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Columbia Association members will pay little or no increases for most membership plans under a new $29.7 million operating budget approved this week.The 10-member Board of Directors, with little discussion, passed a fiscal 1992 budget Wednesday that calls for reserving $1.8 million to trim the association's $25 million deficit.Although the association saw its budget deficit hit $28 million three years ago, a financial comeback is being mounted even in the midst of the recession, said Pam Mack, a spokeswoman for the Columbia Association.

From: Alex HekimianColumbiaThe Alliance for a Better Columbia has had a chance to review theCA staff reports on the proposed Allview golf course, and our board of directors offers the following comments.We agree that the Hobbit's Glen course is overcrowded and recognize that lien-payers are unable to play golf there as much as they would like. Golfers have donea very good job of presenting their views. And we acknowledge that there is a lot of sentiment on the Columbia Council for building a newcourse at Allview.