Contributing to community’s vision

Imagine: It’s 2032 and you’re tooling around Columbia, driving along U-63 — that’s ‘U’ for underground highway — on your way to the Fun Center, where you’ll deposit the kids for an afternoon of sports, arcade games, working out and playing. Or you’re en route to Columbia National Airport, where you’ll pick up family members and friends who are eager to visit your progressive city. They’ll enjoy spending time in a vibrant central business district, perhaps staying at the 10-story hotel and convention center and taking a stroll to the Historical Society museum just a few blocks away. Maybe they’ll take in a concert at the new MU Performing Arts Center.