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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The City of Columbia and Boone County Planning and Zoning Commissions will hold a public hearing on the East Area Plan (EAP), formally called the East Columbia Area Plan (ECAP), on <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">September 30, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.</B> in the City of Columbia Council Chambers located on the first floor of the City Hall Addition, 701 East Broadway.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The purpose of the meeting will be to receive final public comments on the Plan prior to forwarding a recommendation to the City Council and </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">County</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Commission</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> regarding its adoption.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The East Area Plan is intended to guide growth on the lands generally bounded by I-70, US 63, </SPAN><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">New Haven Road</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> and </SPAN><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Rangeline Road</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> in eastern </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Boone</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">County</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 190%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">An on-line copy of the “Public Hearing Draft” will be available for advance review after </SPAN><st1:date Month="9" Day="24" Year="2010"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">September 24, 2010</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> at <A href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning/EastColumbiaAreaPlan_ECAP.php"><FONT color=#800080>www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning/EastColumbiaAreaPlan_ECAP.php</FONT></A> (under the “Plan” heading) or at the City or County Planning Department offices.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 190%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Preparing plans ahead of development and engaging the public is the purpose of this joint effort. The Planning Commissions invite all affected or interested residents to participate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For more information, contact Thaddeus Yonke, AICP, Senior Planner (</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Boone</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">County</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">), at 573-886-4330 or Patrick Zenner, Development Services Manager (City of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Columbia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">), at 573-874-7246.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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