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

Quote for today…  ““This is going to cost a lot of money. This is not going to be cheap.” – Rachelle Reid, a candidate for Middletown borough council, in this Middletown Press and Journal article: Council approves downtown makeover.

• PUC to hold hearing on increasing Columbia Water rates by 19 percent – Central Penn Business Journal

• “Consumers must pay for the service they use, which includes a share of the reasonable cost of utility company expenses such as operating and maintenance expenses, administrative expenses, depreciation and taxes. While the ratemaking process is complex, consumers have the right to be informed about the process, receive an explanation of their utility bills, have their complaints addressed in a prompt and fair manner, and receive continuous utility service if payment responsibilities are met.” – PUC’sRatemaking_Complaints

• “Liquor board hands $2.4M to municipalities — could it be more?” — Pennsylvania Independent

• Click here to download the complete PLCB report

• Columbia woman on “welfare fraud” list: “Anna M. Kreeger, 33, of Columbia, Lancaster County, received $1,300 in SNAP benefits. Kreeger was sentenced to one year probation and was ordered to pay restitution. She was also disqualified from receiving SNAP benefits for one year.” – News Release

• Middletown moves ahead with seed money to its Industrial and Commercial Development Authority. – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Huffington Post to end anonymous comments – gigaom.com

• Volunteer and employment opportunities in Columbia – Columbia Borough Website

• “Claude Debussy: Google orchestrates a doodled Clair de lune” – The Guardian

• There’s substantial coverage about personnel and technology changes in Columbia’s school system (and other school districts) in the featured page one article in today’s Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era. Pick up a copy to read about the movement to digital.