Boone County News Release


Press Archives Press Room

For Immediate Release

Media Contact:
Boone County Commission Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (573) 886-4312


Boone County Week In Review

November 20, 2009

For the week ending November 20, 2009

Things you may have missed...

County Address and Road Naming Regulations Approved

On Tuesday, the Boone County Commission approved and adopted County addressing and road naming regulations. The regulations establish standards for naming public and private roads, posting official road signs and assigning official address numbers to all addressable structures. The regulations codify county procedures that have been in place for many years. The regulations will not effect structures that already have official addresses or change already official duplicate road names.

Proposed FY 2010 Budget Available to the Public

The proposed fiscal year 2010 budget for Boone County Government is now available on the County's website at http://www.showmeboone.com/Budget%202010/ProposedBudgetFY10.pdf. The proposed budget document includes an executive summary, an explanation of risk areas in the budget and information about county revenues and expenditures. The County Commission conducted numerous budget work sessions in September and October which led to the development of the proposed budget. As required by state law, the County Commission will hold at least one public hearing on the proposed budget before taking final action. The date and time of the hearing(s) will be announced when they are determined by the County Commission. The proposed budget can be altered and revised by the County Commission prior to adoption as they see fit. The statutory deadline for adoption is January 10, 2010. The County Commission has set a target adoption deadline of mid-to-late December. For more information on Boone County's 2010 proposed budget, please contact County Auditor June Pitchford at 573-886-4275.

Sapp Building Covered Arena Completed

Major construction on the Sapp Building Covered Arena at the Boone County Fairgrounds was completed this week. A 300-horse show during Thanksgiving weekend will be the first event to use the new arena.

Read more about the grand opening of the Sapp Building Covered Arena: http://www.showmeboone.com/commission/webpublish/pressReleases/20091119.asp.

Flood Map Meeting Focused on Getting Accurate Maps

On Thursday, the Boone County Commission and staff from the County and the City of Columbia met with Gary Marble, Assistant Chief of Staff to Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, to discuss the preliminary digital flood insurance maps that were issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The County and City are working with Marble to improve communication with FEMA and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and make sure that the most accurate maps are being created.

Boards and Commissions

Rockne Corbin was appointed to the Industrial Development Authority.

Coming Up...

Sunday, November 22-Tuesday, November 24

The Boone County Commissioners will attend the Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) 3-day Annual Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort at Osage Beach. Activities include general work sessions, exhibitions, social events, an awards banquet, and a conference-wide business meeting. Learn more about MAC at http://www.mocounties.com/.

Tuesday, November 24

The Boone County Commissioners will attend the Annual Economic Outlook Conference at the Roger Trulaske Sr. College of Business on the Unversity of Missouri campus.

Thursday, November 26 & Friday, November 27

The Government Center will be closed to observe Thanksgiving.



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