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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;">August 9, 2022</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Matt Nestor
<br />Public Information Specialist
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<br />573.874.7307
<br />Matthew.Nestor@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%;">Public meeting scheduled Aug. 16 to discuss sewer improvement projects</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The City of Columbia Sewer Utility has scheduled a public information meeting to discuss two proposed sewer improvement projects. The meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 701 E. Broadway.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These proposed improvements are part of the Utility’s Private Common Collector Elimination project, started in 2008. Private common collectors are major sources of inflow and infiltration of stormwater into the sewer system. By replacing the outdated, private sewers and connecting these properties into the publicly maintained sewer, the City can reduce the occurrence of backups and overflows.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If approved, the Sewer Utility would extend and rehabilitate existing privately maintained systems as well as construct a new public sewer.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Project locations to be discussed include:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">West Broadway, West Boulevard South and Sunset Lane.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">West Stewart Road and Edgewood Avenue.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the meeting, residents will be able to review preliminary plans, ask questions, make comments and complete a public comment form.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Public comments will also be accepted online at <a href="https://beheard.como.gov/sewer-improvement-projects">BeHeard.CoMo.gov</a> through Aug. 30.</span></p></div>
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<div class="content"><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="https://gocolumbiamo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=62b0c3219184457b88d19cf44ce1f4a3&find=701 East Broadway" target="_blank">701 East Broadway</a></div>
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