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Category Archives: Fort Scott
Public Hearing For Verizon Telecommunication Tower is Rescheduled to Oct. 2
PUBLIC HEARING RESCHEDULED
The Public Hearing of the Planning Commission for Case No. 1046 – Conditional Use Permit for Verizon Telecommunications Tower at 2317 Maple Road – scheduled for August 28, 2024, has been cancelled and rescheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 4:00PM at City Hall.
Lisa A. Lewis, City Clerk
2024 Artwalk on Sept. 6 at Crooner’s Restaurant
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What’s Happening in Fort Scott
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Experience A Tea Club Tasting Today with MMM Flavor Shop
Mmm Flavor Shop owner Emelia Whiteaker is hosting the business’s first Tea Club Tea Party today, Wednesday, August 21st at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Papa Don’s Pizza, 10 North Main in Fort Scott.
“This is the inaugural meeting of the Tea Club,” Whiteaker said. “I started selling herbs and spices in 2021 when a major health diagnosis was made in the family.”
“The Tea Club is a way to bring interested individuals together to learn, socialize, and experience what is out there beyond the box stores, supplement companies, and mass-produced products.”
“This month’s Tea Club Tea Party theme is Iced Teas,” she said. “There will be four loose-leaf teas made as iced tea to sample for free. Everyone is invited to come try tea, ask questions, or just socialize with friends.”
“The health benefits of eating truly natural nutrients in herbs and spices are well documented,” she said. “I added a variety of loose-leaf teas for the same reason. Most of the teas we have offer a wide variety of health benefits along with a delicious taste.”
“This summer we added specialty kinds of rice that have an increase in nutrients due to where they are grown.”
“I have spent hours talking to our suppliers on the phone to make sure the products available are high quality and full of nutrients that the body recognizes and absorbs better. Our suppliers can tell me the exact farm and farmer that each item comes from.”
“I am always researching and taking continuing education courses on nutrition,” she said. “This allows me to continue to work to bring tasty, nutritious ingredients to our rural area.”
She said the business sells its products at vendor’s shows and direct ordering through them.
Follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091059316445
A Little Levity
Local physician Dr. Max Self’s staff dared him to play racquetball in his work clothes on August 20 at Buck Run Community Center.
One of his racquetball partners, Kevin Moyer, submitted this photo that proves that he did it.
Chamber Coffee Hosted by Clifton Chiropractic On August 22
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Varia Resale Clothing Store Expands
Varia Resale Clothing Shop, 114 E. 23rd, is expanding next door to 112 E. 23rd, the former Bob Williams Insurance office.
Varia is French for variety, she said.
“We are adding 800 feet to the shop,” owner Robin Kendrick said. “The total square footage will be 2,000 square feet when finished.”
New paint and carpet are being added to the new area, which will be the children’s department and vendors.
She said the shop is closed today while the expansion is going on, but is anticipated to be open tomorrow.
The expansion started on August 17 with a completion date by the end of August and plans to remain open during most phases of the work.
The shop accepts name-brand clothing in excellent condition and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Varia was established in June 2021 and sells women’s, men’s, teens, and children’s clothing along with shoes, jewelry, and miscellaneous items.
She currently has four vendors who sell handmade jewelry, antiques, collectibles, art, handmade towels and ornaments.
Items are accepted by appointment only by calling her at 620.238.1703.
Kendrick pays cash for those items she selects and the items then are the sole property of the business.
“We pay upfront in cash at the appointment time,” she said. “Therefore we assume the risk of whether your items sell or not.”
“We don’t offer consignment, but store credit is an option for customers bringing in merchandise. Walk-ins may be accepted but will be paid in store credit. Donations are always accepted and appreciated.”
“You may bring up to 30 items,” she said. “If more than 15 items are accepted you will be paid $2 an item. $5 for jeans and heavy coats. If 15 items or less are accepted, you will be paid 50% of the item price.”
She also goes to Kansas City to buy inventory for the shop.
On the horizon for the shop is bin sales.
“They will be in containers lined up on tables with things that I have had for a while.”
Shanna Stone and Dan Duling: August 23 Friday Night Free Concert in Downtown Fort Scott
Shanna Stone and Dan Duling will be the featured musicians at this week’s Friday Night Free Concert at 1st and Main Street’s Heritage Park at 7 p.m.
Attendees are asked to bring lawn chairs as benches are limited.
In case of inclement weather, the performance will be moved to Common Ground Coffee Co. at 12 E. Wall.
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is the sponsor and Ralph Carlson is the organizer of the event.
Shana Stone grew up in Southeast Kansas and has been a lifelong staple of the local music community, having performed with country music legends such as George Jones, T. G. Sheppard, Merle Haggard, and more.
Dan Duling, a member of the musically prolific Duling family, spent many years in education and has long been at the forefront of the Southeast Kansas country music scene.
Agenda For FS City Commission on August 20
NOTICE OF AND AGENDA FOR REGULAR
MEETING OF FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION
Full agenda packet available on www.fscity.org
REMINDERS:
Budget Workshop begins at 5:00PM – City Hall – open to the public
Regular City Commission meeting begins at 6:00PM – open to the public
Public Hearing – Case No. 1047 – Request for a Zoning Change at 223 N. Franklin for the purpose of a mechanic’s shop – during the Commission Meeting
City Hall Commission Room – 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701
August 20, 2024 – 6:00 P.M.
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
Tim VanHoecke, Matthew Wells, Dyllon Olson, Kathryn Salsbury, Tracy Dancer
III. Pledge of Allegiance
- Invocation
- Approval of Agenda
- Consent Agenda
- Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1366-A – Expense Approval Report – Payment Dates of August 1, 2024 – August 14, 2024 – $331,433.09
- Approval of Minutes for July 16, 2024, Regular Meeting – July 29, 2024, Special Meeting – August 2, 2024, Regular Meeting
- Request to Pay – Earles Engineering, Inc. – Project No. 06 KA-6898-01 – Invoice No. 17453 – Billing Statement No. 4 – Payroll for Earles Engineering – June 29, 2024 – August 3, 2024 – KDOT CCLIP – $8,142.58
- Request to Pay –Bourbon County Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) – Second Quarter 2024 Payment (April, May, and June) – Invoice No. 0008 – $10,000.00
- July Financials
VII. Public Comment – Sign up required before the beginning of the meeting on register at the entrance of the Commission Room. Public Comments are for any topic not on the agenda and limited to five (5) minutes per person, at the Commission’s discretion.
VIII. Appearances – Must be scheduled with the City Clerk at least (1) week prior to the meeting
you wish to address the Commission. You will be scheduled on the agenda to speak on your topic.
- Mike Miles/Deputy Fire Chief – Fort Scott Fire Department’s First Annual 9/11 Stair Climb
- Alison Leach – Mowing Proposal
- Unfinished Business
- Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 3769 – Golf Cart Ordinance – VanHoecke – Tabled from July 29, 2024, and August 6, 2024
- Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 3770 – Land Bank Board of Trustees – Appointment – Terms – Dissolution – Olson
- New Business
Action Items:
- Consideration of Land Bank Board Membership Term Limit for Bailey Lyons – Staff Request for Commission Action by Mary Wyatt/Planning, Housing and Community Development Director – Olson
Public Hearing:
Case No. 1047 – Request for Zoning Change from Residential to Commercial (C3) for the Purpose of a Mechanic’s Shop at 223 N. Franklin – Garrett Knight – Not recommended by the Planning Commission on July 24, 2024.
- Reports and Comments
- City Manager Comments
- Engineering Comments
- Commissioners Comments
- City Attorney Comments
XII. Executive Session
XIII. Adjourn
Woodland Hills Golf Course Future: A Center of Activity For The Community
The City of Fort Scott staff are trying to make the Woodland Hills Golf Course used by the community more, in fact, to become an activity center in Fort Scott.
The staff spoke at this week’s Chamber of Commerce Coffee hosted by the golf course.
“Steve and his clubhouse crew have implemented many upgrades for our customers this year,” said Mary Wyatt, FS City Planning, Housing and Development Director, and as such is the director of the golf course. “We have contracted with a new golf cart fleet vendor and replaced all of our old golf carts, installed new countertops, purchased a new TV for the clubhouse, and purchased new high-top tables and chairs. We are also in the process of contracting with a new point-of-sale hardware and software which has many new features such as a tee-time software, annual pass cards for members, and a new website that we will be implementing soon.”
“As the FS Director of the Golf Course, I help facilitate and assist with projects, but the on-site management and their crews are the ones that make the customer experience so excellent with their daily hard work and dedication,” she said.
New Name For The Clubhouse
“With all of the new upgrades this year, we thought it would be a great time to give the Woodland Hills Golf Course Clubhouse an official name,” she said.
A suggestion box was placed in the clubhouse requesting name suggestions, and the top 10 were selected and put into a survey online. The community voted on the suggestions, determined the winning name by majority vote, and purchased a sign with that name that was installed on the front entrance of the clubhouse.
“The new official name chosen by the community is The Clubhouse!” she said. “Key Industries, Inc. designed shirts with the official new name for staff, and Jeff Allen wired and mounted the new sign.”
Community Is Invited To Utilize
“We have worked hard this year to create a more inclusive environment that any man, woman, or child can enjoy for more than just a golfing experience,” she said. “We want to invite everyone to come watch their favorite sports games in the clubhouse, hold their volunteer group or committee meetings there, host a weekly card game with friends, or come enjoy a burger or chicken sandwich for lunch or dinner.”
Steve Carter, club manager, said there are currently golf leagues for men, women, children and families, with cart rental at $16 for 18 holes of golf and $10 for 9 holes of golf.
Grounds Keepers
Dustin Fowler, head greens keeper, and his staff: Tyler Cook, Jonathan Allen, Rick McDaniels, and Glenn Niemann have been working to maintain the fairway with weather conditions adding to the workload.
Fowler said the Fort Scott Public Works dredged a pond to make it larger and deeper for irrigation of the greens and Bermuda sod had been donated from Wolf Creek Golf Course, to replace sod that had been killed by drought/ winter kill. He said the plan is for the fairways to be reseeded next spring.
“Dustin and his grounds team have put in a lot of overtime this year working towards recovering our greens and fairways from the past few years of drought and from the flood we had earlier this year,” she said. “The drought has caused a lot of bare, brown spots, throughout the property that are not easily repaired, and the flooding all but destroyed the bottom nine holes of the golf course.”
“It’s taken a lot of focused intensive work to manually rake the gravel out of the greens and back onto the cart paths not just after the flood but every time we have a heavy rain, a lot of seed planting, aeration, sod installation, watering, and fertilizing to rehabilitate the grounds post-drought as well as the rebuilding the bottom nine holes after flooding and heavy rain.”
“Even with the drought and the flood working against our crews and all of the special projects they’ve been working on, they still work day in and day out to maintain the grounds for golfers to enjoy daily and for hosting golf tournaments, they also built a very unique and beautiful section of brick cart path.”
Future Projects
Mini Golf
FS City Manager BradMatkin said he met with a business owner recently and there is a grant opportunity for a Fort Scott-themed miniature golf course at the city-owned golf course.
“This is in the very early stages, so I don’t have a ton of answers right now,” Matkin said. “Once I have budgeting information, it still have to be approved by the commission.”
“The Youth Activity Team has granted money for this project, and we are working on another grant for additional monies,” Matkin said.
“Our vision is to have an 18-hole miniature golf course that will not only add value to our community but will bring people from the area into our town to play. Fort Scott needs more things for families to do and I feel this would be perfect for that type of activity. We want it to be a place where a family can go out play 18-holes of miniature golf then eat a burger or hot dog, at The Clubhouse, and enjoy each other’s company or meet new friends.”
” We are going to ask for businesses to purchase holes and will let them put their “logos”, “theme” or brand on the holes,” he said. “It would really be great to have a hole that represents the fort, the splash pad, or possibly other parts of our history.”
Other Future Projects
Also in the future “the grounds crew hope to concrete all of the cart paths to make a smoother driving experience for our customers as well as prevent the loss of the cart paths during heavy rains or flooding, and create new appealing features such as decorative wooden bridges and detailed landscaping.”
“We hope to purchase new patio furniture for people to enjoy socializing out back and make the environment more cozy and inviting,” she said. “We hope to be able to provide full kitchen capabilities with a wider range of menu options, golf simulators to give customers the capability of the golf experience year-round, mini golf, and a driving range have also been discussed as well as landscaping the grass circle in front of the clubhouse.”
Free Friday Night Concert: Danny Brown and the Bourbon County Revival August 16
Danny Brown and the Bourbon County Revival will be performing this Friday evening in downtown Fort Scott at 1st and Main Street.
“One of our best,” said Ralph Carlson, organizer of the free concerts. “They are pretty eclectic and have a lot of variety. We are glad to have them.”
The concert starts at 7 p.m., and the audience is asked to bring lawn chairs. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be at Common Ground Coffee Co., 12 E. Wall.
The concert series is sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and organized by Carlson.