Agenda - Parks & Rec Advisory Board Meeting - November 14, 2024

Agenda - HARB Meeting - November 13, 2024

 

The meeting packet is HERE.

[LNP | LancasterOnline] Columbia man sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl after giving her marijuana : police

Police have charged a Columbia man with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in his home in September 2023. 

Robert Fink Jr., 43, is facing five felony counts related to sexual assault of a minor. 

In a criminal complaint filed last week, police say the girl was visiting Fink's home on the evening of Sept. 9, 2023. Fink's girlfriend was present when the girl arrived but left around 8 p.m.

According to the criminal complaint, the girl said Fink gave her marijuana, and she soon became high. 

Police said Fink proceeded to lock the doors of the room and began sexually assaulting the girl, ignoring her demands to stop.

After making a report to Columbia police, the girl was taken to Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center for a sexual assault forensic examination. DNA found during the examination was later matched to Fink after police collected a sample from him in August 2023, police said.

Fink remains in Lancaster County Prison after being unable to post $500,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 19. 

YWCA Lancaster runs a 24-hour sexual assault hotline, 717-392-7273, that connects callers to free, confidential counseling and therapy services for community members impacted by sexual abuse, harassment or assault.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-man-sexually-assaulted-a-13-year-old-girl-after-giving-her-marijuana-police/article_da0e10dc-a142-11ef-9e05-9fab02071039.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 

Agenda - Columbia Borough Council Meeting - November 12, 2024

Citizens may comment on the proposed tax hike at the start of this meeting:

The meeting packet is HERE.

Police from several departments apprehend truck driver on Route 30 in Columbia

 

A suspect can be seen in handcuffs beside a West Manchester Township police vehicle in this submitted photo.

This afternoon in Columbia, police from at least three different departments apprehended the driver of a truck on Route 30. The suspect was arrested just beyond the Columbia exit, after traveling across the Wrights Ferry Bridge from the direction of York County. He was then handcuffed and placed in a West Manchester Township police vehicle. At one point, six police vehicles were on the scene.

Columbia Borough and Springettsbury Township were also among the responding departments. More details will be provided as they become available.

Deeds Recorded - Columbia Borough - November 11, 2024

Sheehan Erik R, Cardamone Sheehan Christina J, Sheehan Christina J. Cardamone conveyed 690 Cherry St. to Amoro Marina C, King Jesse L. for $235,000.

Hershey Wayne B, Hershey Wayne, Hershey Marcella Z, Hershey Marcella conveyed 1210 Cloverton Drive to Wayne B. Hershey for $1.

The estate of Goodman Jeffrey K. Est, Goodman Jeffrey Keith conveyed 439 N. Fifth St. to Torres Antonio Frias for $265,000.

Kurtz James R, Kurtz Vicki L. conveyed 166 Lancaster Ave. to Double Nickels Real Estate LLC for $650,000.

Kimber Properties LLC conveyed 141 S. Fifth St. to 141 S. Fifth LLC for $165,000.

About Town - November 10, 2024

 This week's photos of Columbia 

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

The cow at the Turkey Hill Experience got its winter cap on Tuesday.

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Here's an owl reminiscent of a Rush album cover.

This hawk was hanging around on the 500 block of Chestnut Street on Election Day.

A murder of crows protested, but he mostly ignored them. 

Which way is it?

Captain Kirk's in town.

Lines were painted on Manor Street, from 9th to 12th for traffic calming, according to a source. 

Here are the lines. The first two photos are pointing west, and the last one looks east.

A biker gang blew through town the other day.

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Heavy fall clouds

Yard waste pickup ends November 12.

Colder weather is just around the corner, so this praying mantis is living out his last days in the meantime. 

The mural is almost done.

This is an artist's rendering of how the finished project will look.

The estimate for repairs to the Columbia Crossing building has risen from $250,000 to $400,000. The building costs taxpayers $140,000 to $200,000 annually just to run and maintain. (That's equivalent to about 1/4 to 1/2 a mill per year, since a mill currently generates $438,000 of revenue.) Columbia Borough receives no revenue from building rentals. Instead, all rental income goes to Susquehanna Heritage, which manages the building. (The photo above was published in September 2018 on Columbia Spy.)

A one mill tax hike is on the way, with another one possible by the end of next year. The increases are necessary, in part, due to council undertaking several boneheaded projects at the same time. A borough manager told a previous council that they have a spending problem, but the current council continues the trend, refusing to cut any big-ticket projects. Apparently, taxpayers are an endless piggy bank for council's whims.

The sign in the photo is at 9th Street & Ironville Pike and was hung in response to a previous tax hike in 2018.

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