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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">April 29, 2011<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 2in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt -2in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">RE:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Planning <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Columbia</st1:place></st1:City>’s Future<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">As you may have read or heard, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Columbia</st1:place></st1:City> is developing a new comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan is a general plan for the city that recommends the future the community envisions and the steps it must take to get there. Properly done, a plan reflects thoughtful study and careful consideration of input from all corners of the community. A plan is only as good as the breadth of ideas, suggestions, and critical perspectives that are welcomed in the process.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We need and must have participation by people from all walks of life.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">To get started, you are cordially invited to the first of several public meetings on the Columbia comprehensive plan, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 6:00 P.M. in rooms 1A and 1B</B>, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">City Hall Addition, 701 East Broadway. </B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Light refreshments will be served. We hope you will join us for this meeting and the others that will follow</FONT><A name=_GoBack></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The purpose of our first phase of meetings, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">“What is the Plan?”,</B> is to roll out the steps for completing <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Columbia Imagined: A Comprehensive Plan for a Sustainable Community</B>. Subsequent forums this year will involve the public in identifying Columbia’s defining characteristics (Who Are We?), identifying issues (What Are We Concerned About?), reviewing growth scenarios & setting goals (Where Do We Want to Go?), and ultimately deciding how we need to carry out our preferred plan (How Do We Get There?). At this first, mostly informational, session we will review the approach and schedule, request feedback, and ask participants how they would like to be involved in the planning effort going forward. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">An RSVP is not required, but appreciated, by writing the Planning and Development Department at </FONT><A href="mailto:planning@gocolumbiamo.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman">planning@gocolumbiamo.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> or by calling 573-874-7239. For an agenda and general information on the project, visit </FONT><A href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning/ComprehensivePlanTaskForceCommittee.php"><FONT color=#800080 face="Times New Roman">http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning/ComprehensivePlanTaskForceCommittee.php</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">David Brodsky<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Shelley Simon<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>Tim Teddy<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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