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Efforts to make getting around Columbus by bike or foot have remained stagnant for decades. New sales tax could soon change that

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus City Council met Tuesday night and they spent the first hour and a half remembering one of their own. Just over a week ago, Councilor Jerry ‘Pops’ Barnes passed away.

Were Columbus voters bypassed in the city’s rush to develop public land around the its baseball stadium? A late-night, long city council meeting in February set the stage for a vote some now question.

“You look at that list of players that have played there. You’ve had Babe Ruth. You’ve had some of the all-time greats of baseball play there,” “ said Shea Guinn, a Braves executive.

COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL) — The Columbus City Council voted to release meeting agendas earlier. The change was made in a vote at the Feb. 13 council meeting. Councilor JoAnne Cogle of District 7 introduced the topic of releasing meeting agendas earlier to the public. Until now, councilors have recieved agendas on Wednesdays, while they become […]