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.
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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…
Eight of the nine individuals vying for positions on the Manhattan city commission gathered with residents Wednesday to share their stances on public issues. The forum, hosted by the Bocker’s II Catering and Events venue at 221 North Fourth St., covered topics including rising property taxes, housing, parking availability and the indoor aquatics facility proposed for CiCo Park. The candidates are competing for three commission spots. Candidate Abena Taylor was not present. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
In an update to the Manhattan city commission on Tuesday, Riley County Police Department director Brian Peete said the jail population remains above recommended capacity. Peete said while the facility has 143 beds, not all of those spots should be filled. “If you look at the requirements for categorization, we can’t have 143 folks within the jail, because we have to classify someone that they’re a violent offender as compared to someone who’s a DUI,” he said. “You don’t want to mix those two folks together. So realistically, we’re only at about 125, and we’ve consistently been above that the…