GROWING JOHNSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
2022 JCEDC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
JCEDC enjoys the involvement of community and development professionals who volunteer their valuable time to serve on our Board of Directors. Of the current 14-member Board, 5 members are elected to serve annually on the Executive Committee. They are the main leadership for the board and organization. 
Enjoy this short video that introduces them to you!
SPECTRUM LAUNCHES SERVICES IN PITTSVILLE AREA
 In early February, Spectrum announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 140 homes and small businesses in the Pittsville area. Spectrum’s newly constructed fiber-optic network buildout in Johnson County is part of the company’s approximately $5 billion investment in unserved rural communities.

To read the full press release from Charter Communications, click HERE.
GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR SOLID WASTE PROJECTS
The Region F West Central Missouri Solid Waste Management District is requesting grant applications for projects to reduce, reuse, recycle or compost solid waste materials. The counties of Johnson, Lafayette, Morgan, Pettis, & Saline are included in the Region F area.

Grant Application packets are available from the West Central Missouri Solid Waste Management District - Region F by visiting their website at www.moswmd-f.com. Please call the district office at (660) 619-3652 to request a paper application or for assistance or questions in completing the grant application process.

GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 3:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 15TH 2022.
BRANTNER ATTENDS GOVERNOR'S ROUNDTABLE AT UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI
JCEDC Executive Director Tracy Brantner recently attended Governor Parson's roundtable discussion at the University of Central Missouri. Governor Parson outlined the funding requests currently moving through the Missouri Legislative process that are focused on infrastructure investments and workforce development.

Click HERE to read the University News article about the roundtable discussion.
WMMC SEEKS FEEDBACK ON COMMUNITY HEALTH
Western Missouri Medical Center will be updating the 2019 Johnson County Community Health Needs Assessment in the next few months. 

The goal of this assessment update is to understand progress in addressing community health needs cited in the 2019 CHNA report and to collect current community health perceptions. 

To accomplish this assessment, a short online survey has been developed and is available HERE.

All community residents and business leaders are encouraged to complete the 2022 online CHNA survey by March 20 and attend a Community Town Hall from 4 to 6 p.m. May 3 in the Courtyard Café at Western Missouri Medical Center.

“We hope that the community and health professionals will take advantage of this opportunity to provide important input into the future of healthcare delivery in our county,” President and CEO Darinda J. Dick said. 

For more information, call 660-262-7463.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - KNOB NOSTER, MO
We are all looking forward to those sunny days when time can be spent enjoying beautiful parks such as the Mitch Franklin Park in Knob Noster.
Knob Noster's Skate Park offers enjoyment for skaters of all experience levels!
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