 Hello, Columbia, and welcome to This Week in the City. Highlights brought to you from the Public Relations, Media, and Marketing Department at the City of Columbia. I'm your host, Alicia Utsi. Please be advised that you still need to mask up, Columbia. Columbia City Council recently extended the mask ordinance in the city limits, and it has extended until December 5th, 2021. Please remember to wear a mask within all facilities and retail stores and events within the City of Columbia. If you like details regarding our mask ordinance, please visit our website at columnsc.gov and also check out our social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see our mask frequently asked questions. On Monday, October 11th, please join us as we celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the City of Columbia's new Payment and Customer Care Center, which is located at 3000 Hardin Street. This ceremony will begin at 11.30 a.m., and will involve city council members, our city manager, city officials, and of course city staff. The new Payment and Customer Care Center located at 3000 Hardin Street will be the sole location where you can stop by to pay your water bill, sewer bill, parking tickets, and solid waste fees in addition to other services. Customer Care Representatives will be on site at 3000 Hardin Street to assist with new service for water, also a reconnection of your service for water, and additional services as well. Please note that you will no longer go to 1339 Main Street for these services. Our new center at 3000 Hardin Street will allow for in-person services and also drive-through services are available for your convenience. On Tuesday, October 12th, the Affordable Housing Task Force will hold a virtual meeting via Zoom. This meeting will begin at 11 a.m. You may watch the meeting from our website at columbiasc.gov and from the City of Columbia's YouTube channel. On Thursday, October 14th, the Design Development Review Commission will hold an in-person meeting at Busbee Street Community Center, located at 1735 Busbee Street. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. The meeting will also be live-streamed in case you would like to watch it via our website at columbiasc.gov or the City's YouTube channel. For agenda items, please visit our website at columbiasc.gov. Please note that the Columbia Animal Shelter has announced their October Adoption Special. During the entire month of October, you can adopt a dog or cat for only $20. Please visit our shelter or you can call 776-7387. For additional details, also visit our website at columbiasc.gov. For all those ghosts and goblins who are planning ahead for Halloween, please note that the City of Columbia's annual Spooktacular will be held this year, but with a little different twist. Our Parks and Recreation Department will host Spooktacular on October 30th from 3 to 7 p.m. And it will be a drive-through event only due to the pandemic. We want to have our citizens have fun, but also stay safe. For details regarding the Spooktacular, you may call Parks and Recreation at 803-545-3100 or visit our website for more details at columbiasc.gov. Thank you for watching this week in the City. As we close our program, we remind you, please visit our website for information on a 24-hour basis at columbiasc.gov. Also make sure you follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for day-to-day highlights and event information. And you can also call our department at 803-545-3020. And remember, we are Colombia.