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Missouri Botanical Garden Springs to Life

3 years 1 month ago

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So today’s post will speak for itself. I snapped these photos during a recent morning at the Missouri Botanical Garden—one of the nation’s premier botanical sites. My friend, Lucy, (the plant whisperer) was in town. She had never been to Shaw’s Garden (as it was originally... 

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Capital Development Board Announces Over $46 Million In Funding, Pere Marquette State Park, Alton Mental Health Center Receive Funds

3 years 1 month ago
DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS – The Capital Development Board (CDB) today announced over $46 million in investments are moving forward to improve and renovate various state agency buildings in the state’s southern regions and $339,800 is going to Alton Mental Health Center. The project includes replacing and expanding the existing duress system. Pere Marquette State Park in Jersey County will receive $6,966,500. The Jersey project includes upgrading the water supply system to the park by connecting to the Jersey County Rural Water District or upgrading and fully staffing the existing water plant after determining the cost/benefit of each option. Also included is replacing the deteriorated water distribution system throughout the park. The funding will help address deferred maintenance projects at state agencies that have been stalled due to a lack of investment by previous administrations. “As a member of the House Appropriations - Human Services Committee, I know too wel

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