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City Announcements
2012 - 2013 Hospitality Grant Application Workshops
The City of Columbia is now accepting 2012-2013 Hospitality Tax applications and we are conducting two workshops for our Hospitality Tax grant. The workshops are being held to assist in the Hospitality application process . The first workshop will be Thursday, Feb 16th @ the Capital Senior Center near Maxcy Gregg Park from 12-2:00pm and everyone is invited to bring their lunch. The second workshop will be on Thursday February 23 @ Carolina Wings on Gervais Street from 5-7:00pm We will have a separate room and orders will be taken from the menu. Please call 545-3048 or email gdfanning@columbiasc.net for more information or to attend a workshop.

2012 State of the City Address [Full Text and Video]
Mayor Steve Benjamin delivered his 2012 State of the City address on January 11th at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center's Coble Ballroom.
FULL TEXT
Main Street
Infrastructure & Transit Safety
Public Safety
Economy
Watch the entire address here!

Grants Status
Click here to view information on grants for which the City has applied, some of which have been funded by federal stimulus dollars.

City Newsroom
Jan 01-26, 2012
Click Here To View The City's Photo Album!

Jan 01-16, 2012
Book Lovers Invited To Join

Jan 06-20, 2012
SCE&G Trimming Activities to Resume within City Limits

 

Accommodations Tax Funding

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The City of Columbia is now accepting annual Accommodations Tax grant applications for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.  Please click on the links below for the guidelines and application.

 2012-2013 A-Tax App and Guidelines.doc

To be eligible, your organization must have a 501 (c) (3) non-profit status and be a tourism-related agency with activities in the City of Columbia. 

 

Accommodations Tax Funding:   To be eligible, your organization must be a non profit with documentation from the South Carolina Secretary of States Office, with activities in the City of Columbia. Completed application packets must be received by March 9, 2012, 12:00 noon.

The Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee has advised Columbia City Council of their intent to recommend Accommodations Tax money be allocated to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center and Capital City Lake Murray Country.

 

Applications may be mailed to:               Applications may be delivered to:

City of Columbia                                          City Hall

Attn:  Dee Dee Fanning                              Attn: Dee Dee Fanning

PO Box 147                                                   1737 Main Street

Columbia, SC 29217                                 Columbia, SC 29201

 

Any questions concerning the application process, please contact Dee Dee Fanning via email gdfanning@columbiasc.net or by phone (803) 545-3048.

 

Click on the appropriate link below:

IRS W-9 Form