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Council narrows priorities to focus on streets, water plant, police recruitment and parks
Summary
In a Feb. 9 work session the Columbus City Council used a sticker-dot exercise to narrow dozens of objectives to a core set emphasizing street modernization, transfer of South 19th Street control to Philomath, a new water treatment plant and police recruitment/retention; staff will vet action items ahead of a March follow-up meeting.
The Columbus City Council met in a work session on Monday evening and used a sticker-dot vote to identify its top priorities for the coming year, emphasizing street improvements, water infrastructure, public-safety workforce goals and parks.
Management reported that eight objectives received majority support (four or more stickers) across the council; councilors agreed to add parks to create nine priorities to be carried forward for action-item vetting. Unidentified Speaker 4, who explained the prioritization process, said,…
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