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Guide to tomorrow’s City Council work session

Columbia City Council meets tomorrow at 9 a.m. for a work session. You can read the agenda by clicking here. Here’s a summary: 1. Ordinance No. 2009-128 This authorizes a lease between Columbia and Open Living Communities for some property at 5406 Farrow Road. Open Living Communities is an assisted living facility that caters to disabled veterans. The city [...]
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How to reconsider

I have a story in today’s newspaper about how City Council members might reconsider a vote taken last week to extend the city’s landfill contract with Houston-based Waste Management. Mayor Bob Coble told me that’s something the council hasn’t done during his 20 years as mayor. So how could council members legally reverse themselves? That’s not [...]
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