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Palmetto Trees coming to Devine Street

Columbia officials plan to install 13 Palmetto Trees along Devine Street in Five Points to replace the existing Ginkgo trees that have not grown well amid the concrete and asphalt. The Ginkgo trees have been in the ground three years and, in the words of the city’s Forestry and Beautification Superintendent Sara Hollar, “they are [...]
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Free Five Points parking

A story in today’s paper talks about the city’s plan to purchase two pieces of property (here and here) on Devine Street and turn them into employee parking lots for Five Points. The city is acting on the recommendation from the latest Five Points parking study, which cost taxpayers $57,000. The land purchase will run [...]
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City hurt itself with Five Points flood

Something interesting from the storms last week that flooded Five Points: while residential yard debris clogged the storm drains, city-paid for mulch in Five Points flower beds also contributed to the problem. From Interim City Manager Steve Gantt: “We use mulch in our beds down there to keep the weeds out of the planters,” he [...]
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Storms raise issue of bagging yard debris

In case you missed it, it rained in Five Points last night. The rain wasn’t the story though, it was the flooding. Flooding in Five Points is about as common as drunk people at USC football games, but it causes a lot of headaches for business owners who have to spend a lot of money [...]
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Lots of meetings today

9 a.m.: Columbia City Council meeting at City Hall, where council members are expected to vote on changes to retiree health benefits. 5 p.m.: 5 Points Parking Advisory Committee meets at the MLK Community Center for an update on a parking study. 6:30 p.m.: Mac Bennett, board member with the Midlands Housing Alliance, gives an [...]
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