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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 7.5pt 0pt 9pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The City of </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Columbia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> and Boone County Planning and Zoning Commissions will host the fifth and final public information meeting regarding the <STRONG>East Columbia Area Plan (EAP), </STRONG>formally called the East Columbia Area Plan (ECAP), on August 31</SPAN><st1:date Year="2009" Day="17" Month="11"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, 2009</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, from </SPAN><st1:time Minute="30" Hour="17"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5:30-7:30 p.m.</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> in the Columbia Benevolent Organizations Meeting Hall, located inside the Elk's Lodge, 4747 Elk Park Drive East (east of Cedar Grove Elementary School off State Route WW). The purpose of the meeting is to present draft findings relating to future land use allocation and growth management strategies fro the study area as well as obtain community feedback on previously presented chapters. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The plan area focuses on the lands generally bounded by I-70, US 63, </SPAN><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">New Haven Road</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, and </SPAN><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rangeline Road</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> in eastern </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Boone</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">County</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Planning Commissions invite all affected or interested residents to participate.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 7.5pt 0pt 9pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">An on-line copy of the draft Land Use Analysis and Allocation and Growth Management chapters will be available for advance public review after 4:00 p.m. August 25th at <A href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning/EastColumbiaAreaPlan_ECAP.php">www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning/EastColumbiaAreaPlan_ECAP.php</A> or a paper copy is available at the City or County Planning Department offices.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 9pt 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Questions regarding this meeting may be directed to Thad Yonke, AICP Senior Planner (Boone County) at 573-886-4330 or Patrick Zenner, </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Development Services Manager</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> (City of Columbia) at 573-874-7239.</SPAN><B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></BODY></HTML>