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Security cam catches fox near North 4th & Linden

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  A red fox was sighted in the area of 4th & Linden late Wednesday night. This security camera video of the fox was submitted by resident Howard Stevens.

Newly completed apartment building at 132 Locust is now for sale at $8.2 million

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Columbia gets $28,140 in ARPA funds for $40,000 Emergency Response hub

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Lancaster County Commissioners voted Wednesday to approve $28,140 in ARPA funds for a $40,000 project to create a mobile Emergency Operations Center hub for managing responses to emergencies in Columbia. The borough cited “protests against the police, larger weather events and large special events” as past examples of such emergencies. Commissioner Josh Parsons said the small request also would benefit the county as a potential western emergency response hub. The request was submitted by the Columbia Emergency Management Agency "with the intention of acquiring some of the equipment that may someday be used in a permanent facility to serve the needs of the borough," according to the agency's September 2022 report. The grant money comes from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, a federal spending bill that pushed billions out to COVID-19 recovery efforts, emergency rental assistance, school districts and local governments. The law allocated $106 million to Lancaster ...

At the Library - Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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Agenda - Columbia Borough Planning Commission Meeting - November 15, 2022

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  Download the meeting packet  HERE.

Major delays expected as Route 30 Centerville Road interchange project gets underway in East Hempfield Township

Motorists traveling on Route 30 near the Centerville Road interchange Tuesday in East Hempfield Township could face major delays as work gets underway on a bridge-replacement and road widening project. The project is expected to be completed in July 2025. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/major-delays-expected-as-route-30-centerville-road-interchange-project-gets-underway-in-east-hempfield/article_426d872a-6469-11ed-b318-4bb086fc7fc4.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share  

At the Library - Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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