QUESTION OF THE DAY: Which is the bigger issue facing Columbia’s city government?
Columbia City Manager De'Carlon Seewood gave his State of the City address on Wednesday, talking about the city government's priorities for the coming fiscal year.
The yearly speech kicks off the Columbia city government's budget process, which culminates with the start of a new fiscal year Oct. 1. Two challenges facing the city as it crafts a new budget are complaints from the police union and staffing problems that have led to a lack of services.