Damage to roads throughout Cole County due to flooding and heavy rains could lead to the county getting money from the federal government.
At Tuesday's County Commission meeting, Emergency Management Director Bill Farr said they'll be asking for assistance to pay for the repairs.
The county needs to meet a threshold of $286,000, and Farr said they expected to reach that amount and possibly exceed it.
On Tuesday, the county public works department announced they had to close part of Lower Bottom Road due to a road slide caused by the wet weather.
Last week, pavement on Millbrook Road at the Route D intersection buckled. It was removed, and a base of rock was put in as a temporary fix.
One driving lane of the low-water crossing on North Branch Road collapsed; it was excavated and rock was put in as a temporary replacement.
Water washed out the shoulder on the east side of Mount Carmel Road between U.S. 54 and Old Bass Road.
All these roads are along the Moreau River, which saw a major rise after heavy rains.
Farr said state officials are looking at $13 million in damages across the state. He said the governor would have to send a request into the federal government asking for a presidential disaster declaration to get the money.
In other business, commissioners accepted a refund check from Columbia for what the county gave to help attract air service at the Columbia Regional Airport.
In September 2012, the commission approved $100,000 in support for passenger airline service at the airport. The money went into the "Central Missouri Air Service Fund" to guarantee an airline would make a minimum profit for providing passenger service to the airport near Ashland.
The check the county received Tuesday was for $104,000.
The Jefferson City Council also agreed to provide $100,000, while the Boone County government and University of Missouri administration provided $500,000 each.
The city of Columbia, which operates the airport and made the minimum funding promise to encourage airline operators to add Columbia as a scheduled stop, put $1.8 million into the fund.