Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Monday, March 10, 2025
Deeds Recorded - Columbia Borough - March 10, 2025
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Daniel M. Schratz conveyed 544 Walnut St. to Gomez Lisbel Delcarmen Rodriguez for $240,000.
Landsman Alan Michael conveyed 255 N. Second St. to Santiago Phillip Javier Ramos for $190,000.
Proverb Realty LLC conveyed 216 S. Fifth St. to Matos Martinez Belisa A, Martinez Belisa A. Matos for $175,000.
Rsm Management LLC conveyed 174 S. Eighth St. to Djadjou Finey Afansime for $233,000.
Lancaster County Tax Claim Bureau, Antz Charles conveyed 349 N. Second St. to Hudhaifa Badri for $4,400.
Bouchebti Sabah El conveyed 247 N. Second St. to Lampeter Homes LLC for $102,000.
Lancaster County Tax Claim Bureau, Good Ray conveyed 553 N. Fifth St. to J. C. Bohleman for $500.
The estate of Patrick M. Donan conveyed 170 S. Eighth St. to Scott Ethan, Scott Evelyn for $185,000.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
About Town - March 9, 2025
This week's photos of Columbia
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A seagull alighting on a light
Sunday afternoon at Columbia River Park
Datestone at 6th & Chestnut
A crew from a communications company working on overhead lines placed this orange sign near The Elks Lodge on Chestnut Street on Monday morning.
Unfortunately, they placed it right over an existing NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER sign.
Here's the rear view.
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There were many clouds driven by high winds this week.
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On Friday, a tree fell across Route 441, most likely as a result of sustained high winds. The incident occurred near the A-Okay Auto Glass Shop in Columbia and blocked traffic for several hours.
Various crews cut the tree apart, cleared the road, and repaired fallen power lines.
This vehicle was damaged in the incident.
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This business is renting the borough's former sewer plant. The borough wants them to buy the building, but the railroad crossing leading to it needs to be reinforced, and therein lies the problem. Whoever is responsible for doing the job is "dragging their feet."
There's the facility.
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Yep, the bridge is deteriorating.
The river's been high over the last few days. On Sunday afternoon, it was at 230, which is three feet above normal.
Apparently, the water level was even higher yesterday, judging from the location of debris.
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NO PARKING. SERIOUSLY.
The BOOT
Time for a new plaque?
The bell tower at Manor School is peeling.
Right there
The water company was on Walnut Street again.
At Saint James Lutheran
Just hanging 'round in Avenue G
Hawk at 700 Franklin Street -
In a few weeks, Columbia Borough will demolish the house that sits on this property to extend Franklin Street into the planned McGinness Innovation Park. At this point, it's unclear if the road construction will occur, since council seems conflicted about what it wants to do with the park project. The borough paid $229,000 for the house in 2022.
BRINKS
There might be a speed bump behind this door.
Meanwhile, in Washington Boro
Coming Soon: St. Patrick's Day
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Coming Soon? The McGinness Innovation Park
This sign at the former McGinness airfield property was installed in February 2024.
During last Tuesday's Columbia Borough Council work session, citizen comments sparked a discussion on the future of the McGinness Innovation Park project.
Local business owner Ron Madar addressed council with concerns, explaining that he initially supported the project because it was to include drone technology. He said he was saddened, however, to hear that those plans fell through. Referring to "DR1," the drone company that was to be the anchor at the park, Madar asked council, "What went wrong?"
Heather Zink, council president, explained that a grant (that the borough had applied for on behalf of DR1) was denied, and the company does not currently have funding to set up operations in the park. Madar asked why the grant was denied, and Zink said, "They don't tell you."
Citing a recent LNP article, Madar said he was concerned about the potential for warehouses and industrial buildings moving to the site. Describing Manor Street as “a wide street, a nice residential area,” Madar said truck traffic, noise, dirt and air quality issues would harm the area. "By no means is this low-impact."
Some councillors told Madar they don't want truck traffic at the site and blamed a February 20, 2025 LNP article for omitting councillors’ concerns about warehouses and manufacturing there. [Note: The article did include statements from councilwoman Barbara Fisher and Zink opposing “large trucks” and “warehouses and distributors.”]
The article also captured a dissenting view from councilman Eric Kaufman, in which he said, “I understand we have our opinions and our likes and wants and dislikes. But our intention is to sell this property. We make it suitable to sell for the largest possible dollar and not handcuff ourselves to what our vision was originally. Even if the change results in more traffic and manufacturing noise, that’s just the nature of it. I’m desperate to sell.”
At Tuesday's meeting, resident Frank Doutrich told council: "You're in over your heads," referring to the project.
Although the meeting was classified as a work session, official action was taken. Council voted to advertise a special joint meeting of the Planning Commission and Council for Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7 p.m. to further discuss the zoning and permitted uses for the McGinness Innovation Park.
Friday, March 7, 2025
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