Residents who wish to run for City Council for Ward 3, Ward 4, or mayor (City Council Member At-Large) must file a petition for office with the City Clerk’s Office. Petitions and instructions are available to be picked up from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the city clerk’s […]
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City Council will vote Monday to approve $25.2 million in funding Programs and projects to address homelessness and affordable housing in Columbia will receive a little more than half of the $25.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that the Columbia City Council is expected to formally approve on Monday, October 2. A city
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The crime-fighting Fusus video sharing platform that the Columbia City Council narrowly voted not to purchase — following nearly four hours of public comment in November — will return to an upcoming council agenda with an ordinance that will outline First Amendment and non-discrimination protections. The Fusus system, presented and championed by Columbia Police Chief
Could a trip generation model be the answer for a city that’s growing faster than its infrastructure can keep up?
Airport to build second taxiway Columbia received a $702,000 federal grant to build a second taxiway, a windfall that Robert Selig, airport superintendent, says will cut down on crowded runways and make Columbia Regional Airport a more attractive spot for the aviation industry. The grant from the Federal Aviation Administration will fund 90 percent of
Operating as the go-between for the Columbia Water and Light Department and the Columbia City Council, the appointed members of the Water and Light Advisory Board have more on their plates than reading reports and making suggestions.
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Now just another university dorm, 50 years ago the eight-story Manor House apartment building at 306 Hitt St. was strictly off limits for most students. This was the first significant addition to the city’s profile since the Walnut Street water tower was built in 1945. A project of St. Louis developer R.T. Crow, who also
A recent meeting of the Columbia City Council may have established the all-time record for length. Would the 3 a.m. adjournment on Tuesday/Wednesday Sept. 3/4 qualify for entry into the Guinness Book of Records? Perhaps, or maybe at least a footnote as a runner-up.
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