Up the hill from Route 30 in Columbia is Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens, a historic cemetery with panoramic views of the Susquehanna River and its treelined banks.
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When: Columbia Borough Council meeting, May 11.
What happened: Workers have finished collecting samples from the former McGinness Airport site and have found no immediate geological or ecological problems, said Borough Manager Mark Stivers. The full report will arrive in a few weeks.
Quotable: âNothing of extreme importance has come up,â Stivers told council members.
Background: The borough wants to buy the 58-acre property in July with plans to develop 40 acres into an innovation and technology campus with a hiking trail through a nature preserve and a childrenâs playground. Construction on the $1.5 million parcel should begin in 2022 and hinges on council approval.