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Committee hears three Memorial Highway bills to honor Missouri Vietnam veterans; fiscal note cites about $4,000 per sign first year
Summary
The Special Committee on Tourism held a public hearing on House Bills 63, 64 and 65 to name highway segments for three Vietnam War veterans. The bills were sponsored on behalf of the Montgomery City VFW; the sponsor said the state pays for erection of signs and a fiscal note estimated about $4,000 per sign in the first year.
The Special Committee on Tourism heard presentations and public testimony forms were requested for House Bills 63, 64 and 65, which would name stretches of highway for three Missouri residents who died in the Vietnam War.
Representative Bruce Sasseman, who identified himself as the sponsor, said the measures were recommended by the Montgomery City Veterans of Foreign Wars acting as a proxy for the veterans' families. "It is our great privilege to honor these young men who gave everything for our country," Sasseman said, describing the requests as family-driven…
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