Thursday, December 5, 2024
Shooting reported on Thursday
A shooting was reported Thursday at 12:14 p.m. at the intersection of North 2nd Street and Walnut Street, according to the "Lancaster County News" Facebook page operated by Mel Grill.
Reportedly, one male victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds at the location. Emergency responders, including police and ambulance units, were dispatched to the scene. Law enforcement officers and police vehicles were subsequently observed in the 100 block of Avenue H.
Columbia Borough Council seeking bids for 700 Franklin Street
700 Franklin Street
Notice is hereby given that the Borough Council of the Borough of Columbia (the "Borough"), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is seeking qualified bids for the sale of a residential structure located upon the Borough's property at the address of 700 Franklin Street, Columbia, PA 17512, Account No. 1102847300000 (the "Property").
Sealed bids will be accepted by the Borough until December 23, 2024, 12:00 pm EST. All bids shall be received by the Borough at its offices located at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA 17512. The bids shall be opened at 12:00 pm EST on December 23, 2024 at the Borough offices. The award of the contract of sale shall be made by public announcement at the regularly scheduled meeting of Borough Council on December 23, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the Borough offices.
The Borough property to be sold consists of the residential structure on the Property (the "Structure"). The Structure consists of a two and a half story residential building. NO accessory buildings are included. The Structure is being sold in "as is, where is" condition without any warranty or guaranty of fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability, whether express or implied.
The Structure is being sold pursuant to written Terms and Conditions of Sale. The Terms and Conditions of Sale contain information regarding the structure to be sold, bid procedures, and the terms and conditions of sale. Interested bidders may obtain a copy of the Terms and Conditions of Sale by contacting the Borough at 717-684-2467 or in person at the Borough offices, located at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA 17512.
Each sealed bid must be accompanied by a certified check or cashier's check, made payable to the Borough, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bidder's total purchase price, as a deposit towards the purchase price for the Structure, and as security for the bidder's purchase of the Structure in the event the Borough accepts the bid.
The highest qualified bid shall be accepted on the condition that the purchase price shall be paid within 60 days of the acceptance of bids.
The sale of the Structure will be accompanied by a limited permission to enter the Property to remove and relocate the Structure. The accepted bidder will be required to remove the Structure from the Property by April 1, 2025. The successful bidder shall obtain an insurance policy providing general liability insurance with minimum coverage limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate. The Borough of Columbia shall be named as an additional insured and loss payee. The successful bidder shall also provide a performance bond with surety in the contract amount but no less than $100,000 to ensure the successful bidder's faithful performance of the contract and all obligations arising thereunder, including, but not limited to, the removal and relocation of the Structure.
No bidder may withdrawal a bid within thirty (30) days after the date set for the opening of bids.
The Borough reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or parts thereof, as the Borough Council deem to be in the best interest of the Borough. The Borough reserves the right to waive any defects or irregularities in the bids.
Interested parties may submit any questions regarding this bid to: Steve Kaufhold, Borough Manager at skaufhold@columbiapa.net. Please call the Borough office at 717-684-2467 to inspect the Property. Private inspections are by appointment only.
By: Evan Gabel, Solicitor
Columbia Borough
Public Notice - published 12/05/2024
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