$1.95 million paid out to 74 Mid-Missouri landowners for Rock Island Trail
ABC 17 News Team
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Roughly $1.95 million was paid out to 74 Mid-Missouri landowners along the Rock Island Trail by the federal government.
The landowners, represented by a St. Louis firm, brought claims against the federal government for taking their property for the 200-mile hiking and biking trail.
The move came in 2015 when the federal government authorized the Missouri Central Railroad to transfer abandoned lines to the Department of Natural Resources. There are still some claims yet to be settled in the case.
The total landowners in Mid-Missouri who were paid out for their claims includes:
Benton County — 3
Franklin County –14
Gasconade County –16
Osage County –10
Maries County –5
Miller County — 4
Cole County — 2
Pettis County — 1