City commissioners on Tuesday responded to Riley County’s decision to indefinitely cut involvement in joint meetings between Manhattan, Riley County and Pottawatomie County commissions — a move Mayor Susan Adamchak said underscores the county’s “cold shoulder” to city input.
“It has been an issue for the two years that I’ve been on the commission, that Riley County commissioners, in my opinion, have been rather distant and almost antagonistic, very disinterested,” Adamchak said. “We are part of Riley County, and I feel as if Riley County is now shaped like a donut that moves around Manhattan, and that we are not part of the discussion on topics that do impact the residents of this community.”
The Riley County Commission unanimously agreed April 9 to send a letter to the city indicating they do not find value in the monthly city/county/county meetings. The Riley County commissioners chose to cancel the Thursday joint meeting they were scheduled to host.
