At its recent meeting, the Warrenton Board of Aldermen delayed endorsing a proposed new Interstate 70 interchange at Truesdale.Truesdale Mayor Murray Bruer asked for a letter supporting from Warrenton for the proposed future interchange at South Spoede Road.Bruer acknowledges the proposed interchange is a long way off.“It probably won’t happen in my lifetime,” he said, adding that the city is taking steps now to ensure its viability in the future.MoDOT normally finances I-70 projects, but has said there is no money for the Truesdale project.Warrenton put its interchange proposal to voters this summer. It passed, with voters accepting a tax increase to pay for the interchange.Bruer said Truesdale will need an intersection in the future, based on growing traffic counts. He said industry in Truesdale is bringing more tractor-trailers through town. Right now, they exit at Warrenton and take the outer roads to their destinations. Bruer said it’s challenging for truck drivers to maneuver their big rigs through town safely and they lose time.Bruer said a 2002 MoDOT report studied traffic counts and suggested a future interchange at Stracks Church Road. Truesdale businesses would prefer the interchange further west, at South Spoede Road, he noted.South Spoede Road is closer to the Highway 47 interchange.Warrenton aldermen John Miller, Ward 3, and Mike Shilharvey, Ward 1, initially were in favor of the letter.Alderman Karen Casserly, Ward 1, said she misunderstood the agenda item. She said she thought Warrenton was receiving a letter of support for its intersection. She added that Warrenton has yet to receive it. She asked that the matter be tabled.Bruer said Truesdale did not send a letter of support for the Warrenton intersection because his position on the Booneslick Regional Planning Commission caused a conflict.Alderman Gary Auch, Ward 2, questioned whether the Truesdale project could have an impact on the city’s project.Warrenton’s city attorney recommended delaying the letter one or two months until all the deadlines related to the city’s new interchange are behind them.The entire board then agreed to revisit the letter of support for Truesdale’s interchange once the city had completed its pending business with the new Warrenton interchange.TIF BoardAs part of the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for the redevelopment of the former outlet mall area, five people will be appointed to an advisory TIF board. Of the five members, three will be city officials, one will be a county government official and one will be a representative from the school district.The TIF board likely will meet Nov. 9 to review a document regarding debt service on the loan for the new interchange and is reflective of what voters passed in August. A public hearing is expected to be held Dec. 1 and then the plan will return to the board Dec. 6 to be passed into ordinance. Shannon Creighton, special council for the TIF, explained the statutory process. She added that the city has asked that eminent domain not be used. There are no homes in the designated area, however, there are businesses. Creighton said it would be up to the developer to provide eminent domain rights to those businesses, such as offering suitable relocation sites and providing moving costs.The board also thanked the community for its attendance of the Warrenton Fall Festival and thanked city crews for their excellent work in making it a successful event.City of Warrenton