Boone County Master Plan

Open House #1

Open House #3

Advisory Committee Working Session

Small Group Listening Session in Columbia

Small Group Listening Session in Centralia

i5Group Principal, Stephen Ibendahl, at the Advisory Committee Meeting

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2025 ‘Outstanding Plan Award’ winner by the Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association

The previous Boone County Master Plan was adopted in 1996, so it had been over twenty-five years since the last Master Plan. Since then, the County had experienced significant population and employment growth. That growth has spurred demand for housing, services, and infrastructure improvements. As shown by the 2020 Census, Boone County was one of the fastest growing counties in Missouri. This update of the County Master Plan was an opportunity to consider ways to accommodate future population and employment growth by coordinating land use policies, transportation and infrastructure improvements, municipal and county services, and preservation of natural resources.

The i5Group led a multi-discipline team of consultants in developing a new Master Plan whose components included community vision and goals, existing conditions, growth analysis, future land use, economic development, housing, transportation and mobility, natural resources, utilities, and community facilities.

An Advisory Committee and Technical Committee helped guide the process. The Advisory Committee had representatives from the Planning Commission, communities, businesses, organizations, and county residents. The Technical Committee had representatives from County departments, utilities that service Boone County, fire districts, MoDOT, and other agencies.

An extensive community engagement process included:

2,100 mailed paper surveys targeting unincorporated residents.
Over 6,000 unique visitors to the project website.
Three open houses.
30 small group listening sessions.

Learn more at the plan website (www.OurBoone.com)

Download the final adopted ‘Master Plan’.

Download the ‘Discovery Report’ (Existing Conditions and Survey Results)

Watch the Virtual Open House #1

Watch the Virtual Open House #2

Watch the Virtual Open House #3

Prime Consultant: The i5Group (Team members: Stephen Ibendahl, Katie McLaughlin, Laura Linn)

Sub-Consultants: Saint Louis University Community Planning Lab, CED-Solutions, Lochmueller Group, Biohabitats

Client: Boone County, Missouri