Boone County Commission passes 2025 budget | Mid-Missouri News [Video]

The Boone County Commission voted Thursday to pass an approximately $136 million budget for fiscal year 2025.

“It really is a reflection of our work plan going forward for 2025,” said Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick about the budget. “It is an ambitious budget, but I think we’ve got some ambitious projects underway. I think that a lot of it is really geared toward public safety.”

It includes funding for several capital improvement projects, including improvements to Bonne Femme Church Road. The budget will also fund the completion of a new law enforcement training center and the construction of a child care center for the children of public safety officials.

Columbia Police Department currently does plan to utilize the new facility, as it plans to do police training in-house. Kendrick said conversations continue between the county and the city for ways CPD could utilize the new facility.

“The sheriff has said, …