Despite slower sales tax growth and higher city spending than expected in Columbia, City Manager Bill Watkins remains “bullish on the future of Columbia,” he said during his state of the city address on Wednesday morning.
Manager says city needs to curb spending
A drop in tax revenue and winter storm cleanup costs have taken a toll.
Thursday, June 7, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 2:33 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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