Mo-Kan Regional Council

Counties: Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, and DeKalb (view map)

Mo-Kan Regional Council is proud to participate in Gov. Nixon's MoBroadbandNow initiative to expand broadband Internet access in rural and underserved parts of the state for health care, business, education and consumers. MoBrandbandNow seeks to expand broadband accessibility to 95 percent of the total population of Missouri within five years.

Executive Director: Tom Bliss

Community Development Planner: Matt Buchanan

GIS Specialist: Matt Schoenfelder

Phone: (816) 233-3144

Fax:  (816) 233-8498

Website:  http://www.mo-kan.org/

The RTPT Process breaks down as follows:

• Conduct a Broadband Needs Assessment
• Develop a Broadband Strategic Plan for the region, based on the assessed findings

Regional Technology Planning Tools

Regional Meeting Information

• Mo-Kan Town Hall Broadband Strategic Plan Meeting (05/01/2002)
• Mo-Kan 2nd Meeting Agenda (08/11/2011)

Residential Survey Responses

• Mo-Kan Residential Survey Responses (08/02/2011)

Broadband Study Findings

• Mo-Kan Broadband Study Findings (08/11/2011)

Sector Survey Summary

• Mo-Kan Sector Survey Summary

General Business Survey

The survey will assist us in the strategic planning process.  Please click on the link to take the survey Transform Missouri Survey.

MoBroadbandNow Sector Surveys

We now have Broadband Needs Assessment Surveys that are specific to your community or business sector! Your responses will be used in the strategic planning process. The survey links are for the Mo-Kan Region. Please choose one below:

• Agriculture
• Community and Social Services
• Energy
• Environment
• Healthcare
• Workforce Development
• Economic Development
• Business and Professional Services
• Tourism
• Local Government
• Public Safety
• Library
• K-12 Education
• Higher Education
• Industry and Manufacturing

Other Resources

• Regional Technology Planning Team Toolkit (4.72mb PDF)

For more background on the Regional Technology Planning Team process and project timeline, consult this Toolkit. If you are interested in representing your business/community sector as part of the planning team in our region, contact Tom Bliss or call Mo-Kan at (816) 233-3144.