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Jeanette Acton stands near a tree along Hunt Avenue as she talks about the city of Columbia’s proposal to put a sidewalk along the residential street. The project would bring a public walkway 7 feet closer to homes along one side of Hunt and require removal of many trees. Read the Article

Local News Stories
Tax rate hike looks unlikely for schools
By JONATHON BRADEN of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Public Schools interim Superintendent Jim Ritter will give his recommendation to the Columbia Board of Education regarding a proposed tax increase tomorrow night.

Holdout fights city hall
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
Jeanette Acton is the only resident of Hunt Avenue to refuse to grant an easement to the city of Columbia for a street-widening project. She believes she is in a losing battle.

New BBB grade card ‘a can of worms’
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
The Better Business Bureau recently announced it has given grades to 66,000 businesses in its Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois district, including Columbia.

IT manager puts schools on to-do list
By JONATHON BRADEN of the Tribune’s staff
The initial lack of school board candidates got Bill Merideth interested in filing for the Columbia Board of Education. The 29-year-old turned that interest into an application Friday afternoon, becoming the fifth person to file for the board’s two open seats.

MU, city officials count blessings from Bond era
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
There was a private reception at the Tiger Hotel on Thursday night for U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, who earlier in the day announced he would not be seeking re-election in 2010.

License plate inquiry turns up packaged pot
At about 9:45 p.m. Friday, a corporal with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department spotted a vehicle with expired registration driving in the 700 block of Demaret Drive and stopped it.