Welcome to the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission.

The Green Hills Regional Planning Commission is one of nineteen organizations operating as a sub-state planning and development agency serving the State of Missouri. The Commission is organized as a voluntary association of local governments, and retains a staff of professionals who work on projects intended to foster improved quality of life throughout the 11 county "Green Hills" region.

GHRPC News

• TEAM SPIRIT TEACHES STUDENTS TO ARRIVE ALIVE
  Chillicothe, 04/26/2012
  
  In an effort to prevent deadly traffic crashes, students from six Northwest Missouri high schools participated in a day-long event called the Northwest Regional TEAM SPIRIT Workshop, Wednesday, April 25, in Chillicothe.
  
  The Northwest Region's Coalition for Roadway Safety hosted the workshop to help students and advisors focus on safety issues facing teens and driving. Approximately 50 students and advisors from high schools in Braymer, Chillicothe, Hale, Meadville, Milan and Princeton all participated in the event. Interactive topics were presented on safety belt use, drinking and driving, speeding, cell phone use and texting while driving.
  
  Speakers included Pam Holt, an RN from St. John's Trauma Services in Springfield; Sergeant Jason Henke, drug demand reduction coordinator for the Missouri National Guard; and Penny Lorenz, assistant director of THINKFIRST Missouri.
  
  While at the training, each school developed an action plan to address what they determined to be the number one traffic crash concern at their school leading to death and injury. And after the workshop, participating schools can apply for a $200 grant to put their action plan to work.
  
  Team Spirit is a statewide program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Transportation and Cape Girardeau Police Department's Safe Communities Program committed to empowering youth to promote safe driving habits while preventing underage drinking, drinking and driving, driver inattention and promoting seat belt usage. Team Spirit is available to all schools in Missouri.
  
  For more information about how your school can become involved in this program call 1-800-800-BELT (2358).
  
  For more information about this or other programs, please contact MoDOT at: 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (888-275-6636), visit www.modot.org/northwest, see our Facebook page or find us on Twitter.
  
  
  
• CITY OF TRENTON AND GRUNDY COUNTY RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION EVENT - APRIL 28, 2012
  
  The City of Trenton and Grundy County in conjunction with the North Missouri Solid Waste Management District Region B and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is sponsoring a solid waste collection event.
  
  This is an opportunity for ALL residents of Grundy County to dispose of special waste items banned from landfills. ABSOLUTELY NO business or commercial drop offs, residential only.
  
  The collection event will be held at the 807 East 7th Street, Trenton, Missouri, which is located a half mile east of the Grundy County Courthouse on 7th Street, between 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Questions or comments should be directed to Ann Hamilton, District Planner at 660-359-5636 ext 20.
  
  Click here for details on acceptable items and associated fees.
  
  
  
• New Solid Waste District Grant Application avaialbe online
  
  The latest Solid Waste District Grant Application Form is now available as a pdf. Click the link to download.
  
  
  
  
• Annual Funds Available for Northwest Transportation Safety Programs 03/19/12
  
  To improve safety on our Northwest Missouri roads, organizations can download the annual grant application now available online for regional transportation safety programs from the Northwest Region Coalition for Roadway Safety.
  
  "We had great success this past year with our new grant system and identified some great programs that will help keep motorists safer on our roads," says Tony McGaughy, director of the coalition's Northwest Region. "We hope to further identify local safety efforts and needs to ensure more Missourians Arrive Alive every day."
  
  Organizations eligible to apply for these funds include schools, community groups, law enforcement, health departments, and others. Grant applications will be available at www.savemolives.com/northwest/index.html or through your local regional planning commission beginning March 19. Completed applications are due April 30, with awards announcements in July. All awarded funds must be spent by June 15, 2013.
  
  To be eligible for the grants, programs must address at least one of the Blueprint-identified emphasis areas including serious crash types, high-risk drivers and occupants, special vehicles, vulnerable roadway users, and special roadway environments. The more widespread the impact the program has, and the longer it lasts, the better chance it has to receive some of the limited funds. Further information on these emphasis areas is available on the grant application.
  
  Last year, in the first round of grant awards, more than $35,000 was awarded. Seventeen applications were received and 10 were approved for funding. A combination of groups applied and received the awards.
  
  For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Transportation at 888-ASK MODOT (888-275-6636) or your local regional planning commission.
  
  
  
• Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans for each of the three electric cooperatives operating in the Green Hills region have recently been completed. 01/24/12
  These Mitigation Plans are available for public comment. The plans are for Farmers Elelectric Cooperative, Grundy Electric Cooperative, and North Central Eletric Cooperative.
  
  
  
• BROADBAND SERVICE AND SPEED MAPS UPDATED (01/13/12)
  
  The updated regional service and speed maps have been uploaded and are available on the MoBroadbandNow website under "Maps" tab and "Regional Maps" drop down".
  
  
  
• NEW! MAJOR/MINOR ROUTE MAPS AVAILABLE
  

  The Missouri Department of Transportation has provided maps showing roads classified as major and minor routes in the state system. Maps for each county are available:
  
  Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan

• 06/06/11 - Missouri Broadband Now Project: Buisiness Surveys available
  click the link to complete the Business Survey.
                                        
  
  
• 04/25/11 - Missouri Broadband Now Project: Sector Surveys available
  click the link to see the Sector Surveys now available. Please choose the sector that is most relevant to your field and complete the survey.
  
  
  
• 03/23/11 - State-Wide Broadband Infrastructure Improvement was the topic of a power point presentation shown to community and business leaders in the GHRPC conference room. Led by staffers from the State Office of Administration, the discussion revolved mostly around the planning efforts currently underway as part of the Missouri Broadband Now project. Broadband Now was created with the goal of seeing that at least 95% of Missouri's citizens have access to affordable broadband service in the next five years. The presenters focused particularly on the need for involvement at the local level, with similar meetings being held at RPCs around the state meant to foster the creation of a network of regional planning teams. These teams will analyze their own individual regions, creating a detailed state-wide picture of existing broadband infrastructure and highlighting those areas where such infrastructure is either insufficient or non-existant. To aid the planning teams, a broadband business survey has been made available for local businesses explaing how they currently utilize broadband services and what impact broadband has on their business. A similar survey geared for residential users will be available soon.
  
  Green Hills RPC has been tasked with coordinating the RTPT in the Green Hills region. The staff contact regarding this progam is Kim Chavez. She may be contacted by email or by phone at (660) 359-5636 Ext. 23. In addition, a page on our wesite will be dedicated as a resource for planning team members as a repository of news, notices, and links to pertinent online information.putnam county PWSD No. 1 EA

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