Columbia mayor urges council to adopt nuisance ordinance | Community News | lancasteronline.com

When: Columbia Council meeting, Jan. 9.

What happened: A recent hours-long standoff between a Columbia resident and police officers prompted Mayor Leo Lutz to urge council members to adopt a separate nuisance ordinance to make it easier to evict residential tenants.

Background: Police arrested Charles Harris Jan. 12 after he barricaded himself into a home to avoid receiving a warrant for a firearms violation. Harris shot at a police dog, who was not injured, before he was apprehended.

More: Police and code officers previously visited the address in the 300 block of Cherry Street, which is a rental home, Lutz said.

Quotable: "There has to be a way to stop this from happening," Lutz said. "We go back to the same places time and time again." The mayor estimated that 50% of borough residences are rental properties.

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Spill control incident on Route 30 Bridge slows traffic

Several units from Lancaster and York Counties (including HazMat) were dispatched at 5:23 p.m. Friday for spill control on the Route 30 Bridge (Wrights Ferry Bridge). The incident slowed westbound traffic for several hours.

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Columbia gets hit with another snowfall, the second this week

 Columbia got at least 6 inches of snow today. Here are some photos about town:

John Houston Mifflin (father of Lloyd) peeked through at Mount Bethel Cemetery. 

This squash got a beehive hairdo from the snow.

Wreath clean-up at Mount Bethel has been postponed until January 27 due to the snow.

The statue of Hope points to where the snow was coming from.

The Weeping Angel might be praying that we don't get any more. 

The Returned Soldier at Locust Street Park shouldered some snow. His twin brother in New York may have had a similar experience today.

Yes it was. The second one this week.

Here's an idea for what to do after the snow is cleared. 

And here's Columbia Borough's ordinance on snow removal:

186-49Removal requirements.
[Amended 12-16-2003 by Ord. No. 726; 9-11-2017 by Ord. No. 887]
Each tenant, owner or person in charge of any property fronting on or adjoining any street in the Borough of Columbia shall clear a pathway of at least three feet in width on the sidewalk in front of or adjoining such property within 24 hours after the snow which is the cause thereof has ceased to fall, or to be formed, or after the same as been deposited thereon in any manner. The snow cleaned from the pathway shall not be deposited in the street after the street has been plowed. As used herein, "snow" shall mean any precipitation depositing any accumulation on the street and sidewalks, such as snow, sleet, hail, ice and freezing rain.[1]
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Editor's Note: Regarding enforcement, see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II, Enforcement of Certain Ordinances.

The Roundtop Mansion w/sauna, hot tub, indoor pool - Castles for Rent in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, United States - Airbnb

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Restaurant Inspections - Columbia Borough - January 19, 2024

Burger King No. 2605, 531 N. Third St., Columbia, Jan. 11. Pass. Food employee preparing food not wearing a beard cover. Cheese was held at 47 F in the small cooling unit near the office rather than 41 F or below as required. The ambient temperature of this unit is 62 F; temperature-control-for-safety foods are not permitted to be stored in this unit until it maintains a cold-holding temperature of 41 F or colder. Ice in the hand-wash sink near the drive-thru indicates uses other than hand-washing. Food facility does not provide lockers or storage for food employee personal clothing and possessions. Employee personal belongings (jackets, coats, purses, backpacks) hanging from racks and placed on racks with food for the business rather than in a designated area.

State Farm Bill grants benefit agricultural programs for local students

Edible Classroom, $7,452

The Manor Township-based nonprofit will expand its work in Lancaster County schools, supporting two new community gardens at Hamilton Elementary in the School District of Lancaster and the Hill Campus in the Columbia Borough School District. Edible Classroom works with its partner schools to plant and maintain gardens and also helps facilitate outdoor lessons in which students learn about topics like organic pest management and taste their freshly grown produce.

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Agenda - Columbia Borough School Board Meeting - January 18, 2024

 

Attachments can be found HERE.