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Funding for Traffic Calming
Radar Signs cut from budget
by Governor . . . or was it?

BY GREG WALTERS

As most of our readers are aware, last September State Representative Jerome Barnes and I began a campaign to obtain funding for Traffic Calming Devices for use in Raytown. Our request was for $50,000 to purchase and place Speed Limit Signs that also display the actual speed of an approaching vehicle.

Unfortunately, at the 11^th hour Missouri Governor Mike Parsons, withheld his signature on the bill.

However, Governor Parsons also released a statement to the proponents of the bill to share with the City of Raytown. Governor Parson wrote he withheld his signature because there is another path to obtain the funds through the State of Missouri.

Governor Parsons wrote:

“Further Funding is already available for this purpose through existing State Programs aimed at addressing highway safety, such as the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Grant Program for a speed limit enforcement device from $50,000 to $0 from the Missouri General Revenue Fund.”

Ward 1 Alderman Greg Walters also released a statement recognizing State Representative Jerome Barnes successful handling of the request for funding through the Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate.

Walters said:

“Representative Barnes work in convincing members of the House and Senate to approve sending the legislation forward to the Governor’s office was amazing. As shown by Governor Parson’s message to us, there is reason to believe our next request will meet with success.”

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