Sunday, February 6, 2022

About Town - February 6, 2022

Recent photos of Columbia

(Click/tap on images to see larger, sharper images.) 


Fire in ice

Winter sunset

Fading light

Silhouettes



There have been far too many photos taken of "the bridge," so here are a few more:







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To keep your head warm down at the bus stop - or anywhere else

And to keep your dog warm down on Heritage Drive

The Canada geese have returned.

Broke down

Over at Mount Bethel

Why though?

Yep . . .

They might want to rethink it.

Amish on the road

Evening clouds

Through the window

Flags, flags . . .

Flags galore!

The Jersey barriers have been moved on the 300 block of Locust, allowing pedestrians to cross.

Our flag was still there.

To pay for all the big ticket projects, the police budget had to be cut. Here are the new cruisers.
(That's a joke, y'all.)

Divided town, divided sky

Into the night


AIRPORT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTED TO COST UPWARDS OF $10 MILLION; "THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXPENSIVE SITE TO DEVELOP"


“This is going to be an expensive site to develop,” Rick Jackson told council members. Jackson, vice president of landscape architecture for Lititz-based ELA Group, said steep inclines will add cost to the project.

More info: Council President Heather Zink asked if $10 million in a grant and a loan could pay all development costs. “We are close,” Jackson answered.

Money: The state’s Business In Our Sites grant/loan program, which began its application process Dec. 31, 2021, closes March 31. The rules allow a municipality to receive up to $4 million in grant money along with a loan.

Warning: Columbia may not get the money, Stivers cautioned. “There are no guarantees,” he said after the meeting. Jackson, however, told council the McGinness Innovation Park seems to fit perfectly within the guidelines of the state Department of Community and Economic Development, which runs the grant/loan program.

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