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Improvements in Columbia
The main topic of last Monday’s Columbia City Council was improvement. The improvement that will impact Columbians the most in the near future is the Carl Street Bridge replacement project.…
Read MoreColumbia wonders about water
Due to a July 16 storm which caused parts of Columbia to be under three feet of water, much of last week’s Columbia City Council meeting focused on how to…
Read MoreColumbia talks ice cream, dog park
With the arrest Friday in Columbia of five St. Louis men involved in sex trafficking, the discussion of ice cream truck licensing in the city had a heavier tone during…
Read MoreColumbia screams for ice cream
During the dog days of summer, the unmistakable jingle from the loudspeakers of an ice cream truck elicits excitement in youngsters and nostalgia in adults. In the City of Columbia,…
Read MoreBack to the future in Columbia
Columbia City Engineer Chris Smith’s recap of 2023 projects during the July 1 city council meeting was more about the city’s future than what has already been accomplished. While he…
Read MoreA ‘dust up’ in Columbia
During Monday’s meeting of the Columbia City Council, Mayor Bob Hill expressed optimism that recent work on a stretch of Old Route 3 which caused dusty conditions in the northern…
Read MoreColumbia council shuffle
During its first meeting since former Columbia Alderman Doug Garmer resigned May 9 to accept a nomination to the Monroe County Board, the Columbia City Council swore in a new…
Read MoreColumbia’s public safety push grows
In a somewhat timely announcement Monday, Columbia Mayor Bob Hill reported the city may be close to securing a property to be used for construction of a new public safety…
Read MoreColumbia biz district gets OK
In contrast to two lengthy public hearings about a proposed business district in the northern part of Columbia covering several hours, the same topic was discussed and approved within minutes…
Read MoreColumbia road work warming up
While a business district public hearing took up a majority of time during the March meeting of the Columbia City Council, there were other action and discussion items on the…
Read MoreColumbia biz district drama
The Columbia City Council chambers were once again packed Monday night for a second public hearing about a proposed business district in the northern part of the city. After nearly…
Read MoreColumbia revisiting biz district
The City of Columbia will hold another public hearing on a proposed business district in the northern part of the city. During its Feb. 20 meeting, Columbia City Council set…
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