Posts Tagged ‘city of columbia’
Progress on Columbia bridge, park
While nearly all of last week’s Columbia City Council meeting was a closed session, the “Columbia Quarterly” city newsletter provided updates about the Carl Street Bridge project and plans for…
Read MoreLSVs legal in Columbia
A Columbia man who began a petition to make the question of allowing low speed vehicles (LSVs) in the city an advisory referendum on the November ballot has had his…
Read MoreColumbia 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 launches phone app
It was no April Fool’s joke when the Know Columbia app launched on April 1. The app is designed to easily connect Columbia residents with their municipal government. The app…
Read MoreNew hearing on Columbia biz district
The City of Columbia will host another public hearing to field questions and concerns about a proposed new Route 3/I-255 business district at the northern part of town. The hearing…
Read MoreHistoric home for sale
The historic Miller-Fiege Home at 140 S. Main Street in Columbia has seen better days, but city officials are hopeful an interested party can help give it a new life.…
Read MoreColumbia pays tribute to Eckert
The City of Columbia paid tribute to a former mayor and longtime alderman upon his passing last week at the age of 93. George W. Eckert died on Oct. 10.…
Read MoreMonroe County talks state disaster snub
Two weeks after the Columbia area suffered significant widespread storm damage, the Monroe County Board passed a disaster declaration for the impacted region. Monroe County Public Safety Director Kevin Scheibe presented…
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 MoreColumbia clobbered by storm
It was a Fourth of July holiday weekend to forget in Columbia. Unfortunately, the memories will remain. A massive storm barreled through the region shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, delivering…
Read MoreColumbia discusses new budget
With the home rule referendum failing earlier this month, the City of Columbia is moving ahead with preparations for its Fiscal Year 2024 budget without the benefit of additional revenue…
Read MoreHome rule fails in Columbia
Columbia voters decided the fate of a home rule referendum on Tuesday, with the question failing by a nearly three-to-one margin as of press time. The vote tally was 1,989…
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