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Ten topics, 36 specific questions — based on an independent analysis of the Chamber committee's data center ordinance review. What Columbus residents deserve to have answered before the City Council votes.

What 865 acres, sunk infrastructure, and a new zoning law could mean for Columbus — long after the first building opens.

A plain-language scorecard on every major player in the Project Ruby deal — and what they stand to gain or lose.

URBAN POLICY & DEVELOPMENT How Columbus could lose its public square without anyone voting on it By Robert Haven | 706Reports.com May 27, 2026 SERIES PART 3 OF 3: THE RISE, THE THREAT, AND THE WARNING Something is changing about…

UPTOWN COLUMBUS — UNDER THREAT Teen takeovers, stretched police, and a City Council searching for answers By Robert Haven | 706Reports.com May 27, 2026 SERIES PART 2 OF 3: THE RISE, THE THREAT, AND THE WARNING It took forty years…

UPTOWN COLUMBUS — ORIGIN STORY How Columbus reinvented its downtown — and decided to call it Uptown By Robert Haven | 706Reports.com May 2026 SERIES PART 1 OF 3: THE RISE, THE THREAT, AND THE WARNING There was a time…

Columbus has been without a permanent city manager since the May 2025 termination of Isaiah Hugley. With the search now resuming, a look at what the position actually controls — and how the charter shapes who can fill it.

Columbus Water Works' 2025 Water Quality Report documents PFOA concentrations in finished tap water as high as 33.9 ppt — more than eight times the federal limit — while the utility highlights its 120-year record of zero drinking water violations.

Columbus Water Works faces PFAS contamination at nearly 9x the federal safety limit, triggering a $200M filtration overhaul and a $750 million total infrastructure investment by 2031.

New 2026 data shows Columbus ranks above the state average for both violent and property crime — but a sharp north/south split, and a five-year decline, complicate the picture.