COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
Georgia's First Consolidated Government

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ANNUAL BI-CITY CHRISTMAS PARADE





The Annual 2001 Bi-City Christmas Parade will be Saturday, December 8, 2001

starting at 10:00 a.m. It is sponsored by the City of Columbus and City of

Phenix City.



There will be approximately 200 units participating, which includes floats,

marching bands, convertibles, etc.



The assembly point for the parade will be the intersection of Colin Powell and

Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway in Phenix City.



The parade will begin on the Old Broad Street extension in Phenix City and

continue down Broad in Phenix City, cross over the 13th Street Bridge (Horace

King Friendship Bridge), then turn right on Broadway in Columbus and continue

to 9th Street.



The parade will terminate at Broadway and 9th Street. Approximate length of

the parade route is 1 ? miles.











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GROUND BREAKING CEREMONIES



Ground Breaking Ceremonies have been scheduled for the leisure pools as follows:



Psalmond Road Tuesday, December 11th 4:00 p.m.

Rigdon Park Wednesday, December 12th 4:00 p.m.

Shirley B. Winston Thursday, December 13th 4:00 p.m.



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CLOSING OF LAKES



The Parks and Recreation Department has closed Cooper Creek and Flat Rock lakes

for restocking. The lakes will be closed until the first and second week of

May 2002. The Annual Fishing Rodeo for area youth will take place on Saturday,

May 4th and Saturday, May 11th. After these two dates, the lakes will be open

to the public.



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VISION 2010 MEETING



A ?Vision? Meeting has been scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2001,

in Legacy Hall at the RiverCenter of the Performing Arts. The group

facilitators will give a report on the progress made on charting the future of

our community. You are invited to hear what has been accomplished, and what

still remains to be done. Through the efforts of this committee, we will help

establish the necessary vision for our great City.







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CCG-TV PROGRAM SCHEDULE



Council Meetings may be viewed live the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30

p.m., and all other Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. It may be seen again daily at 7:00

p.m.



CCG-TV can be seen on AT&T Cable on Channel 21, Knology Cable onChannel 17, and

Charter Cable on Channel 21.







For the Week of December 6 through December 12, 2001





9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.



Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) Meeting of December 5, 2001





7:00 p.m.



Columbus Council Meeting of December 4, 2001







Note: Because of the length of the PAC Meeting (over 4 hours) and the Council

Meeting (over 3 hours), CCG-TV is limited to the number of programs they can

run.









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