Contractor James Pounds and businesswoman Connie M. Leipard are seeking the GOP nomination for Boone County presiding commissioner. Mr. Pounds joined us live on “Wake Up Columbia” this morning, criticizing the commission’s October 2-0 vote to remove the Sid Larson murals from the courthouse. Pounds also says county commissioners are too interested in raising taxes:
Boone County commissioners vote to remove Larson murals from courthouse
The Sid Larson murals will be removed from the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia, after the county commission voted 2-0 Thursday afternoon to move them to a secure location. County Commissioners rejected a proposal from Boone County Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill to remove the murals and store them on county property, until a location could …