.”
Wolpert then threatened to shoot the rats. “If I have to get my .22 out and I see a rat down there, I’m shootin’ the son of a bitch.” He said he didn’t care if he gets arrested [due to violating the borough’s ordinance about discharging firearms in town]. “I’m shootin’ the damn rat, and I when I get ahold of it, it’s coming to your house on your front porch!” he told Zink. Wolpert told council that if nothing is done about the problem it will be handled differently with “a different set of people, not from this town.”
Roach: “If we’re spending all this money on the police department, can we see some reports? Can we see what that’s getting for us?"
Nate Roach offered figures on the police budget in reference to a discussion at a previous meeting. He noted that he’s not interested in the total cost of the police department, only the percentage of the budget it requires, as compared to surrounding municipalities. Roach presented the following numbers: the cost of Mount Joy’s department is 29% of general fund, Millersville 33%, Elizabethtown 36%, Lititz 41%. Ephrata’s budget is based on providing services to other municipalities, including Adamstown and Cocalico. He said he had wanted to pose questions to the mayor, who unfortunately was absent. He added that he was unable to obtain all the information the mayor requested, but noted that since the mayor supervises the department, he should be able to provide the figures instead. “If we’re spending all this money on the police department, can we see some reports? Can we see what that’s getting for us?” Roach asked.
Dreisbach: “As gentrification occurs in the Borough of Columbia, more and more people are going to be unhoused, and we’re going to have a much larger problem."
Chris Dreisbach, CEO of Blueprints for Addiction Recovery, handed out copies of a letter to council that he’d previously sent to Borough Manager Mark Stivers and Mayor Lutz. He said he had received “zero response” from either of them. Dreisbach told council that he has experienced homelessness and suffered from addiction and now has a big passion in his heart for helping folks who are struggling. He said he was “over-dismayed” by the comments (from Zink and Councilman Eric Kauffman) in a recent LNP article, leading him to write the letter, in which he offered his services, resources, and personal time to make sure unhoused individuals have resources. (Columbia Spy posted the letter HERE.)
“As the economy continues to backslide a little bit, how far are you guys away from being unhoused?” he asked officials. He asked if they would want help if they or their family members became unhoused. “Would you not want some kind of caring soul there to take care of them, and there to help them through that difficult time?”
Dresibach warned that Columbia’s homelessness problem will get worse. “As gentrification occurs in the Borough of Columbia, more and more people are going to be unhoused, and we’re going to have a much larger problem,” he said, adding that he is more than willing to sit with anyone to develop some level of an interdisciplinary team to address the issue.
Frank Doutrich talked about the borough’s policy of civility and decorum for meetings and noted that it wasn’t enforced at the last meeting. Doutrich said that when the mayor bullied Councilwoman Sharon Lintner “not a word was said.” He also noted that nothing was said about the language, shouting and personal insults from Wolpert.
Wolpert then threatened to shoot the rats. “If I have to get my .22 out and I see a rat down there, I’m shootin’ the son of a bitch.” He said he didn’t care if he gets arrested [due to violating the borough’s ordinance about discharging firearms in town]. “I’m shootin’ the damn rat, and I when I get ahold of it, it’s coming to your house on your front porch!” he told Zink. Wolpert told council that if nothing is done about the problem it will be handled differently with “a different set of people, not from this town.”
“As the economy continues to backslide a little bit, how far are you guys away from being unhoused?” he asked officials. He asked if they would want help if they or their family members became unhoused. “Would you not want some kind of caring soul there to take care of them, and there to help them through that difficult time?”
Dresibach warned that Columbia’s homelessness problem will get worse. “As gentrification occurs in the Borough of Columbia, more and more people are going to be unhoused, and we’re going to have a much larger problem,” he said, adding that he is more than willing to sit with anyone to develop some level of an interdisciplinary team to address the issue.
Doutrich: “Not a word was said.”
Rules of Civility and Decorum that appear on every borough council agenda
How did the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge become the Veterans Memorial Bridge?
(Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day in 1954.)
On Veterans Day 1980 - 50 years after the original dedication - the bridge was rededicated as the Veterans Memorial Bridge, according to the plaque shown above, which is also mounted on the bridge.
WAKEFIELD, JOHN W JR. - STATUTORY SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 4 ADDITIONAL CHARGES
John Wesley Wakefield, Jr.
John Wesley Wakefield Jr., 47, was charged with statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, endangering child welfare of children, corruption of a minor and indecent assault, according to the Columbia Borough Police Department.
Police said Wakefield abused the minor for about eight months, and the girl said the abuse occurred "more times than she can count." Video evidence was found that corroborated the girl’s report.
Wakefield was arraigned before Judge Miles K. Bixler on Nov. 2 and was released on $50,000 bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 2 at 10 a.m.
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