Weather.com says the temperature this afternoon was 84 degrees, but when we walked through the gate of Shelter Gardens it felt much cooler. The entrance, which is full of lush greenery as the end of June nears, provided a nice break from the sunshine.
Shelter Gardens, a 5-acre site with 14 garden areas, was the final [...]
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4:00 p.m. Monday: Shelter Gardens
Posted in Tour - 6/23/08 - Monday on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
3:00 p.m. Monday: Waste Water Treatment Plant
Posted in Tour - 6/23/08 - Monday on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The next stop was the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
In the past, Columbia had a host of water treatment sites. The treatment plant we visited off Gillespie Bridge Road was built to consolidate Columbia’s water treatment into one site.
About 20 years ago, citizens appealed for a more natural approach to water treatment. The result was [...]
2:15 p.m. Monday: Columbia Area Career Center
Posted in Tour - 6/23/08 - Monday on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Next on the schedule was a visit to the Columbia Area Career Center.
In December 2007, Columbia Water & Light, in collaboration with the Columbia School District, installed a solar panel on the Career Center roof.
As Jay Hashieder, Energy Services Supervisor for Columbia Water & Light, explained, the solar panel is at the Career [...]
2:00 p.m. Monday: State Farm Parkway Drop-Off Recycling Area
Posted in Tour - 6/23/08 - Monday on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After leaving Capen Park, we took a short look at the drop-off recycling area on State Farm Parkway. This is the only drop-off on the south side of town, said Layli Terrill from Columbia Public Works.
Total there are ten recycling drop-off points in Columbia. The site we visited is city-owned.
The city does not own all [...]
1:30 p.m. Monday: Capen Park
Posted in Tour - 6/23/08 - Monday on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The next stop was Capen Park, home to a Columbia Public Works mulch site and compost demonstration area.
While Columbia Public Works waste management supervisor Layli Terrill introduced us to the site, one of the judges, Julie Riley, took pictures of the massive mulch pile. Although there are a number of mulch sites in Columbia, Capen [...]
12:30 p.m. Monday: Boone County Historical Society
Posted in Tour - 6/23/08 - Monday on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After lunching at the Boone County Historical Society, the judges braved the midday sun to explore the adjacent historical buildings. David Sapp, a volunteer for Boone County Historical Society, was our guide to Boone Junction: A Historic Village. This complex rests on a 400-acre plot that was originally the Lenoir family farm. The land now [...]
11:00 a.m. Monday: Jefferson Farms and Gardens
Posted in Tour - 6/23/08 - Monday on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The next stop on the schedule was Jefferson Farms & Garden on New Haven Road.
Hopping aboard a golf cart, Matt Gaunt, director of development, gave the judges, two city employees and myself a tour of the 67 acre complex.
The farm is dedicated to educating the public in horticulture, agriculture and conservation. It is not [...]
10:30 a.m. Monday: Missouri Employers Mutual
Posted in Tour - 6/23/08 - Monday on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After spending their morning at the Grissum building and Sanitary Landfill, the judges visited the Missouri Employers Mutual building at 101 N. Keene. Here, they saw the landscaping efforts of Columbia’s commercial areas.
Gloria Gaus, owner of Creative Surroundings, the landscaping company responsible for MEM’S lawn, took the judges and myself on a tour of the [...]
7:30 a.m. Monday: Breakfast and Cosmo Park
Posted in Tour - 6/23/08 - Monday on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to the schedule released on Columbia’s Volunteer Web site, at breakfast Monday morning the judges will hear an overview of the city’s volunteer program presented by Leigh Britt, volunteer coordinator for the city. This presentation will highlight one of the eight America in Bloom criteria that the judges will be evaluating: community involvement.
Then, they [...]
