Joplin residents got several updates Monday night during the informal portion of the Joplin city council meeting on Capital Improvement Projects. KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.
Director of Public Works for the city of Joplin Dan Johnson walked city council members through a 28-slide presentation on various projects in different phases of completion.
From currently under construction to projects that are three years from being finished. From a 1.5 million dollar public sewer rehabilitation to getting a complete inventory of Joplin’s 14,000 street signs to stormwater projects. Johnson said that they have two things in common regardless of the project.
“As a recurring theme throughout all of these projects, we are now in hurry up and get them all mode. We want to get as much stuff bid as soon as we can because, as thee, another recurring theme is December 31, 2024.”
Johnson explained that by the end of next year, cities had to have all of their American Rescue Plan Act funds obligated. ARPA funding is paying for the bulk of capital improvements throughout Joplin. For 89 9 KRPS News, I’m Fred Fletcher-Fierro
