The Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department is nearing the start of a comprehensive master plan that will take a deep dive into overall planning of the department’s future. Director Aaron Stewart says a community survey is due to come before the city commission next month, with an early fall rollout likely. Stewart says once the survey is completed, Parks & Rec should have a better understanding of the community’s needs and wants, including a measure on how much the community is willing to support funding of a potential indoor waterpark. Stewart estimates such a project would carry a roughly $40…
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Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Mark Hatesohl join us to discuss city news and preview a pair of resolutions to be considered regarding the 2024 budget.
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1600 block of Colorado Street in Manhattan on July 10, 2023, around 7:37 AM. Officers listed the City of Manhattan Parks and Recreation as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect graffitied the bathrooms at Longs Park. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $550. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for throwing objects onto a highway in the 1300 block…
Brandon sits down with Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan Parks and Recreation, and T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter to discuss a variety of topics and promote awareness.
Manhattan City Commissioners will consider a pair of resolutions tonight including one involving the 2024 budget. City staff are proposing an intent to levy a property tax exceeding the revenue neutral rate and setting a public hearing related to that. The current neutral rate is 47.613 and commissioners will decide whether to increase the levy to 50.470 mills. Feedback provided at the June 13 commission work session was provided to not capture the full 9.5% valuation growth assessed by Riley and Pottawatomie counties, but rather a 6% growth, which would incur a decrease from the 2023 budget of 1.684 mills.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas must stop allowing transgender people to change the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, a state-court judge ordered Monday as part of a lawsuit filed by the state’s Republican attorney general. District Judge Teresa Watson’s order will remain in effect for up to two weeks, although she can extend it. But it’s significant because transgender people have been able to change their driver’s licenses in Kansas for at least four years, and almost 400 people had done it by the end of June. For now, Kansas will be among only a few states that don’t allow any such changes.…
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Phase 3 of Manhattan Regional Airport’s Runway Project has been pushed back slightly. Airport Director Brandon Keazer told the Airport Advisory Board on Monday it’s a result of recent weather conditions. The delays are not expected to have an impact on the start date of phase 4 of runway reconstruction. Keazer says most of the taxiway work has been completed. Officials are anticipating to still reopen air service in early September.
On Monday, Pottawatomie County Commissioners set the date for an August hearing regarding the 2024 budget and revenue neutral rate. Before giving their approval, commissioners heard an update from Assistant County Administrator and Finance Office Heather Gladbach on where the budget’s general fund currently stands With the .779 decrease from 2023, the county’s proposed general fund mill levy sits at 28.874 Also included in the proposed budget is a 5% COLA, a doubling of the deferred compensation employer match and a $200,000 maximum decrease annually in employee insurance premiums. The proposed budget is subject to change but cannot exceed the…
Officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, and criminal restraint in Manhattan on July 8, 2023. Officers listed a 28-year-old female as the victim and a known 25-year-old male as the suspect. Jacob Robb, of Manhattan, was arrested in connection on probable cause offenses of aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, and criminal restraint. Robb was issued a total bond of $15,000 and was confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft in Manhattan on July 8, 2023. Officers listed a 37-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a known 31-year-old…