Sunday’s bright sunshine gave everyone opportunity to be outdoors. At the River Park, there was lots of activity. Several Chester County fire departments’ were exercising their swift water rescue teams in the Susquehanna. Noticed that one of the trailers had a license plate; one didn’t.

Noticed another person with an off-lease dog in the park. Wonder if the Borough is culpable if an off-lease dog attacks another dog or a person? The signage is there; but if there’s no enforcement, might that constitute culpability? The capstone on the wall has been replaced. Noticed an incredible number of cigarette butts near the water again. Here, again, there’s no enforcement though the sign at the park entrance states “NO LITTERING.” Eventually, these cigarette butts will leach or wash into the River.

Anomalies abound. Evidently, you can get codes variations to have soda machines and motorcycles on the sidewalks of Columbia. Seems ironic to have all the blue painted signage extolling someone to “KEEP OUR RIVER CLEAN” and “PROTECT OUR WATER” when there’s organic matter, cigarette butts and trash serving as flotsam at nearly every grate.