 Hello Columbia and welcome to This Week in the City. Highlights brought to you by the Public Relations, Media and Marketing Department with the City of Columbia. I'm your host, Lisha Younzi. This week in the City, are you ready for the famously hot New Year celebration? Well, it's almost upon us. It will be held on December 31st in downtown Columbia, a free event that's open to the public. All activities will begin at 6 p.m. and they will end at 12 30 a.m. So come out and ring in the New Year at famously hot New Year. Ring in 2020 in downtown Columbia. The lead act for headliners will be salt and pepper and also there are local acts from Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina that will actually kick off the fun. Again starting at 6 p.m. ending at 12 30 a.m. on New Year's Day of course. Please visit our website at ColumbiaST.gov for more details about parking, entertainment and other activities related to this event. Also this week please be advised that on New Year's Day January 1st city offices will be closed. However, emergency personnel will be on duty and can be reached by calling 9-1-1. Again, all city offices will be closed on January 1st. However, they will reopen on January 2nd. Also planning ahead for January, there will be four public meetings held in the month of January for Columbia Compass, the 10-year comprehensive plan. The plan has been updated and planning and development staff want your input on the updates and the current status of the draft for Columbia Compass. These public meetings are open to the public, they are free and we seek your input. Please attend one of the following meetings during the month of January and for more details visit our website at ColumbiaST.gov. And on behalf of the City of Columbia and Public Relations Media and Marketing, happy New Year and we hope you have a safe and enjoyable year in 2020.