Sunday, June 30, 2019

About Town 6/30/19

This week's pics from Columbia (and beyond)



 They're growing up. 
Compare with last week's photos of them.
(They're black vultures.)

 This building, once a part of the Colonial Metals operation, is FOR LEASE.

 Several-day-old trash, once again, on North 3rd (near Walnut). We understand that the borough is now starting to pick up this trash.

 Cesar (Viveros) fretting over the masterpiece

 This building on North 3rd, formerly part of Colonial Metals, and before that a restaurant, is now FOR LEASE. 

 The cause of this "traffic jam"...

 at the T intersection of Walnut and North 2nd was this double-parked and unoccupied car...

 even though ample parking was available.

 More guys at work - 5th and Locust

 Bethel Street roadwork

 Cesar and associate, adding a few finishing touches

 Vote for Hobie.

 A surveyor is surveying, but what's that guy doing on the right?

 Nope, wrong way

 Painting the Lloyd Mifflin House on Walnut

 Fireworks for sale

Morning light

 Morning flight

 Peeking out at 401 Locust

 Two young men on a "mission"

 Details of another of our historic buildings

 The town belongs to all of us, not just a self-chosen few.

 This once read "FIRE ESCAPE."

 There's the fire escape (at the rear of Hotel Locust).

 Lookin' good at 101 North Front Street, soon to be a coffee and ice cream shop

 Public Art Station at Columbia Crossing

 Fishin' on the dock

 Pondering the next move

 Reading and relaxing

 Stars and Stripes

 Posting signs for the Antique, Art & Craft Show

 Sidewalk table at 301 Locust

 At 3rd & Locust
Why is it here?
Didn't we have a bypass built or something?

 On track, on the tracks

 It's a clean machine.

 Formerly Rita's, soon to be Dunkin.

 More to do at 101 North Front

 Someone went to a lot of toil and trouble to stack these rocks at River Park.

 Most likely to help launch canoes and kayaks
(Or is it River Park Phase III?)

 He carries his own toy.

 Towers

 Nestled among the trees

 If you go far enough down Maple Street, you might end up in Wrightsville.

 MedEvac

Director B Harrison Smith addresses the audience at the premiere of The Special Friday night at the Appell Center in York.

 Most of the actors were present after the screening. The film will probably be shown on Netflix in the near future.

 Some of the scenes were filmed in Columbia, as Columbia Spy reported on HERE.
(Director Harrison Smith is pictured far right.)

There was even free popcorn provided by Popcorn Buddha on the way out.


Here are a few pics from Todd Stahl:

 Railroad tunnel

 Canada geese advancing

 The Columbia Crossing trailhead

The long and winding trail

Properly parked

A few from the Antique, Art & Craft Show























Borough update from Mayor Lutz Monday at the Library


Saturday, June 29, 2019

Columbia council kills controversial revolving loan program, CCCA lawsuit still in place


The program was to be funded initially with part of the proceeds from general obligation bonds the borough issued in 2016. However, in May 2018 the borough's auditors told the borough it could not use the bond proceeds in that manner.

MORE: HERE.


Friday, June 28, 2019

Agenda - Columbia Borough Council Work Session, July 2, 2019


The council packet can be downloaded HERE.

CCCA to raffle off this bicycle Saturday, June 29



The Columbia Concerned Citizens Association is raffling off this red, white and blue Klinedinst Special antique ladies bicycle.

Just buy a $5 ticket at the CCCA station this Saturday, June 29, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Locust Street during the Antiques, Arts & Crafts Show

A winner will be chosen at 2 p.m.

The winner will be notified if not present.

(Proceeds help fund the Columbia Concerned Citizens Association.)

OPINION | macabre, curious, bizarre and just-plain strange … not objective at all or befitting the role of councillor. – Columbia news, views & reviews


At the Council meeting on Tuesday evening, Borough Councillor Todd Burgard stepped out of role. The councillor abdicated his role as a councillor and was granted time to speak as a citizen during the citizens' comments of the agenda near the end of the meeting.

MORE:

https://columbianewsandviews.com/2019/06/28/macabre-curious-bizarre-and-just-plain-strange-not-objective-at-all-or-befitting-the-role-of-councillor/