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Planning, public works and parks updates: permits, projects, pool readiness and wastewater maintenance

3326298 · May 15, 2025
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City department heads reported on rising permit activity, upcoming building projects, pool readiness for Memorial Day weekend amid lifeguard certification shortages, and completed wastewater diffuser cleaning at the May 13 Board of Works meeting.

Columbia City department heads provided operational updates during the May 13 Board of Works and Safety meeting covering planning, parks, IT, public works and wastewater operations.

Planning: Nathan Belger, planning director, said permit activity has risen from earlier in the year and is approaching 2016'2018 levels, though single-family permits remain low. Belger said the board and council will soon see a fence code amendment at the council meeting and that the board may see more encroachment requests as a result. He also noted several building projects…

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