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Welcome
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to the Cole County Public Works Website. The
Road & Bridge
Department is responsible for in excess of 940 lane
mile of road and the associated right-of-ways as well as the
numerous bridges and drainage structures throughout Cole County.
Routine and preventative maintenance includes applying gravel to
rural roads, asphalt and concrete patching and sealing, roadside
ditching, vegetation control, and bridge maintenance and repair.
Traffic services provided include street signing, regulatory
signing, and snow and
ice control.
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and Construction Department is
responsible for initiating, monitoring, and completing capital
improvement projects related to Cole County’s transportation
network. The projects include, but are not limited to, those
authorized by the one-half cent sales tax package that was
approved by voters in 1986 and
renewed for an additional 5 years
in 1991, 1996 and 2001. There is an extension of the 1/2 cent sales tax package on the ballot on August 8, 2006 which would be for an additional 5 years (2007 - 2011.) This Department conducts and coordinates
the inspection and acceptance of subdivision streets as well as
provides technical assistance to other County offices. The
Division also administers the Neighborhood Improvement District
(NID) program.
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Planning
Department is responsible for reviewing and approving
development plats in the unincorporated portions of the county
with the purpose of promoting the orderly growth within the county, health, safety and general
welfare of the public within the territory goverened by the Cole County Commission. The
Planning Department also administers building inspections for
habitable and commercial structures throughout the
unincorporated areas as well as overseeing the Federal
Floodplain Program for Cole County.
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The
County Park is another responsibility of the Public Works
Department.The
park has a lake that is managed by the Missouri
Department of Conservation. Fishing access is provided around the park as well as by a
handicapped accessible fishing dock. The lake is surrounded by a .66 mile walking trail and
numerous picnic areas.
A portion of the park is leased by the American Legion, who has
developed a state of the art sports complex with four ball
fields of various sizes.
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Contact Information |
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Larry J. Benz, P.E., Director |
| 5055 Monticello Road |
| Jefferson City, MO 65109-9182 |
| Telephone: 573.636.3614 |
| FAX
573.636.8389 |
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