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Council adopts ordinance expanding Monroe-Randolph County Enterprise Zone to include Hecker and Ruma

City Council of the City of Columbia, Illinois · March 16, 2026

Summary

Ordinance No. 3735 passed unanimously to add territory (including Hecker and Ruma), modify incentives, and add units of government to the Monroe-Randolph County Enterprise Zone; staff said the amendments will not negatively affect Columbia's jurisdiction or tools.

Land Use & Planning Coordinator John Brancaglione explained Ordinance No. 3735 to the council as an amendment to Ordinance No. 3439 that would add territory (including the municipalities of Hecker and Ruma), delete other specified territory, modify incentives for residential construction and rehabilitation projects, and add units of government to the Monroe-Randolph County Enterprise Zone.

City staff stated the amendments will not negatively impact the City of Columbia's jurisdiction or its economic development tools. Alderman Khoury moved to pass Ordinance No. 3735 and Alderman Holtkamp seconded; the motion passed on a roll-call vote, 8–0.

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