COLUMBIA SPY

This week's photos of Columbia (Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.)  The fountain at the town square has been repaired. These photos were taken before it was fully operational. Here's one in living color. This creature lives there, too. Repointing and other mortaring was being done this past week. There's even a receptacle for butts. ***************** The Wright's Ferry Mansion There are many detour signs in town due to the bridge project in Washington Boro. Meanwhile on our bridge, this hapless truck driver didn't see the State Police traffic officer sitting there, until it was too late. The 10-ton weight limit is still in effect. Apparently, sediment is being removed from the Columbia Water Company. ***************** New paint for a cannon at the bridge plaza Here's a "before" view. Ventilated chair for enjoying the view Tuesday was Primary Election Day. A remnant of the Civil War Bridge? Or the subsequent railroad bridge? Or the one...

Lancaster city and Columbia Borough remain at odds with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission over who gets to decide where gas companies place their meters in historic districts, after the state Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling in the PUC's favor. The Supreme Court decided against the municipalities' argument that the commission has failed to regulate where gas companies place their meters — inside or outside historic homes. The municipalities say the PUC gives too much control to gas companies in determining meter placement, which can affect the aesthetic of a historic community. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/gas-meter-placement-in-historic-neighborhoods-still-an-issue-in-lancaster-city-columbia-borough/article_9dca2460-0342-11ef-8fcb-8f539f2847f5.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share  

Black Olive Family Diner , 1506 Lancaster Ave., Columbia, April 18. Pass . Open beverage containers for personal consumption were on a shelf at the mechanical dishwasher and the other (twist-cap variety) on a food preparation table. Food employees preparing food not wearing beard covers. Raw beef and raw liver stored above raw fish in the small cooling unit. Raw chicken stored above tubes of raw beef in the walk-in cooler. In-use knives stored between table edges or between tables, an area not easily cleanable and sanitized. Tilapia, vacuum-packed and received frozen, in the small cooling unit is completely thawed and still in original packaging, which is not a proper thawing method according to package instructions. Time in lieu of temperature being used in the food facility to control ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous foods (raw eggs) without written procedures or documentation to verify disposition of food. Old food residue on the slicer. Opaque residue on the deflector plate of t...

  The meeting packet is  HERE .

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/columbia-borough-code-department-reminders  

  The first block of North 6th Street, from Locust to Avenue H, is closed Thursday, April 25, for tree removal.