The La Plata Special Road District is being dissolved and reported no money on hand for the year, according to Macon County’s annual financial statement for 2025.
In the section of the statement covering special road districts, committee member Jason Wood attested that the district had a zero balance carried forward on Aug. 1, 2024, took in no revenue, spent nothing, and closed the year ending July 31, 2025 at zero. A note in the county statement explains that because the district’s dissolution had not been finalized at the time of submission, no separate report was filed with the County Clerk.
The wind-down stands in contrast to the county’s other special road district. The Hudson Special Road District remained active, reporting $1,102,718.13 in receipts and balances, $601,592.66 in expenses, and $501,125.47 on hand as of July 31, 2025.
Special road districts in Missouri receive a share of county road taxes, including sales, property, railroad and utility, and county aid road trust (CART) revenue, to build and maintain roads within their boundaries.
The State Auditor’s 2024 review of Macon County recorded activity in the district’s county-held account that year, with $133,667 received and the same amount disbursed, leaving a zero balance at the close of 2024.
The county statement did not detail when the dissolution was initiated or how road maintenance in the La Plata area will be handled once it is complete.