Platte County accepts $12,160 from Missouri Department of Conservation for road maintenance near conservation areas

Platte County commissioners on Sept. 22 approved a contract with the Missouri Department of Conservation under which the department will provide $12,160 to share maintenance costs on county roads adjacent to conservation areas.

Bob Heim, public works director, said the county has participated in this program annually since about 2017 and that the contract covers a conservation-area maintenance reimbursement for the county's fiscal year. Heim said the Missouri Department of Conservation determined it would share $12,160 with the county this year and that the county counselor reviewed the contract for legal sufficiency.

The commission approved the contract (2025-CO-130) on a 3-0 roll call. Heim asked the commission to approve so the county could receive the funds; the transcript records no further conditions or matching requirements discussed at the meeting.