Applications are now being accepted to fill vacancies on boards and commissions.
Keep the Midlands Beautiful encourages Midlands residents to recycle their Christmas trees from Friday, Dec. 26 to Saturday, Jan. 9 through the annual Grinding of the Greens program.
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Design/ Development Review Commission Meeting
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Friday before Easter
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Police Chief Tandy Carter presented the Phase 1 Comprehensive Crime Plan in the December 17th City Council meeting.
 December 31, 2008 - Operation:Taking Back Our City
Operation: Taking Back Our City will encompass several of the City’s departments and each of them will work in unison together to improve the quality of life in the City of Columbia .
| Proposed Business License Required for All Rental Property Public Hearing Scheduled for January 21, 2009
City Council Requests your attendance for the Proposed Business License Requirement for All Rental Property.
Public notice is hereby given that the Columbia City Council will consider adoption of and hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 11, Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations, Article II, Business and Professional Licenses, Section 11-32 Definitions and Section 11-35, Registration of businesses; application for license, to require a property owner who leases or rents dwelling units or residential structures containing at least one sleeping unit, leased or rented to a non-owner for any term length, not to include rooming houses, boardinghouses, hotels, motels, dorms, medical or long term care facilities, bed and breakfast establishments, or rental units owned and administered by the Columbia Housing Authority to designate a responsible local agent to be responsible for all of the following: (1) operating the rental unit in compliance with all applicable city ordinances; (2) providing access to the rental unit for the purpose of making any and all inspections necessary to ensure compliance with the applicable city ordinances; and (3) accepting all legal notices or service of process with respect to the rental unit.
| Homeless Shelter Open
Due to temperatures dropping below 40 degrees each night this week, the City of Columbia will open the Homeless Shelter (191 Williams Street) this evening and remain open for the duration of the cold weather season. The planned opening date for the shelter was November 1, 2008 but that date has been moved up to October 27, 2008.
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Mayor Robert D Coble
I would like to welcome you to the City of Columbia. I hope this website will provide you with a vast array of knowledge pertaining to department information, key city issues, and various other information. I hope you enjoy this site and if you have any suggestions for improvements, please let us know.
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