Thursday, April 13, 2017

Upcycle at Columbia Crossing Saturday, April 15


Upcycling is all about reusing the items you are about to toss in the trash and turning it into something beautiful. There are great ways to reuse simple items like toilet paper tubes or magazines. 

Get messy and creative on Saturday, April 15, from 10 am to 4 pm at Columbia Crossing. Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority will help you make a seed starter to take home. Plus, design your own beads out of magazines to create a cool keychain. 

Activities are available throughout the day and are great for all ages. Suggested donation of $2 per person to help support programming at Columbia Crossing.

Columbia Borough Spring Clean-up May 5 & 6


More on the McGinness Airfield sale

The following information on the pending sale of the McGinness Airfield, 1020 Manor Street, has been provided by the Columbia Borough Office.




The 33-page report can be accessed HERE.






The complete Agreement of Sale can be accessed HERE.





Wednesday, April 12, 2017

In Your Community: Radar guns and your trash services

On Monday night, Columbia Borough Council unanimously voted to support a push for local police departments in Pennsylvania to use radar guns. Currently, only State Police are allowed to use them.
VIDEO HERE:
http://abc27.com/2017/04/11/in-your-community-radar-guns-and-your-trash-services/

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Columbia Borough Council seeks applicants for vacancy


A few takeaways from Borough Council meeting April 10, 2017




The McGinness property at 1020 Manor Street

1) Council voted 5-1 to purchase the McGinness property which contains eight tracts of ground constituting approximately 58 acres of land located within the Borough of Columbia and West Hempfield Township. The sale price is $1.625 million, and the appraisal is $1.71 million. Councillor John Novak was the only NO vote. Details to follow.


Recent listing for 208-210 Locust Street

2) Council is considering an offer from Sam and Cindy Bigler to deed the property located at 208-210 Locust Street to Columbia Borough to satisfy borough liens currently associated with the property. Borough liens total $51,911.17. The Biglers will need to satisfy mortgage debt and other liens before the borough would acquire the property.

According to realtor.com the property is listed with SHEPH Real Estate for sale at $49,900. Details to follow.


Dr. Sherry Welsh at May 11, 2015 Borough Council meeting

3) Council accepted the resignation of Dr. Sherry Welsh, effective March 17, 2017, according to her resignation letter. Welsh was appointed by Council on May 11, 2015 to fill a seat vacated a few months earlier by Jody Gable. Dr. Welsh was to serve out the remainder of the term, which is 2-1/2 years. Welsh, who holds a doctorate in social work, is operations manager for York-Adams Transportation Authority and also works part time as a therapist.

4) Council approved purchasing 31 Dell Optiplex personal computers from Staples Business Advantage at a cost of $18,356, and two Dell Power Edge Servers from EZ solutions at a cost of $15,957.

5) Council approved the purchase of a brine machine at a cost not to exceed $45,000, a Kubota RTV with blade attachment at a cost of $20,508, and a snowblower attachment with chute for current skid steer unit at a cost of $7,836.

6) Council approved purchase of a street sweeper at a cost of $221,877, a snowblower at a cost of $124,547, and a compact trackloader with bucket attachment at a cost of $51,463.

MORE TO FOLLOW

Graffiti vandals caught!


Two people believed to be responsible for the recent rash of graffiti in Columbia have been arrested.

The two were arrested by police recently for an unrelated incident and confessed to spray painting the graffiti when questioned by Officer Bryan Keyser and another officer. Several buildings on North Second and North Front were vandalized during the last week of March. If the suspects are found guilty, they will be made to provide restitution, among other penalties.

Mayor Lutz announced the arrests at Monday's Borough Council meeting.

More information will be posted when it becomes available.