Too Many Roads

Feb 12

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Too Many Roads and Bridges, Too Little Funding

“Lunch and Learn”

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Hy-Vee Club Room (Nifong store, 2nd Floor meeting room).

 

Travis Koestner, Assistant District Engineer, Missouri Department of Transportation, will be the guest speaker.

Missouri has more miles of state-maintained highways than Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas combined. Missouri has one of the lowest motor fuel excise tax and state sales tax rates of any of its surrounding states. About 43% of the government money spent for transportation in Missouri is from the federal government.

This program is free and open to the public.

About lwvcbc

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy. We never support or oppose any political party or candidate. Any person of voting age may become a League member. The LWV of Columbia-Boone County is the League's local organization. We hold forums for local elections and advocate for local issues.

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