3/8 cent Transportation Sales Tax 2017 VOTER APPROVED

Progress as promised

3/8 cent Transportation Sales Tax
Voter Approved on April 2017

Thank YOU-For supporting the 5-Year Plan for Transportation

When the citizens of Ozark voted to approve our first ever Transportation Sales Tax in April 2017, it was a clear message to city leaders that they wanted to see transportation improvements. Many local street and sidewalk improvements have already been completed, and throughout the next 5-years more will take place throughout our community.  Significant progress has also been made on our large scale partnership projects with MODOT, Christian County, and Ozark Special Road District.  These projects are progressing in a timely manner and are almost through the engineering, design, right of way acquisition and environmental study stages.  More details on these large projects and all of the local projects can be found below in the "Project Update" section.  

We are dedicated to fulfilling these commitments to improve our community, improve safety, and continue expanding our economic development opportunities.

Funding the 5 year plan

Please keep in mind that this is a 5-year plan so all projects you may want to see cannot be completed in a single year. As the City only receives sales tax funds from the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) on a monthly basis, and the fact that the state laws didn’t allow the DOR to begin collecting the new tax until October 1, 2017, the City has only received funds from this sales tax for the months indicated below.


If you have any questions about funding or the projects please feel free email Spayne@ozarkmissouri.com.

Transportation Sales Tax COLLECTED Transportation Sales Tax EXPENSES
December 2017                            $ 56,037.95 Transfer to Riverside Bridge Project                           $ 200,000
January 2018                                $ 69,250.44 Transfer to MODot 3rd/Jackson Project                      $172,211.76
February 2018                              $ 100,799.74  
March 2018                                   $ 88,883.29 Total Expenses to date                                               $372,211.76
April 2018                                     $ 85,938.55  
May 2018                                      $ 91,216.92  
June 2018                                     $ 91,652.61  
Total Collected                             $ 583,779.50       Balance in Account                                                     $ 211, 567.74                

UPDATES ON MODOT INTERSECTIONS

Intersection improvement on Business 65 at South Street near Selmore Rd

Bus 65 Display_I100_Signal-1_JLC-3-page-001

TENTATIVE Schedule (schedule subject to change)


Consultant Selection – COMPLETED Nov 2016 
Consultant Notice To Proceed (start design work)- COMPLETED Jan 2017
Preliminary Plans for BU 65- Complete (done by MODOT) COMPLETED
R/W Plans for BU 65- Jan 2017 (done by MODOT) COMPLETED Jan 2017
Preliminary Plans for Intersection BU65/Rte 14/Selmore Rd- IN PROGRESS March 2017
R/W Plans for Intersection BU65/Rte 14/Selmore Rd BEGINS May 1, 2017
Public Meeting for both projects COMPLETED Summer 2017
Construction Plans for both BU 65 and Intersection BU65/Rte 14/Selmore Rd Feb, 2018
Plans/Spec/Estimate  IN PROGRESS March 2018
Construction Contract Award June 2018
Construction Notice to Proceed August 2018
Construction Complete (anticipate) Summer 2019 completion

Intersection Improvements on Route 14 and Intersection of Route 14/NN

Preliminary Plan Exhibit

TENTATIVE Schedule (schedule subject to change)

Consultant Selection                                                                                                           COMPLETED Nov 2016
Consultant Notice to Proceed(start design work)                                                                COMPLETED Jan 2017
Preliminary Plans for Rte 14 and Rte 14/NN Intersection                                                   COMPLETED April 2017
R/W Plans                                                                                                                           COMPLETED June 2017
Public Meeting for both projects                                                                                          COMPLETED Summer 2017
Construction Plans for both projects                                                                                    BEGINS August 2018
Plans/Spec/Estimate for both projects                                                                                 BEGINS September 2018
Construction Contract Award                                                                                               BEGINS Dec 2018
Construction Notice to Proceed                                                                                           Feb 2019
Anticipated Construction Completion                                                                                   Winter 2019 completion

UPDATES ON RIVERSIDE BRIDGE

Project Update ON-Schedule March 2018 HERE

3848_AERIAL LAYOUT RIVERSIDE BRIDGE

Tentative Schedule (subject to change)

Advertise/Selection for Engineer COMPLETED May 2017
Survey/Notice to Proceed COMPLETED July 2017
Preliminary Plans                                                                                                                   COMPLETED Oct 2017
Right of way acquisition                                                                                                          In PROGRESS March 2018
SHPO Process BEGINS April 2018
Approval of Letting Plans/Contract April 2018-June 2018
Construction Bidding  June 2018-Aug 2018
Construction Phase August 2018-April 2019
Anticipated Construction Completion May 2019

UPDATE ON LOCAL ROADS


Completed: W. Liberty Avenue, North Ozark Industrial Park has been completed as promised

Completed: Applecreek Subdivision Tear out and replacement

Completed: 11th Avenue and E. Hartley to 14th Avenue improvements have been completed 11.7.2017

Completed: W. Robertson and 3rd Street

Completed: Matthew Ct drainage and street improvements

Sidewalk, Greenway & Trail Updates

COMPLETED Sidewalk connecting Neal and Betty Grubaugh Park to Finley River Park