Posts Tagged ‘Columbia City Engineer Chris Smith’
Columbia passes budget
Despite the City of Columbia projected to have a $3.67 million deficit in Fiscal Year 2024-25, Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm said he feels the city is in “outstanding financial…
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 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…
Read MoreColumbia talks road improvements
Travel was the main topic of interest during the first meeting of the year for the Columbia City Council last Tuesday. Columbia City Engineer Chris Smith began discussion by updating…
Read MoreColumbia soccer park approved
The Columbia City Council approved a number of items Monday, including a green light for the first phase of a planned youth sports complex near the intersection of Bluff and…
Read MoreColumbia moves on from the storm
Even as cleanup continues from a June 30 storm that created havoc throughout town, the Columbia City Council moved forward during a busy meeting Monday night. Mayor Bob Hill began…
Read MoreMovement on the trail in Columbia
Columbia has taken steps to finally give pedestrians in the city some more leg room. The Columbia City Council approved contracts Monday to begin work on a path to extend…
Read MoreColumbia park project revived
A park project in Columbia delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is back on track. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced last Wednesday that Columbia was awarded a $600,000…
Read MoreColumbia talks traffic, solar power
The Columbia City Council last Tuesday night approved a traffic study of Route 3 between Valmeyer Road and Veterans Parkway. The main focus of the study to be conducted by…
Read MoreAnother roundabout for Columbia
With finishing touches still being completed on one Quarry Road roundabout, members of the Columbia City Council were somewhat surprised at the announcement the city had been awarded nearly $1.2…
Read MoreAll roads lead to Columbia
There was a smorgasbord of action and discussion items on the menu during Monday’s meeting of the Columbia City Council. A common thread in much of the discussion involved roadways…
Read MoreColumbia revisits video gambling
A year after the City of Columbia issued a moratorium on new A-1 and A-2 liquor licenses needed to operate video gambling machines, the city council is making plans to…
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