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

Quote for today … “it will not mean I stop fighting for peoples’ rights to be heard at these meetings. To give up would be a disservice to the people who put me in office.” – Middletown mayor comments on the discord in another town. – PennLive

• “Columbia Borough School District will be holding a Committee of the Whole Voting Meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., District Administration Center, 200 N. Fifth Street, Columbia, PA”

• “public presentation – 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 at 200 Locust St., Columbia”

• There’s a column in today’s LNP – Always Lancaster by the CEO of the Lancaster Alliance pointing to the “Building on Strength – City Economic Development Planning” project (not unlike the “charrette” project that will be presented to Columbia’s public on Wednesday night). There are differences, though – Lancaster’s Project is transparent with a Website and the public had opportunity to provide input in a survey.

• Property Tax Independence Act public presentation – Thursday, April 9, VFW Post 2435, 401 Manor Street, Columbia

• Middletown’s dysfunction continues: council president cancels meeting “after more than a dozen residents – several of them candidates for council – brought criticism after criticism … ” – PennLive

Middletown’s Press & Journal has a great tab at its Website – its PUBLIC INFO tab keeps citizens informed about municipal actions.

• LEGAL NOTICE announces the seeking of bids for inspection of “Veterans Memorial Bridge in Columbia, PA (SR 0462 over Susquehanna River).”

• And this LEGAL NOTICE announces the seeking of bids for “for structure inspection access of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Columbia, PA (SR 0462 over Susquehanna River).”

• In this LEGAL NOTICE, you can read about the pipeline application and learn that you can see a “A complete copy of Transco’s application to the FERC for the Atlantic Sunrise Project is available for public review at the “Columbia Public Library, 24 South 6th Street, Columbia, PA 17512.”

The slicing of a “shortcut” pipeline through Lancaster County: a big bucks project

• Like it or not, infrastructure upgrades and massive population infusion will bring new people to Columbia.

• 27 Lancaster County dogs are on the state’s Dangerous Dog Registry.