Housing-study representation
The Pottawatomie County Commission has requested representation on a Manhattan housing study steering committee.
The discussion came up during Manhattan city manager Ron Fehr’s monthly update to the Pott County Commission.
Fehr described during the discussion what exactly will be looked at during the study.
The request for representation came after Commissioner Pat Weixelman commented about how Pott County has provided “medium-ranged houses” to local residents for a number of years, to which Fehr was in agreement.
The Manhattan City Commission will further discuss the housing study at its next legislative session on August 17.
Motor-grader fleet
The Pottawatomie County Commission discussed Monday reversing a recent decision to reduce its motor grader fleet from 16 to 15 vehicles, per a request from assistant public works administrator Lance Forgy.
According to Forgy, reversing this decision would allow Public Works to utilize a previously discontinued spare motor grader while another unit undergoes damage inspections.
While the commission wants to wait on making a decision, Forgy wants to move forward with one as soon as possible.
The commission ultimately instructed Forgy to come back with the request at a later time, likely within the next couple months.
In the meantime, the Public Works department will continue to have access to the spare motor grader that is currently set to be sold sometime in the future.
Building-permit numbers
Pottawatomie County planner Stephan Metzger provided the county commission Monday with an update on building permit numbers.
He says figures are much closer to where they were at before the pandemic, with just a few exceptions.
Metzger also provided numbers on average home values and sizes in Pottawatomie County.
According to his presentation, the average home is valued at about $285,000 and sits at just below 1,600 square feet.
For more information about building permits in Pottawatomie County, visit pottcounty.org.
