COLUMBIA — After hearing residents' concerns about affordability and bus reliability, the City Council unanimously approved Columbia's budget for the 2009 fiscal year at its Monday night meeting. The budget included an increase in transportation fees, which would double the cost of using Columbia public transit; that change will go into effect Oct. 1.
Council’s budget approval raises public transit fees
Monday, September 15, 2008 | 10:09 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:26 p.m. CDT, Monday, September 15, 2008
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