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Platte County Presiding Commissioner Betty Knight was first elected to office in 1995 and has overwhelmingly won re-election for three subsequent terms.
Betty is the Past President of the National Association of Regional Councils.
She is also Past President of the Missouri Association of Counties and Past Chair of Mid-America Regional Council, an influential organization of city and county governments in the Kansas City
metropolitan area. Betty now leads the Missouri County Commissioner's Association.
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In 2002, the Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association selected Knight as the recipient of the "2002 Excellence in Planning Award.” With her leadership, Platte County has completed four comprehensive planning projects beginning with a 20-year strategic plan that eventually led to the development of land use, road and bridge and parks/storm water plans.
Betty has been honored as one of Kansas City’s Most Influential Business Women at Ingram’s
Annual Conference for Women Executives. The Anne Robb Townsend Civic Leadership Award was present to Betty in 2003. She has also received national recognition as an Officeholder of the Year award from the National Association of Republican County Officials in 2001.
Betty Knight has said, "It is such an honor to serve the citizens of Platte County.
I am proud of our continued commitment to make Platte County a great place to live, "
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