COLUMBIA SPY

Two borough trucks were parked at the 12th Street entrance to the McGinness property late this morning .   At last week's Columbia Borough Council work session, borough manager Mark Stivers said environmental studies of the McGinness property at 1020 Manor Street would begin today (Monday, April 12, 2021), but as of late morning no engineering vehicles or equipment were to be seen. There were, however, two borough trucks at the 12th Street entrance to the property. The borough hired two firms to conduct the studies during this "due diligence" period, which is projected to last through May. Stivers wants the borough to purchase the property in early July of this year, if all goes well. The property was recently listed at $1,495,000.  At last Tuesday's meeting, Stivers presented this timeline (excerpt): May 2021 – Complete Due Diligence process June 2021 – Final Determination to purchase property July 2021 – If approved, purchase land and begin development process Colum...

At 11:10 p.m. on 04-11-2021, a car struck an occupied building at 458 Cherry St. in Columbia Borough. The impact caused significant damage to the building making it unsafe for habitation. A wall partially collapsed onto a couch in the living room of the first floor apartment. The striking vehicle left the scene. A man and young child were asleep on the second floor of the building and were not injured. The striking vehicle was probably a Lexus and has damage to the front end.  Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact the Columbia Borough Police at 717-684-7735.    Date:  Monday, April 12, 2021 - 4:15am Sourced via CRIMEWATCH ® :  https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/cases/hit-and-run-occupied-building  

This week's photos of Columbia (Click on photos to see larger, sharper images.)  [NOTE: This is the last weekly installment of "About Town." In the interest of timeliness, photos will now be posted on a day-by-day basis, as issues and items crop up.] Coexist Gallery on Locust just got these two new signs (above). Hate has no home here, but it does reside in a few other places in Columbia. Community dinner on Wednesday evenings Columbia skyline A sliver of the river . . . . . . and a smidge of the bridge The DAC A solar-powered van? Well, why not? Not a swimming pool, just the water company's reservoir Trailer on Bridge Street Apparently, it sometimes holds alpacas. At the town square: ******************************** Shadows on 462 Coming up . . . Watching the train go by Looks like a shipment of aluminum A comment on Columbia corruption? Bursting forth The last day will be June 2. Remnant of Columbia's legendary past Slab and debris Not a box turtle, but an old-f...