ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Transforming the Missouri Department of Transportation headquarters into a space for legislative and executive branch employees is among the projects that could be funded with new bond revenue.
It’s part of last year’s bonding plan for about $353 million of renovation projects at higher education institutions and state facilities.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that a proposal for using that money sets aside $35 million for the conversion, along with $40 million for stone repairs to stop leaks in the Capitol.
“It will provide more office space, more hearing rooms and, probably more important, get staff to where they have decent working conditions,” Sen. Mike Parson, R-Bolivar, said as he presented a list of projects Thursday to the Senate Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee, according to the Tribune.
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