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Columbia Mayor Brian Treece and Columbia Chamber of Commerce President Matt McCormick (right) listen during Missouri Governor Mike Parson's February 11, 2022 roundtable at Mizzou (file photo courtesy of the governor's Flickr page)

Missouri’s governor and Columbia Mayor Treece emphasize importance of partnerships

Columbia Mayor Brian Treece and Columbia Chamber of Commerce President Matt McCormick (right) listen during Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s February 11, 2022 roundtable at Mizzou (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page)

Missouri’s governor has high praise for outgoing Columbia Mayor Brian Treece, who leaves office in April.

Governor Mike Parson publicly praised the mayor for his service twice during a recent Mizzou education roundtable, saying he’s done an excellent job in very difficult times.

Mayor Treece says it’s been an honor.

“I’m proud of the relationship we have. It’s effective and works for taxpayers and the constituents we represent, but our friendship is genuine. And you know these were challenging times over the last three years of a historic pandemic,” Treece says.

Treece participated in Governor Parson’s Friday education and workforce roundtable at Mizzou. The mayor highlights the I-70 Rocheport bridge project as an example of a city, county, state and federal partnership.

Meantime, with billions of dollars in federal money heading to Missouri, Governor Parson has made it clear that he will not just hand out money to jurisdictions. Parson says he wants to see details on how programs will work. Mayor Treece tells 939 the Eagle that’s good policy.

“Look, I want that. That magnifies our local investment in some very tangible ways. And we’ve already seen that work when it comes to small infrastructure projects like intersections at Discovery Ridge, right. Or the Rocheport bridge, a $230-million project,” says Treece.

Missouri has received an $81-million federal grant for the I-70 Rocheport bridge project, the largest competitive grant ever received by MoDOT.

House Budget Committee chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) says Missouri will receive $7-billion over five years, under the federal infrastructure bill that President Biden signed.

 

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