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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">January 6, 2020</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Randy Cole
<br />Housing Programs Manager
<br />Community Development
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.6321
<br />Randall.Cole@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">City of Columbia Housing and Community Development Commission to hold public hearing on community development needs</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="font-weight: 400;">The City of Columbia will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday January 8, 2020, in Conference Room 1A of City Hall, 701 E. Broadway to consider affordable housing and community development needs for development of the 2021 Annual Action Plan. Any comments received at the hearing or during the comment period will be considered by the Housing and Community Development Commission.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">For further information contact the Housing Programs Division at 573-874-6321. Members of the public may attend any open meeting. For requests for accommodations related to disability, please call 573-874-CITY (573-874-2489) or email <a href="mailto:CITY@CoMO.gov">CITY@CoMO.gov</a>. In order to assist staff in making the appropriate arrangements for your accommodation, please make your request as far in advance of the posted meeting date as possible. The City of Columbia does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, familial status, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity.</p></div>
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<div class="content"><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="https://gis.gocolumbiamo.com/CityView/?find=Conference Room 1A City Hall 701 E. Broadway" target="_blank">Conference Room 1A City Hall 701 E. Broadway</a></div>
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