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Waters continues to lead Highways Commission
JEFFERSON CITY – Michael T. Waters, Orrick, will continue to chair the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission as he has since being elected in September.
The commission voted to retain him Wednesday.
Waters, a Republican, was appointed to the commission in March 2015. He will continue to serve at Gov. Mike Parson’s discretion until he chooses to make new appointments.
Waters is a seventh-generation Missouri farmer. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from the University of Missouri and is a graduate of The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers at Texas A & M University.
His farming operations in the Missouri River floodplain consist of four family farming corporations, one partnership and one limited liability company.
Waters serves as chairman of the Missouri Levee & Drainage District Association where he represents levee & drainage districts, businesses and others interested in the activities surrounding the Missouri River and its tributaries.
He is a past president of the Ray County Ambulance District Board of Directors and secretary of the Ray County Enhanced Enterprise Zone Board. Waters is also a member of the Farm Bureau, National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association and the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City.
The six-member bipartisan MHTC governs the Missouri Department of Transportation, the agency responsible for building, operating and maintaining the state highway system and supporting other transportation modes in Missouri.