community projects on a volunteer basis for 15 years partial list

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Community projects on a volunteer basis for 15 years Partial List 1989 Reeds Spring Restoration – Reed helped implement Citywide cleaning, painting, and improvements 1993 sent letters to all State Representatives and State Senators requesting that Highway 65 between Springfield and Branson be completed ahead of Ozark Mountain Highroad. Reed received several letters back stating that they understood people were being killed on narrow highway 65 and it should be completed first. The 4-laning of highway 65 was not in the state’s 10-year plan. The project was then placed as the top priority of the state transportation project list. 1992-93 Hollister School Bond Issue – Reed helped campaign for and helped pass a 2.5 million dollar bond, 1992 – 93 - worked with Into the Streets - Tree America – Christian Action Ministries. 1996 Registered over 15,000 People to vote VIA Missouri-Operation Spread Democracy. Registered over 15 thousand voters more than anyone “in the world”. 1995 – 97 Vision 20/20---helped in the planning of Springfield including concerns related totransportation, parks, regional planning, and historical preservation concerns. My efforts were mainly associated with the transportation and environmental concerns. 1995 - 98 --- Reed was a member of the Community Task Force - A member of the Economic Group. CTF is a volunteer organization which creates pathways to raise the standards of living and quality of life for all inhabitants present and future, in Springfield and the surrounding areas. CTF is funded by the City of Springfield, MO Social Services, and the United Way 1988 – Present ---Worked on getting Rail Passenger Service and have worked on promoting and securing a grant to study the impact of bringing back rail passenger service to southwest Missouri. This included letter writing campaigns in which citizens sent hundreds of letters of support to government and transportation officials. Mayors of five towns including Hollister, Branson, Galena, Crane, and Reeds Spring sent letters of support. Worked with College of the Ozarks to try and secure a study grant. 1998 --- Ran for Nixa Alderman and received over 170 votes 49% and he campaigned on and developed support for building a swimming pool and

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Community projects on a volunteer basis for 15 years Partial List1989 Reeds Spring Restoration – Reed helped implement Citywide cleaning, painting, and improvements 1993 sent letters to all State Representatives and State Senators requesting that Highway 65 between Springfield and Branson be completed ahead of Ozark Mountain Highroad. Reed received several letters back stating that they understood people were being killed on narrow highway 65 and it should be completed first. The 4-laning of highway 65 was not in the state’s 10-year plan. The project was then placed as the top priority of the state transportation project list. 1992-93 Hollister School Bond Issue – Reed helped campaign for and helped pass a 2.5 million dollar bond, 1992 – 93 - worked with Into the Streets - Tree America – Christian Action Ministries.1996 Registered over 15,000 People to vote VIA Missouri-Operation Spread Democracy. Registered over 15 thousand voters more than anyone “in the world”. 1995 – 97 Vision 20/20---helped in the planning of Springfield including concerns related totransportation, parks, regional planning, and historical preservation concerns. My efforts were mainly associated with the transportation and environmental concerns.1995 - 98 --- Reed was a member of the Community Task Force - A member of the Economic Group. CTF is a volunteer organization which creates pathways to raise the standards of living and quality of life for all inhabitants present and future, in Springfield and the surrounding areas. CTF is funded by the City of Springfield, MO Social Services, and the United Way1988 – Present ---Worked on getting Rail Passenger Service and have worked on promoting and securing a grant to study the impact of bringing back rail passenger service to southwest Missouri. This included letter writing campaigns in which citizens sent hundreds of letters of support to government and transportation officials. Mayors of five towns including Hollister, Branson, Galena, Crane, and Reeds Spring sent letters of support. Worked with College of the Ozarks to try and secure a study grant.1998 --- Ran for Nixa Alderman and received over 170 votes 49% and he campaigned on and developed support for building a swimming pool and Community Building which they did build a few years later.1998 --- Steven L. Reed received 18,000 Votes for Ozark Technical College Trustee’s Position in April. One of the issues I promoted was an Ozark Branch of this college which was decided on afterwards. On November 9, 2006, Ozarks Technical Community College's Richwood Valley campus near Ozark and Nixa opened. The new 59,000 square foot facility on Missouri highway 14 cost about 10.5 million.1998 Promoted 10 years changing Industrial Park to Technology Park as example in Indian. In Springfied changing the name and general concept would add nothing to the millions City Utilities spent on it.Ozark Speed Limit ---Helped get city limits of Ozark out to W highway to get speed limit lowered 10 mph in area nice was killed since people were entering the city limits at over 55 m.p.h. City of Springfield Audit Steven Reed started the Audit Petition in Springfield Missouri in 2000. The Audit was turned in 6 years later and was completed by State Auditor.2002 Reed Submitted over 5,000 Petition Signatures on a statewide approved petition. 2000 Rail and the Technology Park issues approved to circulate statewide.2000--Attended Statewide Economic Development meeting at Tan Tar.