Street improvement planned for Plane Street

Plane Street from Manor Street to Route 441 could be getting a new look.

At a public hearing during Monday’s borough council meeting, Columbia will apply for a 2011 Lancaster County Community Block Grant for new curbs and sidewalks and repaving the area.
Borough Manager Norm Meiskey said the borough would seek a grant in the amount of $250,000 for the project and the total cost would br $350,000.
The other $100,000 would be the borough’s match for the grant and would come from the borough’s liquid fuels fund.
The county will award the grants in the fall.

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Resident Heather McDonald asked the council the status of previous requests concerning parking issues in the 100 block of Locust Street.

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Mayor Leo Lutz during his report commented on the recent passing of Columbia Fire Police Chief John Murphy.
“He was always there and you could rely that with him on the scene, everything was under control,” Lutz said. “We are going to miss Chief Murphy.”

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Mayor Lutz also reminded residents that the Cruisin’ Columbia Car Show will be held this week and two of the benefactors are the Columbia K-9 program and the Columbia Food Bank.

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Mayor Lutz also reported the proposed Route 441 relocation project is still on the Lancaster County Planning Commission’s transportation list for the next two years.

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Announced market rentals are changing from a six-month lease to a 12-month lease and stand holders would now have pay a fair rate for use of electric.

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Approved the consent agenda, including items for a request to close a part of Avenue I, July 23 for a pig roast at the Garth Gallery on Second Street; use of Makle Park by the St. Paul’s M.B.Chirch, June 26 and the Ashley COGIC for use of the River Park for its annual baptism in Augiust, but the church may only use the canoe/kayak area and not the grass.

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Announced plans for a special meeting on July 21 at 6 p.m. to discuss its Act 537 plan for its wastewater treatment facility.

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Endorsed the submission of a 2010 Lancaster County Urban Enhancement grant application by the Columbia Economic Development Corporation for the Turkey Hill Experience.

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Approved the preparation of a small borrowing resolution in the amount of $125,000 for capital improvement purchases and projects.