MO Lawmakers Look at Task Force to Dive Into State's Road Funding Issues | Ozarks First

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Missouri lawmakers are looking at a resolution to establish a transportation task force.

The group would be charged with evaluating the condition of the state highway system and determining what its funding needs are.

Representative Kevin Corlew (R-Kansas City) photo courtesy; Tim Bommel, Missouri House Communications
A document under examination, known as House Concurrent Resolution 47, claims Missouri roads are aging and under financed.

Republican Kevin Corlew of Kansas City is sponsoring the measure. He thinks it’s important to engage the entire state to find out what needs to be done, and to figure out the cost.

“The goal of this task force will be, on the one hand, finding out what the need is,” said Corlew. “And then secondly, being able to get citizen involvement, stakeholder involvement and official involvement in crafting a plan to achieve that objective so that we move our highway system forward.”

The task force would include nine residents as well as four lawmakers, the governor and agency heads over transportation, economic development, and the highway patrol.

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MoBikeFed comment: We have been working with the bill's sponsor, Rep. Corlew, to ensure that the needs of Missourians who walk and bicycle are represented in this proposed committee.