CAMPO to update region's needs

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is getting ready to update the needs and priorities of the region, asking member communities to submit their project lists later this month.

At the CAMPO board of directors meeting Wednesday, members were told that the Missouri Department of Transportation is beginning its process for the next State Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP, which sets the priorities for specific construction projects MoDOT will undertake in the next five years. STIP funds cover highway, bridge, transit, aviation, rail and waterway enhancements.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.