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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%;">Public input meeting set for Aug. 26 for Fairview Park and Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary improvements</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Columbia Parks and Recreation is holding a public input meeting regarding the second phase of development at Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary, 3300 Rollins Road, and improvements at Fairview Park, 1001 Fairview Road. The drop-in meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bonnie View shelter.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0in 4.5pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: 1c1e21; background: white;">The Bonnie View project consists of a new nature-themed playground, parking lot improvements including asphalt repair and LED lighting conversion, new pedestrian bridge and lowland water </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; background: white;">improvements on the trail. The Fairview project includes replacing pedestrian bridges and the outdoor classroom, adding tree identification labels along the natural surface trail system and making garden plot improvements.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; background: white;">Park staff will be available to discuss plans and take public comments<span class="textexposedshow">. Social</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> distancing measures and the City’s mask ordinance will be enforced during the meeting.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">For those not able to attend the meeting, an online survey is available: <a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/WebForms/form.php?formid=386" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; background: white;">https://www.como.gov/CMS/WebForms/form.php?formid=386</span></a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Both projects will be funded by the 2015 voter-approved Park Sales Tax. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 573.874.7460. </span></p></div>
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