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Public Input Sought on City View District Plan

The City of Columbus - Bartholomew County Planning Department, together with Columbus Regional Health (CRH), invite the public to attend an upcoming open house to review and provide input on the draft City View District Plan. The envisioned City View District occupies the approximately 690 acres owned by Columbus Regional Health to the southwest of [...]

2023-05-23T16:28:17-04:00May 23rd, 2023|News|

Planning Department Recognized for Infill Development Approach and 2022 Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

The City of Columbus - Bartholomew County Planning Department has been recognized by the Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) for its work in planning Columbus’ future bicycle and pedestrian network and promoting the development of “infill” sites, underutilized properties within the city. The awards, Outstanding Transportation Planning for the Bicycle & Pedestrian [...]

2023-05-19T15:27:39-04:00May 19th, 2023|News|

Columbus Fire Department Community Stakeholder Survey

The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) is seeking the assistance of the community in providing feedback about Columbus Fire Department service delivery through a Community Stakeholder Survey. The survey is intended to provide a quick overview of the services CFD provides and give our community members a structured way to express their opinions about the Columbus [...]

2023-05-12T15:40:49-04:00May 12th, 2023|News|

Hydrant Flow Testing Starts May 8

As part of Columbus City Utilities’ annual hydrant flow testing program, M.E. Simpson will be flushing hydrants in different areas of the city for a 3-week period starting May 8. The purpose of the hydrant flow testing is to confirm system pressure and flow rates for public health and firefighting. Each year, approximately 20 percent [...]

2023-05-05T14:46:24-04:00May 5th, 2023|News|

Columbus firefighters test new location technology

Reprinted with permission from The Republic newspaper, April 20, 2023 Four Columbus Fire Department firefighters participated in the live testing phase of a prototype technology competition designed to identify 3-D tracking technology that will enable successful tracking of first responders who are performing their duties inside of a building. Held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center [...]

2023-04-21T09:53:08-04:00April 20th, 2023|News|

Regional Leaders Launch Project 46: New Bipartisan, Cross-Sector, Multi-County Climate Change Alliance

Bloomington, Ind. – On Friday, March 24, Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop, Nashville Town Manager Sandie Jones, and Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton gathered at the Nashville Town Hall to announce the launch and next steps of a bipartisan, cross-sector, multi-county effort to address climate change. A new regional alliance, Project 46, named for the state highway linking [...]

2023-04-03T10:07:16-04:00April 3rd, 2023|News|

Arbor Day Foundation Names Columbus a 2022 Tree City USA®

Lincoln, Nebraska (2/28/2023) — Columbus was named a 2022 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to effective urban forest management. Columbus achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: maintaining a tree board or department, having a tree care ordinance, dedicating an annual community forestry budget [...]

2023-03-21T10:55:06-04:00March 20th, 2023|News|

Community Mental Health Initiative Kick-Off

Join us at the Community Mental Health Initiative Kick-Off on April 5, 2023 to mark the beginning of a community-wide initiative addressing challenges and improving the mental health system for the wellbeing of Bartholomew County. This event will include remarks from experts and local leaders in healthcare, education and government. We are a community-wide initiative [...]

2023-03-21T16:32:42-04:00March 9th, 2023|News|

Mayor Lienhoop Plans Final State of the City Address

Columbus, IN - On Monday, March 6, Mayor Jim Lienhoop will present his final State of the City Address to the community. The event will begin at 5:00 pm, with a Welcome Reception. Guests will have an opportunity to meet and greet Mayor Lienhoop, the Common Council members and City Administrative staff from 5:00 pm [...]

2023-02-10T12:56:16-05:00February 10th, 2023|News|