Stoddard County, Missouri - Danny Talkington, County Commission District 1 has worked diligently over the past 3 and 1/2 years to get monies appropriated and spent on bridge repair and drainage work in the Pike Township, Castor Township, and Duck Creek Township.

In Pike Township more than $906,000 has either already been spent or is appropriated for bridge repair and drainage work.  In Castor Township, more than $759,000 has been spent on bridge repair or will be spent relatively soon and in the Duck Creek Township more than $440,000 has been or will be spent on bridge repair.  That's over two million dollars of funds spent or appropriated to be spent for much needed repairs.

What's great about this money is that it is 80% funded by the Federal Gas Tax and only 20% came from local Stoddard County tax dollars.  There were no additional costs to residents in the three townships.

Talkington said, "The north end of Stoddard County is receiving this money largely do to his and other Commissioners' efforts and it is my hope to continue to do so for the next two years."