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today’s news … Wednesday, February 11, 2015

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

Quote for today … “As with the Open Records dude, though, I am much more concerned that we have to offer $142,866 plus outstanding benefits to fill the position.  If we don’t we shouldn’t.  Everyone else has to race to the bottom, why not The Political Class?” – Comment following this PennLive article about Wolf’s political office whackings.

  • “Maybe if we don’t say it; it didn’t happen!”

shame

  • Lancaster School District asks for 11%+ tax increase – LNP – always Lancaster [NOTE: In the article, Chief Administrator Matt Przywara states the increase “doesn’t cost much, other than a little bit of bad press.” During the 2012-13 budget year, Przwara was paid $137,505. ] Not a bad deal to command increases for your own revenue stream to feed your own elephants.
  • Today it says “system” – yesterday, it said “plant”. Not a peep about “o-o-o-p-s” or “we goofed.”

columbia waterGussied up Website with the rate increase

  • At Monday night’s council meeting, the mayor wanted to make it totally clear that the borough DOES NOT OWN the Columbia Water Company. He advocated that the borough communicate its displeasure in a letter to the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission. The Columbia Water Company is a closely-held private enterprise. The newly announced rates are shown on separate tabs for Columbia and Marietta customers. There’s a tab for ABOUT US; good luck getting any real info there though. There’s no information about who are the operating chiefs and personnel at the Columbia Water Company; compare the lack of transparency with some of Pennsylvania’s other water companies. The new Website is an attractively packaged chunk of nothing.
  • Conversation at Monday’s meeting centered on the almost 30% rate increase that Columbia Water Company Customers will be receiving. Several readers of Columbia news, views & reviews have suggested the increase comes to pay for the facility revamping by the River and even the new front door at the 220 Locust Street office.
  • The next meeting of the “Partners in Thyme” herb club of Southern York County and Northern Baltimore County will meet Friday March 6th at 10:30 AM.at the Glenview Alliance Church, 10037 Susquehanna Trail, Glen Rock, Pa. 17327. The program for this meeting will be given by Mr. James Shindler who is a well known beekeeper in York County. Mr Shindler started  as an insurance agent as a career then in 1978 he became a beekeeper. He took a course at Penn State in the biology and purpose of bees and has continued  that interest to the present. He will speak about all the kinds of honey there is depending on the season and weeds that are used. After Mr Shindler’s program the club will have a business meeting followed by our  Brown Bag” lunch accompanied by our hospitality desserts, coffee and tea. Membership is still open for new members. Please call  Barbara Ann de Leon at (717) 428-2210 or stop by our table at the The York Herb Festival for more details on April 10-11 2015 at the York Expo. – News release

too-o-o cuteBest facebook lines ever: “Why is he locked up, what was his crime?” – “Being tooooo cute!!!?” – SOURCE: You know you’re from Columbia PA if… facebook page

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