QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Columbia need more school resource officers?
The Columbia Board of Education is set to review a contract to put four police officers in district high schools.
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Columbia considering mental health crisis help for police calls
As the Missouri State Highway Patrol continues to investigate a deadly Columbia Police Department officer-involved shooting, the city is looking to include mental health professionals to aid with crisis calls.
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Half-dozen hires still needed for Columbia recycling pickup to start back up
Columbia Solid Waste needs to make at least six more hires before it can restart curbside recycling pickup, according to the department’s director.
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Proposed 2024 City of Columbia budget around $533 million; two more budget hearings set for August and September
Watch a live stream of the City Council meeting in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council held the first of its three budget hearing for Fiscal Year 2024 at its meeting Monday night. In July, Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood delivered the annual budget address. According to the proposed budget,
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Columbia have enough recycling dropoff spots?
The Columbia city government is thinking about putting a new recycling dropoff on the city’s north side.
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Columbia Solid Waste schedules public meeting to discuss recycling center on Oakland Gravel Road
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility is hosting a public meeting next week to discuss a proposed recycling dropoff center on Oakland Gravel Road, according to a Wednesday press release. The meeting will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Conference Room 1C at Columbia City Hall. Public comments can also
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Columbia’s ARPA evaluation committee to score proposals Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ARPA evaluation committee is set to meet Monday morning to discuss how to spend $25.2 million dollars. The committee will evaluate scoring and submit their recommendations to Columbia City Council next month. Over 50 organizations scored high enough to move on to the current phase of the project and had until
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Columbia City Council looks over results from recycling and waste diversion study
Columbia, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council met on Monday night and — once again — recycling was one of the topics discussed. One of the items council’s pre-meeting included the results of a Recycling and Waste Diversion Study. The project includes data collection, responding to recommendations and technical documents for waste projects. Waste collection
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City Council holds budget work session Saturday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City leaders gathered Saturday morning for a budget work session following City Manager De’Carlon Seewood’s Budget Address. The city manager’s office presented a detailed version of the budget and gave council members the opportunity to ask questions. De’Carlon Seewood spoke with ABC 17 News about the importance of today’s work session. “This
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does the City of Columbia need a department for affordable housing?
Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood unveiled his fiscal 2024 budget Thursday.
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Columbia city manager gives budget address
Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood is scheduled to deliver the annual budget address at noon Thursday.
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Columbia Water and Light hopes Thornbrook water issues solved
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Water and Light Advisory Board heard Monday from city officials who say they hope low water pressure issues in the city’s southwest neighborhoods is no longer a problem. This comes after the Thornbrook neighborhood had three boil water advisories since June. According to Thornbrook resident Julie Ryan, this has been a
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Voluntary Action Center drops ask for federal funding for homeless center over conflict-of-interest concerns
Questions over federal conflict-of-interest rules caused a Columbia nonprofit to pull its funding requests for a homelessness resource center.
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Southwest Columbia neighborhood experiences third boil water advisory in two weeks
Columbia’s municipal utility has asked residents in the city’s southwest area to observe a staggered irrigation schedule to prevent water pressure drops.
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Columbia City Council spends $17,000 on work retreat
City spokesperson Sydney Olsen said 34 people attended the retreat at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Independence, including consultants with Raftelis, which provides management advice to local governments and utilities.
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City, county leaders support Columbia Police getting mental health co-responders
Columbia Police Department has sought bids for behavioral health co-responders to help with mental health calls.
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City of Columbia breaks ground on park on former contaminated site in North Village
Columbia city officials will break ground Thursday on the city’s newest park, located in the North Village area of the central city.
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Columbia City Council approves design elements for I-70/Highway 63 connector, electric rate increase
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Tuesday approved the design for a beautification project at the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector, an electric rate increase and a purchase of land that can be used for a new fire station. The City Council did not nail down a final price tag for the beautification project,
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COMO Safe Water Coalition asks the city for proactive efforts to prevent water main breaks
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) COMO Safe Water Coalition is asking the City of Columbia to address water line infrastructure to prevent water main breaks. “The problem that we’ve noticed here in the City of Columbia is that they operate very much in a reactive manner instead of a proactive manner,” Co-founder of COMO Safe Water Coalitions
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Suspension of Columbia residential recycling extended
The City of Columbia said Friday that it is extending the suspension of curbside recycling.
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