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City staff to start preliminary engineering for downtown revitalization; grant applications planned

6442617 · October 15, 2025
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Summary

Staff informed council that preliminary engineering for a downtown revitalization project (Vineyard Street from Main to Line and nearby blocks) will begin pending budget approval and that the city plans to apply for an OCCR grant (about $620,000) and a Crossroads matching grant for curb and street work.

City staff told the Columbia City Council that, assuming council approval of the budget, staff will begin preliminary engineering for a downtown revitalization project covering Vineyard Street from Main to Line and one block north and south along Arkansas.

The staff member said the engineering report will begin “sometime spring of next year” and that the city plans to seek multiple funding sources. The…

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