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CBT Business Calendar: The Week Ahead

Posted by on Monday, October 19th, 2009 Categories:
In Jefferson City this afternoon, Gov. Jay Nixon, Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman and other public officials will take part in the dedication of a new renewable energy  project. Landfill gas from the Jefferson City Landfill is captured and piped to the generation facility next to the City Correctional Center, where it is used to generate [Click Here]

Columbia Business Community: The Week Ahead

Posted by on Monday, October 5th, 2009 Categories:
Should the city use federal funds to build a bike boulevard on the northeastern edge of downtown? That’s one of the big questions the city’s elected officials and administrators will answer this week. The City Council will consider the bike boulevard proposal during the public hearing segment of its meeting tonight at City Hall. The boulevard [Click Here]

Time for a change?

Posted by on Monday, July 27th, 2009 Categories:
Columbia was incorporated in 1826 and was originally managed by 5 trustees.  This system must have worked well for some time because it was used for 66 years.  In 1892 Columbia switched over from trustees to a mayor and council organization.  I would assume this was done in response to a growing city that required [Click Here]

What TIF taught me

Posted by on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Categories:
I am not really for or against the city’s approval of using a TIF structure for the two proposed downtown projects.  I like the idea of Columbia becoming more attractive and as a commercial real estate professional I always welcome the opportunity for free government money in a project (actually not free money, it costs [Click Here]

Boone County officials urged a veto of public defender bill

Posted by on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Categories:
I wrote an article for the CBT earlier this year detailing state legislation pertinent to the legal community. While many bills fell by the wayside, one that made it through the process legislation allowing the Public Defender Commission to formulate a cap on public defenders’ caseloads. The bill’s sponsor – Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mt. Vernon [Click Here]

Much Ado About Nothing

Posted by on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Categories:
Lately there has been a lot of debate in regards to filling vacancies on the planning and zoning commission.  The city council has held off on filling the vacancy despite having multiple applicants.  On Monday 2nd ward councilman Jason Thornhill brought up concerns that the job description and requirements for planning and zoning commission were [Click Here]
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