The $31-million project would include an eternal flame honoring Carnahan, who was killed in a plane crash while campaigning for US senator. Wilson says a Missouri businessman proposed the idea for the eternal flame.
The question now is how to fund the project. The newly-elected speaker of the House, Rep. Jim Kreider (D-Nixa, MO.) says he doubts the plan would be funded this year. He and Wilson agreed that a combination of public and private funding would probably be the best solution.
The project would link the capitol and the Missouri River as the state prepares to mark the bicentennial of the journeys of Lewis and Clark. It would also underscore the importance of the railways, which run alongside the river, and make room for a new Amtrak station and additional parking. "It would be gorgeous, and for river transportation, it would speak volumes about the Missouri capital," Wilson notes.
Developed by staff members from the Department of Natural Resources, the project would be built as a series of five terraces and would include a 50,000-sf museum, the Carnahan memorial, 70,000 sf of office space for lawmakers and state agencies, 500 parking spaces, a riverwalk and enclosed walkways to the capitol. The top level of the structure would be an open-air pavilion for outdoor functions and public events. Also included in the plan is extensive landscaping and several wide staircases that would lead to a riverside walkway. A series of arches would separate the walkway and the railroad tracks.
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