Wednesday, November 16, 2011

CID Assessment Bills


If you're a property owner in the CID, you should be receiving your bill from the County Collector this week. It looks a little different than the old SBD bill, so we just wanted to give everyone a quick explanation. 

First of all, it's the same assessment as before. We simply transferred it from the SBD to the CID after the CID petition was approved. You'll notice that the SBD assessment has been set at 0

Secondly, you should receive the CID bill on a separate page (a nice lavender color, to be exact). This has more to do with internal bookkeeping by the County, rather than with any substantial change. 

Like before, you need to remit your payments to the Boone County Collector. 

We also wanted to take this opportunity to once again thank everyone who supported the new CID. We were so pleased to have received nearly 71% support from our downtown property owners. For more information about the CID, please visit our webpage www.discoverthedistrict.com

Come meet the finalists!


Citizens are invited to meet finalists for the positions of Office of Cultural Affairs manager and Convention and Visitors Bureau director at an informal reception on Monday, Nov. 21, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. The session will be held in conference rooms 1A and 1B, City Hall, 701 E. Broadway. Comment cards will be available for those who want to provide written comments to the city manager.

Finalists for the Cultural Affairs position are:

*Randy Gray, president, Special Place Development; and

*Chris Stevens, treasurer, Ragtag/True-False Film Festival

Finalists for the Convention and Visitors Bureau position are:

*Amy Schneider, interim director, Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau; and

*William Lennon, vice president of marketing and public relations, Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Sewer work rescheduled on Walnut Street due to weather


Beginning Thursday, Nov. 10, Remsel Excavating, working for Trittenbach Development, will close Walnut Street from Hubbell Street to College Avenue for sewer repairs. Walnut Street will be closed in this area throughout the entire project, including the weekend. The work is expected to be complete on Thursday, Nov. 17, weather permitting. This work was originally scheduled for last week but had to be delayed due to rain.

Walnut Street will be closed to traffic between Hubbell Street and College Avenue to repair a sanitary sewer manhole and connect a new service line. Motorists are urged to exercise extreme caution when driving near the work area and use an alternate route during the construction work.

Contact: Public Works Department, (573) 874-7250

Friday, November 4, 2011

CID Agenda


AGENDA
Columbia Special Business District
Downtown Community Improvement District
Board of Directors Meeting
November 8, 2011, 4 pm.
11 South Tenth Street


Call to Order

Welcome Guests
Paul Land
Tony Grove

Approval of the Minutes

Financial Report
Approval of October Financials

Police Report

Special Presentation
Proposed Stormwater Ordinance - Land

Committee Reports
Economic Development – Colgin
Street Closure Recommendations

Old Business

New Business
Alley A Pedestrian Access Only
Request by Tony Grove

Director’s Report
Campaign Update
Halloweenie
Holiday Shop Hop

City Report

Public Comment

Adjournment

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Walnut Street Closure

Beginning Thursday, Nov. 3, Remsel Excavating, working for Trittenbach Development, will close Walnut Street from Hubbell Street to College Avenue to repair a sanitary sewer manhole and connect a new service line. Walnut Street will be closed in this area throughout the entire project, including the weekend. The work is expected to be complete on Thursday, Nov. 10, weather permitting. Motorists are urged to exercise extreme caution when driving near the work area and use an alternate route during construction.

Contact: Public Works Department: (573) 874-7250.