Residents learn ways to revamp Columbia's neighborhood associations

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 | 7:19 p.m. CST; updated 10:25 p.m. CST, Wednesday, March 4, 2009

COLUMBIA — Columbia could benefit from requiring neighborhoods to set up associations instead of relying on citizens to organize in response to community issues, such as large development proposals, neighborhood activist Paul Leistner told residents Tuesday during the city's Neighborhood Leadership Program.

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