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Combined Development

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Jul 1, 2026

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Meeting coverage connected to Combined Development.

Briefing

Jun 29, 2026

Columbus City Council meeting summary

Council approved a wide range of items covering housing, public safety, public utilities, transportation, health, education, and development. It also adopted the 2027 Tax Budget, approved several funding agreements and contracts, and referred multiple bond-issuance ordinances to committee.

15 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Jun 22, 2026

City Council approves major spending and projects

Columbus City Council approved a wide range of consent and second-reading items including housing grants, large public-utilities contracts, public safety equipment and software purchases, neighborhood grants, and federal HUD program acceptance; the 2027 Tax Budget was postponed to June 29, 2026.

6 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Dec 15, 2025

Columbus City Council minutes — Dec. 15, 2025: budget transfers, development agreements, major public works and utilities contracts approved

Council (9 present) approved the consent agenda and enacted multiple ordinances and resolutions across finance, development, public service, utilities, housing, workforce, and public safety. Key actions included budget appropriations and transfers (including Neighborhood Stabilization to CDBG), grant and bond-funded awards (e.g., Dress for Success grant), Enterprise Zone and TIF amendments, large resurfacing and pedestrian/road projects, multiple Public Utilities contract modifications and loan-contingent projects, approval of 2026 employee benefits appropriations and vendor contracts, and authorizations supporting homelessness and winter-warming services. Numerous board and commission appointments were also confirmed.

6 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Dec 8, 2025

Columbus City Council approves utility-reselling code, major housing and utilities funding, and multiple contracts on Dec. 8, 2025

Council (Absent: Nicholas Bankston) approved the consent agenda and a package of second-reading and emergency ordinances. Key actions included enactment of a new utility-reselling chapter, multi-million-dollar grants and appropriations for affordable housing, public utilities projects and PFAS settlement transfers, homeowner loan forgiveness, and a $40,000 legal settlement.

4 min readMunicipal coverage