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Columbia’s city manager: it’s hard to pull yourself up by the bootstraps if you don’t have boots

April 5, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia’s city manager says homelessness and breaking the cycle of poverty continues to be a challenge. City manager De’Carlon Seewood tells 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table” that Columbia has good mental health services. “You have Burrell, you have Phoenix, you have Compass. You have those organizations that are providing those services. It’s just trying …

(AUDIO): Columbia Councilman Matt Pitzer discusses homelessness and Wabash station on “Wake Up Columbia”

February 8, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia’s city council discussed the issue of homelessness for more than two hours, during Monday night’s meeting. City staff officials say the Wabash station is not an ideal location for an emergency overnight warming center, especially during a pandemic. There were a number of citizens at the meeting. Fifth ward city councilman Matt Pitzer tells …

Columbia staff officials: city needs a long-term permanent solution to homelessness

February 8, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia officials say the Wabash station downtown is not an ideal location for an emergency overnight warming center in any year, and is especially unsuitable during a pandemic. Columbia’s city council heard a detailed report about homelessness at Monday night’s meeting. The report notes there’s no feasible way to maintain social distancing at Wabash, to …

Columbia mayoral candidate Seamon focusing on homelessness and community policing

October 28, 2021 By Brian Hauswirth

A Columbia mayoral candidate wants to see the city build a permanent homeless shelter. Columbia school board member David Seamon, a former U-S Marine, spoke on “Wake Up Columbia.” “You drive down Providence and Nifong, Stadium and Broadway, you see two or three people standing on the side of the road with all of their …