City considers employing new safety measures at council meetings

Friday, February 8, 2008 | 7:07 p.m. CST; updated 10:57 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, October 8, 2008

COLUMBIA — In the aftermath of Thursday’s shooting at the Kirkwood City Council meeting, Columbia officials are looking into steps they could take to increase security at public meetings. Their main concern, however, is finding an appropriate balance between security and maintaining public accessibility.

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