Since presenting our Conservation Overlay Proposal and Petition request to City Council for a moratorium on development until a plan (by task force) is developed for sensitive areas around Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, and especially the Gans Creek Wild Area, and since defeating the…
Public Presentation at Columbia’s City Council on Monday, Oct. 4 On Monday, October 4 at 7 p.m., the Gans Creek Allies, Gans Creek Allies, a coalition of park neighbors, interested citizens, and local environmental organizations, will submit a public comment at the beginning of…
September 30, 2021 On September 28, Crocket Engineering submitted this letter for a Zoning Application Waiver of the one-year waiting period for resubmittal, to annex, rezone and approve a new preliminary Canton Estates Plat at the SE corner of E. Gans and S. Bearfield…
Concerns raised by the recent request to build 114 houses on a 65 acre plot directly north of the Gans Wild Area underline the challenge of reconciling development with the protection of two of Columbia’s significant natural assets, Gans Creek and the Gans Creek…
Updated 5/16/2021 The next step in this process is that the Columbia City Council will vote on whether to annex and rezone this property, and will vote on the preliminary plat design. This was scheduled for the Monday, May 17 City Council meeting, but…
The first public stage in the proposal process for the Canton Estates development was through the City of Columbia Planning & Zoning Commission. This all-volunteer board reviews requests for development, zoning changes and variances and makes recommendations to the City of Columbia City Council…