October 11 , 2007
The University of Missouri executed a lease of 489 acres in Butler County, Mo. on October 10, 2007 from the U.S. Department of the Army. The lease was authorized by the University of Missouri Board of Curators at its October 5, 2007 meeting. The lease is for the University of Missouri-Columbia for a period of 25 years, at no cost to the University of Missouri.