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    Columbus turns 200 years young in 2012

    The Alive wrote 200 years young

    By Brittany Kress

    January 24, 2008

    Columbus will be 200 years old in 2012, but it will hardly be past its prime. Instead, city officials hope it will be a well-oiled machine. Local leaders are in the driver’s seat, but — unlike most behind the wheel — they want to hear from the backseat drivers.

    The leaders that form the 2012 Bicentennial Commission are inviting everyone who’s just been along for the ride to a Citizen Summit next week to get their suggested goals for 2012 and beyond.

    Over the next four years, those ideas will be used to decide where to make changes and spend money. Yeah, it’s pretty important.

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