Columbia Mayor-elect Barbara Buffaloe

Columbia’s mayor-elect to be sworn-in on Monday

April 18, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia’s new mayor will be sworn-in on Monday afternoon at city hall, along with fourth ward councilman-elect Nick Foster. Mayor-Elect Barbara Buffaloe and Mr. Foster will be sworn-in at 5 pm, just after outgoing Mayor Brian Treece and outgoing Councilman Ian Thomas deliver their comments. Ms. Buffaloe, Columbia’s former sustainability manager, defeated businessman Randy Minchew and …

Trash is the biggest issue Columbia’s mayor heard about during campaign

April 8, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia’s mayor-elect says trash was the biggest concern she heard about as she campaigned door-to-door across the city. Mayor-Elect Barbara Buffaloe tells “Wake Up Columbia” she and her team knocked on 4,000 doors during the campaign. “And you can understand that not everybody agreed on the solution, but everyone agreed that we had to do …

(AUDIO): Columbia Mayor-Elect Barbara Buffaloe appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Columbia”

April 8, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia Mayor-Elect Barbara Buffaloe says trash is the biggest thing she heard about as she campaigned door-to-door. Ms. Buffaloe was elected on Tuesday. She also wants to see government operate more efficiently, and wants to see a 24-7 shelter. She has called for serving housing needs for people across the income spectrum, so that everyone …

Columbia’s mayor-elect focusing on 24/7 shelter and housing needs

April 5, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia voters have elected former city sustainability manager Barbara Buffaloe as the next mayor. She received 8,528 votes, beating businessman Randy Minchew, who had 7,728 votes. Columbia school board member David Seamon came in third with 2,930 votes. Mayor-elect Buffaloe campaigned on investing in our community and resourcing community partners with proven track records. Mr. …