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City staff assured regulatory standards would be met, but the Planning and Zoning Commission Chair criticized use of the floodplain area for housing units.

The housing development would have been built in east Columbia, adjacent to The Brooks neighborhood.

Residents in the neighboring The Brooks development fear traffic increases.

For 17 years, Love Columbia has been serving families and individuals in need across the community. In early 2026, the nonprofit will take a major step forward with the opening of Love Forward, a new housing complex designed to support even more families facing housing instability.

Residents of The Brooks neighborhood say the triplexes would create traffic and parking problems.

The Boone County Commission adopted a new master plan for the county during its meeting Thursday.

For the first time in 30 years, Boone County lawmakers are updating the county’s master plan.

The Columbia Board of Realtors held a forum for all four Boone County commissioner candidates ahead of the November election.

Justin Aldred, a Democrat, is running for a second four-year term as commissioner.

Regularly updated codes can also aid with disaster resilience. The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates adopting current building codes can avoid hundreds of billions of dollars in damages.