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An additional session has been added Sunday, Nov. 15, from 1-4 p.m. at city hall.
City Administrator Jim Briggs said the decision was made to extend the hours after officials reported a low turnout to the first two public forums this past week.
At the forums, citizens can see displays on the capital improvement sales tax and projects completed using the revenue. Departments also have suggested future ideas that could use the tax revenue.
Department supervisors, city council representatives and other city officials are available to discuss any issues at the forums.
Citizens can write down their own comments and make suggestions for capital improvement projects and sign up to serve on the mayor's ad-hoc committee, which will look at the projects proposed.
"This is an opportunity for you as a taxpayer to express your feelings and desires for community betterment projects and improvements you believe will enhance your quality of life and hopefully your standard of living," according to an open letter to the citizens from city staff.
"A lot of people have been supporting the library expansion project and the parks projects," Briggs told The Missourian Friday.
The city water department also has a video display showing the inside of sewer lines, "which I think has shocked a lot of people," Briggs said.
Briggs said he also received many comments on using capital sales tax funds in some way for a new bridge over the Missouri River at Washington. However, he noted that "statutorily" the city cannot use those funds to pay for the construction of a new bridge because the city does not own it.
The city administrator said the city staff will look at other ways that money could be used toward the bridge.
