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Columbia council backs Lancaster City’s PENNVEST loan application, presses for construction protections for Manor Street
Summary
Council voted to provide a letter of support for Lancaster City’s PENNVEST loan application for a water‑main project, while pressing for firm commitments on detours, restoration, timing around parades and fire department access, and street restoration to curb‑to‑curb.
Columbia Borough Council voted to authorize staff to send a letter of support to Lancaster City for a PENNVEST loan application that would fund a new water main that crosses Columbia, but council members and residents demanded firm, written construction protections before work begins.
Council’s vote on Sept. 9 authorized the letter of support for Lancaster City’s loan application; council members emphasized that the letter supports Lancaster City’s access to financing, not automatic approval of construction plans through Columbia. Multiple members said the borough must negotiate and document firm terms and conditions for street cuts, detours, restoration, timing…
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