JEFFERSON CITY – Over the coming years Missouri will be making historic investments in broadband. To help shape these efforts, DED’s Office of Broadband Development (OBD) invites you to take part in our listening tour in support of the Connecting All Missourians initiative. An initiative aimed at ensuring all Missourians have high quality, affordable internet access and are able to fully utilize it.
The Connecting All Missourians listening tour will give the public the opportunity to share directly with the Office of Broadband Development. During the tour OBD will hear from stakeholders in each of Missouri’s 19 regional planning commissions in order to learn the unique broadband strengths, challenges, and needs of each region. The office actively encourages the participation of every Missourian in order to fully understand the current state of broadband in Missouri. Feedback received from the meetings will shape the creation of a five year infrastructure plan and Missouri’s Digital Equity Plan.
Register for and find details about each meeting on the Connecting All Missourians webpage.
Wednesday, October 19th
Bootheel Regional Planning & Economic Development Commission (region 2)
Dexter, MO – AM
Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission (region 18)
Perryville, MO – PM
Thursday, October 20th
Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission (region 15)
Poplar Bluff, MO – AM
South Central Ozark Council of Governments (region 17)
West Plains, MO- PM
Wednesday, October 26th
Mark Twain Council of Government (region 8)
Macon, MO – AM
Northeast Regional Planning Commission (region 13)
Kirksville, MO – Mid-day
Green Hills Regional Planning Commission (region 4)
Chillicothe, MO – PM
Thursday, October 27th
Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments (region 14)
Maryville, MO – AM
Mo-Kan Regional Council (region 12)
St. Joseph, MO – PM
Wednesday, November 2nd
Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission (region 11)
Columbia** – AM
Mid-America Regional Council (region 10)
Grandview, MO – PM
Pioneer Trails Regional Planning Commission (region 16)
Sedalia, MO – PM
Thursday, November 3rd
Mid-America Regional Council (region 10)
Gladstone/Liberty** – AM
Green Hills Regional Planning Commission (region 4)
Milan, MO – PM
Wednesday, November 9th
Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission (region 6)
Clinton, MO – AM
Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission (region 6)
Nevada, MO – PM
Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council (region 5)
Joplin or Neosho** – PM
Thursday, November 10th
Southwest Missouri Council of Governments (region 19)
Branson, MO – AM
Southwest Missouri Council of Governments (region 19)
Springfield, MO – PM
Tuesday, November 15th
**Boonslick Regional Planning Commission (region 1)
Warrenton, MO – AM
**East-West Gateway Council of Governments (region 3)
St. Louis area**
Thursday, November 17th
**Meramec Regional Planning Commission (region 9)
Rolla, MO – AM
**Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments (region 7)
Camdenton, MO- PM
**Tentative