Manhattan Regional Airport is working to give its main taxiway a facelift. The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday unanimously authorized project plans and financing for Taxiway Alpha’s reconstruction project. That approval also included a professional services agreement with Olsson Inc. The total cost of the project is $1,213,800. Previously, Federal Aviation Administration grant funding was provided at a 90/10 split, with the city responsible for 10% of the cost. However, under recent FAA reauthorization, that cost share improved to 95/5, reducing the local share. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
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The Riley County Police Department substation in Aggieville may relocate from Moro Street to the new hotel at 12th and Laramie. RCPD director Brian Peete said on Monday the move would provide significantly more space. “We have an opportunity to lease, to increase our footprint three-fold from 1,000 to 3,000 square feet at the new hotel that’s being built, on the first floor,” Peete said. “The owner will give us the same cost of square footage but because we have tripled the space, it will go from $1,000 a month to roughly $3,000 a month.” The hotel is planned to complete…
Riley County commissioners on Monday approved sending a letter requesting a grant for the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program (5311) grant provides funding through the Federal Transit Administration for smaller communities. Flint Hills ATA Bus Director Anne Smith said this request must be sent from local jurisdictions. “So this is for services outside of Manhattan,” she said. “Basically, Manhattan has urbanized funding, and so this would be northern county, any rural areas outside of Manhattan, Ogden and part of western Pottawatomie County.” To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more…
Manhattan City Commission candidate Andrew Von Lintel successfully retained his slim lead over Amber Starling, beating her by 29 votes, according to final Riley County and Pottawatomie County election results. In the race for three city commission spots, former K-State Foundation employee Larry Fox led the race with 3,773 votes, followed by retired attorney Jim Morrison, who came in second with 3,568. Big Lakes Developmental Services employee Von Lintel was third with 2,735, with business owner Starling just behind at 2,706. The state pays for a recount if a candidate requests one, but only if the margin between candidates is…
Election Day is in the books, but with advance mail-in ballots still coming in and provisional ballots yet to be processed, some races could still be in flux. Advance ballots are still arriving through mail, Riley County clerk Rich Vargo said. Those ballots slightly narrowed the fight for third place in the city commission election between Big Lakes Developmental Services employee Andrew Von Lintel and business owner Amber Starling. Von Lintel’s earlier lead of 39 votes has dropped by three, and with provisional ballots still to be processed, that position could still be up for grabs. To view the full…
The CiCo ballfields will have a new name: the Steel and Pipe Supply Ballpark. City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously authorized city officials to make a naming rights agreement between Steel and Pipe Supply and the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Foundation for the CiCo ball complex. Steel and Pipe Supply is a privately held carbon steel distributor headquartered in Manhattan with service centers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
Incumbent city commission candidate Jayme Minton led election fundraising according to campaign finance records released this week. The second and final round of finance records for city commission candidates was due Monday. Amber Starling and Martha Sweeney’s records were both filed Wednesday afternoon. As of noon Thursday, Abena Taylor has not yet filed her records. Candidates raised around $43,000 in total, with incumbent Jayme Minton leading with $11,068. Jim Morrison follows with $9,764, and Larry Fox comes third with $6,400 in donations. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
Voters will decide Nov. 4 who will fill three positions on the Manhattan City Commission. The two candidates with the most votes will receive four-year terms, while the third-place finisher receives a two-year term. The nine candidates are incumbent Jayme Minton, 39, a Meadowlark employee; incumbent Peter Oppelt, 37, a veteran and Travelers Insurance employee; Larry Fox, 71, former K-State Foundation director of real estate; Jim Morrison, 78, a retired Manhattan attorney; Scott Seel, 42, an Alliance Realty employee; Amber Starling, 32, founder and owner of Good Witch Cleaning Services; Martha Sweeney, 65, office manager for the K-State rowing team;…
No townhomes in the neighborhood just east of City Park. That was the decision the Manhattan City Commission reached Tuesday night after residents pleaded with officials not to change the neighborhood’s zoning to allow adjacent multi-unit dwellings. Developer Gavin Schmidt, director of business development at BHS Construction, had petitioned that two lots, one at 300 North 11th St. and the other adjacent at 1020 Leavenworth St., be rezoned from low-density residential to low-density residential attached, which would have allowed the building of townhomes or duplexes. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
The Manhattan city commission on Tuesday unanimously approved three requests related to the Manhattan Infill Housing project. “Since it has changed, (the project) still includes 40 units,” said Stephanie Peterson, director of community development. “Those units are going to be three bedroom, two baths. There are 28 units that are at the LK Townhomes site, and then 12 at Lee Mill Village. There are going to be 22 for-sale units at LK and and Lee Mill Village combined. And then the 18 rental units for this project are all contained in LK.” The city confirmed that the housing units would not be…