Tag: wastebusters

WASTEBUSTERS: No money spent yet from Columbia public inconvenience fee

October 29, 2019 2:17 AM Lucas Geisler

City leaders have yet to touch money raised from a fee charged to developers for closing streets, sidewalks and parking spots downtown. The Columbia City Council passed an ordinance in Dec. 2016 charging developers by the linear foot of the public facilities it closed for construction. The ordinance states that that money can be used

WASTEBUSTERS: Lincoln University spent $35k on president’s inauguration, medallion

October 29, 2019 2:12 AM Joe McLean

When Lincoln University severed its ties with the not-for-profit Lincoln University Foundation on Dec. 31, it brought a relationship of nearly 40 years to an end. The move also prompted ABC 17 News to look closely at the reasons for the separation and whether finances played a role the breakup. That examination turned up information