Despite a number of signs telling people to wait, someone tried to pay property taxes at the Columbia Borough offices on Wednesday.

But borough officials are reminding town residents that it will be Monday, April 2, until the borough resumes the collections.

Columbia officials have said they can't start collecting the taxes until after former tax collector Tom Vecchiolli closes his books with Lancaster County and they have time to learn the collection system.

Columbia's council had taken a series of steps Monday to enable the borough to collect the taxes, including appointing Borough Manager Norman Meiskey as tax collector.

Residents who had tried to pay their 2012 property tax bills at Vecchiolli's office on Cherry Street earlier this month saw a handwritten sign, notifying them he was no longer accepting payments.

Anyone with questions can call the borough offices at 684-2467.