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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

Public Works Administration

The Department of Public Works serves as the backbone of the city's everyday services for the residents of the City of Columbia . This organization takes pride in service to its customers through the dedicated years of experience from many of the leaders within the organization to help form a working knowledge of Columbia 's most basic of infrastructure. The various divisions of the department make up the backbone of many of the daily quality of life issues.

The future of the Department of Public Works rests within the hands of its leaders along with the desires of its customers to help formulate a vision for years to come. Each member of the team within the Public Works Department is integrally involved in meeting the needs of the residents of the Metropolitan Columbia area. This is done through dedicated training programs to increase efficiency and reduce cost of services on a daily basis.

We look forward to your comments concerning our home page and various levels of public works service and how we may assist you as our customer.

Public Works Director
Melissa A. Smith Gentry, PE .....545-3780
email: publicworks@columbiasc.net
 
Deputy Public Works Director
Robert A. Anderson.....545-3780