Columbus City Council will consider spending just under half a million dollars to design a project for the riverfront between the Second and Third Street bridges downtown.

Last month, the Columbus Redevelopment Commission approved the spending, which would take the project through the design process, right up to the start of applications for approval to regulatory bodies at the state and federal level. There is no guarantee that the agencies will approve the city’s request to revamp the area, including removing the dangerous dam in East Fork White River.

Although the redevelopment commission has the authority to spend up to half a million dollars on its own, the commission decided to bring the $496,000 design project to the City Council for their approval also.

City Council meets at 6 p.m. tonight at Columbus City Hall.