COLUMBIA SPY

American Legion No. 372 , 329 Chestnut St., Columbia, June 17. Pass . Burgers are served undercooked to the customer's request; however, a written consumer advisory on the menu is not provided to the consumer. Rocky's BBQ , 28 N. Third St., Columbia, June 17. Pass . No violations.

Columbia Spy file photo   Lancaster and several other central Pennsylvania counties will be under a flood watch beginning at 3 p.m. today as weather forecasts call for severe thunderstorms. The National Weather Service said the flood watch will be in effect through midnight Friday. Slow-moving thunderstorms could result in up to 4 inches of rain, leading to flooding in rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone areas, according to the NWS. Flooding also may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Other counties affected by the flood watch include Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Montour, Northern Lycoming, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Southern Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, and York. Showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly after 5 p.m., according to the NWS, which said some of the storms could be severe. AccuWeather said storms could bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts. https://lancasteronline.com...

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At Tuesday night's meeting, Columbia Borough Council awarded a $2.2 million contract for soil stabilization at the former McGinness airport to Iron Eagle Excavating in Lancaster. The company submitted the low bid of $2,196,104.60, which was significantly lower than the original estimated cost of $3.03 million for the project. Diamond Materials LLC submitted the high bid of $5,136,442.00. Bids from five companies were received. Bid Tabulation   Council President Heather Zink said the borough will be responsible for paying back only about $1.2 million of the cost, because $880,000 is covered by a BIOS (Business in Our Sites) grant. Soil stabilization represents Phase 1 of development, aimed at bringing the site to "pad-ready" condition. The work will focus on removing problematic materials from the ground to ensure a clean foundation. Engineer Derek Rinaldo said there is a substantial completion date of November 15. "It's a 120-day contract and we will be issuing n...

Makle Park   Columbia Borough has voted 5-0 to award a $116,000 electrical contract to Delaware Environmental Construction Services (DECS) for the Makle Park Phase 1 improvements project, following initial concerns about the contractor. The electric contract attracted three bids, with DECS submitting the low bid of $116,000. (Councilors Eric Kauffman and Peter Stahl were absent for the vote.) The contract is the second of two for Makle Park Phase 1. Council voted to award the first contract, for site improvements, to H&P Construction on June 10, 2025. H&P submitted a base bid of $272,224.13, emerging as the lowest bidder among five companies, as Columbia Spy reported  HERE . The contract awards are part of a larger $538,224 investment in Makle Park improvements for fiscal year 2025. The project benefits from substantial grant funding. The improvements are being funded through the Makle Park Improvements account, which currently maintains a balance of $597,875. After t...

  The meeting packet is  HERE .