Road/Bridge Construction Ongoing in Clay County

The Missouri Department of Transportation is preparing for two significant bridge replacements on Route 69 over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad just north of Liberty as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. This will require north and southbound Route 69 to be reduced to one lane throughout the duration of work beginning 7 a.m. on Monday, March 19 through July 26, weather permitting.

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May is Older Americans Month

A perfect opportunity to show our appreciation for older adults in our community. The theme for Older Americans Month 2012: Never Too Old to Play, encourages older Americans to stay engaged, active and involved in their own lives and in their communities.

Come join us in our celebration on May 8, 2012, at the Liberty Community Center, 1600 S. Withers Road, in Liberty! (Map). All older Americans and their Families are welcome!

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Clay County Wins National Transparency Award - Again

Clay County, Missouri, won an "A" rating in a national government web site survey conducted by Sunshine Review, a national nonprofit organization. The Sunny Award recognizes governments displaying commitment and leadership in proactively disclosing information to taxpayers. This is the second year that Clay County has been so recognized, this time out of a total of around 6000 government web sites surveyed.

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Clay County Hires Parks and Recreation Director

Clay County officials have announced the recent appointment of James Fisher as the Director of Parks, Recreation, Historic Sites and Tourism. Prior to his appointment, Fisher had served as the Parks and Grounds Manager for the City of Independence, Director of Parks for the City of Smithville, Superintendent of Parks for the Canton, IL, Park District, and Senior Park Manager and Park Ranger for the Johnson County, KS, Park District.

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Governor Honors Joplin Tornado First Responders

Governor Nixon visited Clay County on January 25, 2012, to honor members of several Clay County-based agencies for their initiative to help Joplin victims in the wake of the deadliest Tornado on record.

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Recorder of Deeds Presents Changes

The Clay County Recorder of Deeds unveiled possible changes to its website at a recent meeting with local title companies. Clay County Recorder Jay Lawson spoke with representatives of the title companies about new modifications within the system that will allow people to sign up for e-mail alerts and be notified when a name is included in any document recorded in Clay County. The change in the website is intended to block fraud and allow homeowners that have signed up to monitor changes to deeds, added Lawson.

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Clay County 2012 Budget Available

The Clay County Commission approved the 2012 Budget in public session on 12/22/2011. The budget is now available online.

Clay County Hires New Administrator

Clay County, Missouri begins the new year with a new county administrator. Dean Brookshier of Chillicothe, Missouri, began his duties as administrator on December 29, 2011. Brookshier replaces Alexa Barton, who announced her resignation in August. Parks Director Charlie Barr had been serving as interim administrator since then.

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