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

Quote for today … “How ’bout we start looking at spending less instead of taxing more?” – comment following this PennLive slide show about what’s taxed and not taxed in PA.

• You may want to learn about scarf-bombing from these Columbians – Lancaster Online

• Probably you won’t want to take weapons lessons from that guy – Lancaster Online

• Meters in Columbia … why not bag the meters for Christmas shoppers? Maybe it’s about the “PARKING FINES” revenue? According to the Borough Budgets, more money comes in from fines than meters … providing a net plus to afford the school crossing folks and the “meter maids.”

• NO TAX INCREASE – Legal Notice – Lancaster Online

• Tough job: being a borough manager. Camp Hill’s resigns after only two years. – PennLive

• Chatter about “dog fights” in Columbia – Columbia Police Department facebook page

• Chatter about the conditions at Laurel Hill – “What’s Happening in Columbia” facebook page

• They’re talking about taking some of the sacred cows off the “let’s tax this” list – PennLive

Click on the graphic to see what’s taxable under the current sales and use tax.

• How to get business development information and assistance in Columbia? Who’s job is it? The more things stay the same | Google searching “business development columbia pa” produces these first-page sites: the Chamber of Commerce – the Columbia Economic Development Corporation – the Borough of Columbia. It’s kind of a “ring around the rosy” exercise. 
  

• SCORE is a resource; so, too, is the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center. And the Small Business Administration. Or look to the State for this guide (below):

• Remember when Columbia had access to water and gave it away for 30 cents on the dollar.

Coulda’, woulda’, shoulda’ – One of Naperville’s (IL) greatest summer attractions is its picturesque riverwalk.

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