By The BCSGC Land Use Committee

Any responsible land use plan for Boone County, its cities, and towns must attempt to preserve the natural beauty, environmental quality, and rural character of the area for future generations.  

The Unique Geology and Biological Diversity of Southern Boone County and The Philips Farm Tract

By Randal Clark

Boone County owes much of its rugged beauty to its location at the juncture of two distinctive and beautiful geological regions: the prairies and the Ozark hills. Those two landscapes merge in South Boone County. One prime location where the sinkholes, caves and springs of the Ozarks blends with the savannah landscape of the prairies is just south of Columbia near Highway 63 at a special place known as the Philips Farm.

Infrastructure in Your Future

By Norm Lenhardt

What is infrastructure?

It is every public service that we use in our 21^st century modern city life. Who develops infrastructure?  Local government usually builds it.  Who pays for infrastructure? Established taxpayers pay most of the cost through taxes, from sales tax to bond issues.