The clerk s telephone number is 874-7207. The Planning Department is on the second floor of the Boone building. Columbia s neighborhood associations keep close ties with the department, which keeps an updated list of such groups. Neighborhood associations have formed throughout the city to track and respond to requests for rezoning or pending developments in their areas as well as other issues that directly affect the vitality of their neighborhoods. The department also keeps copies of the city s land-use plans and many other public records related to development.
Staff can help inform residents of proposed developments.
The department s phone number is 874-7239. It s in the City Hall Annex at 725 E. Broadway, immediately east of the Boone building. The city s Office of Cultural Affairs and Office of Community Services share a building at 13 N. Eighth St., near city hall. The Office of Cultural Affairs coordinates arts events and activities in the city, including the new Percent for Art program that provides public money for art work associated with capital projects. The Office of Community Services works with the Community Services Advisory Commission to identify social services needs in the community and to target those needs through the city s annual social services budget.