-  City Employees Will Clean Litter In Southside Neighborhood During Mayor’s Annual Spring Cleanup Saturday |
| City employees will clean litter on the Southside Saturday, May 11, during Mayor Michael B. Coleman’s Annual City Employees Spring Litter Cleanup. The cleanup will start at South High School, 1160 Ann Street, at 9 a.m. volunteers will begin to |
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| - Columbus Dedicates City’s First Large Scale Solar Energy System |
| The Columbus Division of Fleet Management has covered its roof with 2,650 solar panels expected to produce almost half of the building’s electricity needs. The 240-watt panels installed at 4211 Groves Road contain enough electricity to power 85 homes for a year and reduce of greenhouse gas emissions by 566 tons. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Applauds President Obama’s New Federal Commerce Team |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman today announced his strong support for the nominations of Penny Pritzker as U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Michael Froman as U.S. Trade Representative. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Applauds Selection of Anthony Foxx as U.S. Secretary of Transportation |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman today announced his strong support for the nomination of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as U.S. Secretary of Transportation. |
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| - Mayor, Council President Embrace Education Commission Recommendations |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman and City Council President Andrew J. Ginther today endorsed the recommendations of the Columbus Education Commission and saluted the Commission members for their outstanding work and for committing their time and talents to the cause of educating kids in Columbus. |
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| - City of Columbus, Franklin County Announce Community Garden Grants |
| Recognizing the many benefits of community gardens, the city of Columbus and Franklin County announced recipients of their joint community garden grants program. $53,200 in funding was allocated to 42 local community gardens this year. |
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| - Mayor Coleman and Community Leaders to Join Call With President Obama |
| This afternoon, Mayor Coleman and representatives from the business, non-profit, and civic communities will meet at City Hall to join President Obama and White House officials on a call to discuss summer and year-round youth jobs initiatives and how to make our communities safer. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Salutes Columbus Volunteers |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman is recognizing the Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service today by thanking and honoring the thousands of volunteers who help make Columbus great. |
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| - City of Columbus Hosts Co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum |
| The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) studies the world’s cities to discover and then share the strategies used to create an Intelligent Community. ICF co-founder Robert Bell will spend the next three days reviewing the efforts that led to Columbus being named one of the seven communities in the world that are on the short list for the title of Intelligent Community of the Year for 2013. |
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| - Columbus Fire and Trauma Surgeons Discuss Gun Violence |
| Today, first responders and trauma surgeons joined together demanding Congress take action to enact common sense gun reform. The group convened in support of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns National Day to Demand Action. This is part of both the largest gun violence advocacy event and the largest field campaign in U.S. history to address gun reform. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Hosts 2013 GreenSpotLight Awards |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman presented the GreenSpotLight award to three local businesses as part of an annual GreenSpot celebration Wednesday evening at Franklin Park Conservatory: Organized Home Remodeling, Gilbane Building Company and COSI. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Urges Congress to Avoid Sequestration |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman is urging both parties in Congress to work together toward a solution that would avoid the automatic across-the-board budget cuts triggered through the Budget Control Act of 2011. |
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| - 2013 Capital Improvements Budget Includes Unprecedented Investment in Resurfacing |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman and City Council members announced the proposed 2013 City of Columbus Capital Improvements Budget, which includes a combined $65 million for resurfacing over the next two years: a record $32 million this year plus $33 million in 2014. The proposal, which consists of $379 million in new funding for neighborhood projects, also includes $4.7 million for the Maryland Swimming Pool on the Near East Side. The Maryland pool will be transformed into a state-of-the-art swimming attraction with new slides, spray fountains and other modern amenities in time for the 2014 swimming season. |
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| - 2013 State of the City |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman delivered his 14th State of the City Address February 21 at South High School, calling for residents to come together united in the struggle for quality education for all Columbus children. |
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| - Mayor Coleman’s 13th Balanced Budget Invests in Safety and Jobs, Saves for the Future |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman today presented his proposed 2013 General Operating Fund budget to City Council, an investment blueprint that would further the goals of safe neighborhoods, job creation and an efficient government while setting aside millions for both long-term and short-term reserve funds. |
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| - Mayor Coleman to Receive Briefing on Education and the Community |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Council President Andrew J. Ginther and Columbus Education Advisor Eric D. Fingerhut will participate in a discussion about important education opportunities outside the school district walls that improve student achievement. The final of their four education briefings will be held Friday at 2 pm at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. |
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| - Spring 2013 Launch Announced for Columbus BikeShare |
| For immediate release Thursday, November 1, 2012 Alta Bicycle Share has been selected to bring a cutting edge bike share system to Columbus. The project will install a network of 300 bikes at 30 Downtown locations, enabling users to visit |
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