MoDOT to hold open-house meetings

In an effort to gather public opinion on transportation projects and improvements, the Missouri Department of Transportation is holding three open-house meetings in the Southeast District.

According to a news release issued by MoDOT, the meetings will center on Constitutional Amendment 7, a ballot measure that would temporarily raise the state's sales tax by three-quarters of a cent. Voters will decide the issue Aug. 5. If passed, all proceeds from the tax would go toward needed transportation improvements across the state. According to the news release, the amendment would include the creation of a project list before the election, so Missourians can see what their tax dollars would fund.

Each open-house meeting will be from 4 to 7 p.m. No formal presentations will be made, but those attending may speak to regional planning partners and MoDOT representatives.

Public meetings will be Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Osage Centre; Tuesday at the Poplar Bluff (Missouri) Chamber of Commerce, 111 W. Pine St. in Poplar Bluff, and June 19 at the Farmington (Missouri) Regional Chamber of Commerce, 302 N. Washington St., in Farmington.

For a complete list of the entire public meeting schedule, the draft transportation improvement list and an online comment form available at noon Friday, go to modot.org/movingforward.