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GetAbout grant drives pedestrian fixes

As Columbia seeks to become more pedestrian-friendly using money from a $22 million federal grant, planners are focusing on intersections that can be difficult or downright dangerous to cross on foot or bicycle. The Columbia City Council will hold a ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  1 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Richard Stone

Private gathering spurs public flap; City leaders deny secret ‘cabal.’

An informal discussion of past and present city leaders about whether Columbia City Council members should be paid caused a commotion yesterday after some interpreted the gathering as a conspiracy to oust current "activist" council members. Former ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  30 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Bill Watkins,  Bob Smith

Runway fix might reach $35 million

With aging pavement and an outdated runway alignment, Columbia Regional Airport needs improvements, and a consulting firm working on an airport master plan is researching three top options for the runway project that could cost between $25 million and $ ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  29 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Joe Jackson,  Boeing,  Cadillac

Beloved domesticated duck causes flap at Stephens Lake

A domesticated duck, on the banks of Stephens Lake earlier this year, is safe at a foster farm. Perhaps Columbias most famous waterfowl, a white duck that had taken up residence at Stephens Lake Park and then vanished, has been given a good home - and ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  29 Jan 2009

City eyes ground to grow grid; Power substation planned in south.

After massive blackouts in 2003 left New York City and much of the northeastern United States temporarily without power, national regulators wanted to ensure such widespread outages would not happen again. To come in compliance with federal ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  28 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,  State Farm Insurance Cos

New code mandates sprinklers; All new homes must comply by 2011 unless city opts out.

All new homes built in Columbia in the next two years will have to include a fire sprinkler system unless city leaders decide that a new provision in the international residential building code should not apply locally. The issue came up yesterday ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  27 Jan 2009

Vandiver plan on a roll with a higher price; Extension to connect northeast Columbia.

Although it will cost about $2 million more than originally planned, the city is moving forward with an adjusted alignment for the Vandiver Road extension, designed to provide connectivity to the northeast side of town. Heading eastA planned Vandiver ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  26 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Bill Watkins,  Sierra Club

Realtor jumps into council race; Job growth is a focus in Second Ward.

Before he entered the world of real estate, Boone County native Jason Thornhill, 38, was in retail management with Sams Club and was offered a position in Chicago. Though the big city was alluring, Thornhill said the opportunity to leave made him ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  23 Jan 2009

City jockeys for stimulus portion; Columbia list estimates costs, jobs created.

As a new administration takes the national reins in Washington, D.C., a top priority is economic recovery, and Columbia is looking to capture a portion of the $500 billion to $800 billion stimulus package that the federal government will likely grant ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  21 Jan 2009

Attorney joins race for council; Sixth Ward draws two-person contest.

Though Rod Robison grew up in De Soto exploring nature in the Boy Scouts with childhood friend Jay Nixon, he never had the political aspirations of his boyhood pal until now. Robison, 54, filed papers yesterday to challenge Sixth Ward Councilwoman ...

From SARA SEMELKA, Columbia Tribune,  21 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Jay Nixon

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