Representative Farnon describes conveyance bill to let Northwest Missouri State sell 59 acres for local fairgrounds

Representative Jeff Farnon opened the public hearing on House Bill 3,014 and said the bill would authorize Northwest Missouri State University to convey roughly 59 acres to a local purchaser, described as Nottoway County Economic Development, to build a fairground, expo center and campsites. "Northwest Missouri needs legislative authority to sell this property for the expansion to benefit all the people in Nottoway and surrounding counties," Farnon said.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about acreage and whether the conveyance had appeared elsewhere in legislation; Farnon said the matter is already moving in the Senate and that the buyer’s financing is still being worked out. Representative Plank confirmed the parcel is state-owned by the university and that the bill would authorize the governor and attorney general to complete the sale.

No witnesses appeared in opposition during the hearing; the chair concluded the public hearing after confirming there were no further questions from the committee. The committee did not vote on this bill during the session covered by the transcript.