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today’s news … Tuesday, January 24, 2012

today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

Quote for today… “We’re in a budget crisis. We need every piece of revenue that we can take in.” – Terry Doutrich, member, Columbia Borough School District Board of Directors. “

  • Coming today? “A coronal mass ejection – a big chunk of the Sun’s atmosphere – was hurled toward Earth on Sunday, driving energized solar particles at about 5 million miles an hour (2,000 km per second), about five times faster than solar particles normally travel, the center’s Terry Onsager said.” – Reuters
  • Six new breeds at Westminster Kennel Show – LancasterOnLine Link to the Westminster Kennel Club Show.
  • Columbia Borough School District Board votes “No.” to L.E.R.T.A. – “School board members Thursday decided in a 5-4 vote to not participate in the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance program for commercial property owners. – MyColumbiaNews
  • “During a surprise search and lockdown at Columbia Borough Junior/Senior High School Wednesday, four K-9 squad dogs found only one tobacco violation.” – My ColumbiaNews
  • What’s the latest news on walk-in health clinics? “CVS retail chain clinics expand while Walgreens operation stalls” – American Medical News
  • SMOKING POLICY: During last night’s Council “Meeting of the Whole” councilor Jim Smith introduced a Public Property committee draft smoking policy. Lots of conversation ensued and one person observed that you can see “all the lighted cigarettes” on the hill at the High School during football games. The Columbia Borough School District smoking policy states: “Drinking of alcohol, possessing or using illegal drugs in any form, and smoking or other use of tobacco is strictly forbidden on the school property. These restrictions apply to both indoor and outdoor areas. Violation is punishable by a civil fine for the amount announced at the commencement of the activity.” – 35 P.S. Sec. 1223.5 20 U.S.C. Sec. 7182, 7183
  • POLICE LOG: “LANCASTER TWP.: Steven W. Allen Jr., 22, of Plane Street, Columbia, was cited after he allegedly pushed a Lancaster female inside a home in the 400 block of South West End Avenue at 12:02 a.m. Saturday.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • “Columbia Borough School District’s 2012-13 preliminary budget includes a 10.6 percent tax increase — from 25.37 to 28.08 mills. – MyColumbiaNews
  • Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Announces Record Annual Earnings and Increased Dividend Declaration – Northwest Savings Bank Website
  • It’s good to be a federal government worker; especially when you retire! – “Almost 15,000 federal retirees, including former leaders of Congress, a university president and a banker, are receiving six-figure pensions from a system that faces a $674.2 billion shortfall.” – Bloomberg News Service
  • “What kind of health insurance do the GOP candidates get?” – GovernmentExecutive
  • LEGAL NOTICES, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, January 23, 2012 – “TO: RESIDENTS OF MANOR TOWNSHIP The Manor Township Supervisors will consider the adoption of the following Ordinance at their public meeting on February 6, 2012. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Manor Township Municipal Building, 950 West Fairway Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603. The Supervisors will consider the adoption of the following Ordinance. The title of the Ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING MANOR TOWNSHIP AND THE BOROUGH OF MILLERS-VILLE, LANCASTER COUNTY, TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. This notice contains a brief summary of the provisions of the Ordinance. The entire Ordinance may be inspected by the general public at the Manor Township Municipal Building, 950 West Fairway Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Ordinance is an Ordinance enacted pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 53 Pa. C.S. §2301 et seq. which permits municipalities to enter into agreements to cooperate in the performance of their respective functions, powers or responsibilities. The Ordinance authorizes Manor Township to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with Millers-ville Borough to create a Regional Emergency Management Agency to represent the municipalities during actual or potential natural or man-caused disaster emergencies within the municipalities. By: Barry L. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer Thomas L. Goodman, Solicitor –  TO: RESIDENTS OF MANOR TOWNSHIP The Manor Township Supervisors will consider the adoption of the following Ordinance at their public meeting on February 6, 2012. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the Manor Township Municipal Building, 950 West Fairway Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603. The Supervisors will consider the adoption of the following Ordinance. The title of the Ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, CHAPTER 249, ARTICLE 1, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, AS AMENDED AND ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 25, 2007. This notice contains a brief summary of the provisions of the Ordinance. The entire Ordinance may be inspected by the general public at the Manor Township Municipal Building, 950 West Fairway Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. This Ordinance adopts and incorporates by reference, in its entirety, Chapter 249, Article 1, of the Sewer System Regulations of the City of Lancaster. The adoption of the regulations pertains to that portion of the Manor Township Sewer System serviced by the City of Lancaster and primarily concerns the discharge of industrial waste. By: Barry L. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer Thomas L. Goodman, Solicitor”

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