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🌱 Downtown Jefferson City gets another decade of investment incentives

Jefferson City, Missouri Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Downtown Jefferson City gets another decade of investment incentives
  • Jefferson City opens funding for new homelessness services
  • How Boggs Creek got its name

Also on today's calendar: Adult Ballet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Periods of sun; not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mainly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 28.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Jefferson City downtown designated Opportunity Zone (abc17news.com) — Downtown Jefferson City will retain federal Opportunity Zone status for another decade starting Jan. 1, offering tax incentives intended to attract private investment. The area includes the proposed conference center site and East Capitol Avenue redevelopment projects, though officials cannot yet estimate investment or say whether existing projects will use the incentives.
   

2. Jefferson City offers $41k to expand homelessness-related services (krcgtv.com) — Jefferson City is offering nonprofits up to $41,211 in federal funding to add or expand homelessness services, including daytime shelter, outreach and housing navigation. Proposals are due Dec. 4, with a pre-proposal workshop Nov. 17. The money cannot cover regular operations, and officials expect one nonprofit will likely receive the full award.
   

3. Boggs Family, creek named for (newstribune.com) — Boggs Creek preserves a piece of Jefferson City's farming past, taking its name from landowner James Knox Boggs. His farm later passed to longtime farmhand Fred Brauner, who cared for him in old age. Homes and businesses now occupy much of that landscape, but the creek still follows its original path.
   

4. Firefighters recognized for 55 years of service (newstribune.com) — Two longtime local firefighters, Wayne Hammann and Steve Cearlock, have each been recognized for 55 years of service. Hammann, a former Jefferson City assistant fire chief who now leads the Cole County Fire Protection District, plans to retire in May and help his successor settle in.
   

5. Columbia teen held without bond after alleged gun display in Missouri Blvd dispute (krcgtv.com) — An alleged gun threat during a Monday traffic dispute on Jefferson City's Missouri Boulevard led to an 18-year-old Columbia woman's arrest. Georgia A. Brown faces a weapon charge and was being held without bond. Court documents say she told officers she displayed the gun after the other couple used racial slurs.
   

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  • I’m seeking assistance for a 75-year-old female who requires help from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.
    m. to 12 noon. The ideal candidate should be reliable and have a means of transportation. While some availability on nights and weekends would be… (Nextdoor Vineyard Square)
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    One story house, 2 story house hanging in your trees.Whatever you need. I am also a handyman looking for any kind of work you need done.Thank you (Nextdoor Westpoint Estates)
  • Sonic posted a job opening for Evening Cook in Jefferson City. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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