The Design Review Board will meet on Monday, November 18th, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Commission Meeting room at 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas. This meeting will be held to discuss a Certificate of Appropriateness for a sign at 3 West Oak Street and a Certificate of Appropriateness for an addition at 24 North National and any others matters to be brought before the Board. This meeting is open to the public.
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FSCC Board Agenda for Nov. 18
The Board of Trustees of Fort Scott Community College will meet in regular session on Monday, November 18, 2019. The meeting will be held in Cleaver Boileau Agriculture Hall at Fort Scott Community College.
To view the entire package, including financial statements:
5:00 p.m. Dinner in the Cleaver Boileau Agriculture Hall at 5:00 p.m. followed by regular board meeting at 5:30 p.m.
THE AGENDA
5:00 DINNER
5:30 ROLL CALL, 3
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER, 4 A. Comments from the Chair,
4 B. Security Camera Update and Demonstration CONSENT AGENDA,
5 A. Approval of Agenda,
5 B. Approval of Minutes of previous Regular Board Meeting conducted on October 21, 2019,
6 C. Approval of Treasurer’s Report, Bills, and Claims,
9 D. Approval of Personnel Actions, 5 ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Consideration of COP Refinance Bids B. Approval of Disposal of Property – LaHarpe C. Discussion of Emeritus Staff Policy D. Consideration of City of Fort Scott Tax Relief Program
ITEMS FOR REVIEW A. Letters of Appreciation/Correspondence REPORTS,
63 A. Administrative Updates,
64 EXECUTIVE SESSION,
70 ADJOURNMENT, 71
UPCOMING CALENDAR DATES:
• November 18, 2019: Board Meeting
• November 25 – 29, 2019: Thanksgiving Break – Campus Closed
• December 10 – 13, 2019: Final Exams
• December 16, 2019: Board Meeting
• December 23 – January 5, 2020: Winter Break – Campus Closed
• January 8 – 10, 2020: In-service
• January 13, 2020: Spring Semester begins
• January 20, 2020: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Campus Closed
• January 27, 2020: Board Meeting
• February 17, 2020: Board Meeting
• March 16, 2020: Board Meeting
• March 23, – 27, 2020: Spring Break – Campus Closed
• April 3, 2020: Aggie Day
• April 10, 2020: Good Friday – Campus Closed
• April 20, 2020: Board Meeting
• May 11 – 14, 2020: Final Exams
• May 15, 2020: Graduation
• May 18, 2020: Board Meeting
• May 25, 2020: Memorial Day – Campus Closed
• June 15, 2020: Board Meeting
Sincerely, John Bartelsmeyer, Chair Alysia Johnston, President
CONSENT AGENDA
A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS 1) Attached are the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting conducted on October 21, 2019.
C. APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S REPORT, BILLS and CLAIMS Attached are the Treasurer’s Report and the Bills and Claims Report.
D. APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL ACTIONS
1) Separations
a) Amanda Johns, Iowa Regional Migrant Recruiter, effective October 31, 2019
b) Jack Gammon, Assistant Football Coach, effective October 31, 2019
c) Rachel Judy, Nursing Instructor, effective December 13, 2019
FSCC Minutes of the Board of Trustees Of Oct. 21
FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Minutes of the Board of Trustees Training October 21, 2019
PRESENT: Jim Fewins, Bernita Hill, Dana McKenney, Liz Meyer, Robert Nelson
ALSO PRESENT: Alysia Johnston, President, Juley McDaniel, Board Clerk, faculty, staff, and community members. Vice-Chairman Robert Nelson called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: Vice-Chairman Nelson stated acknowledged that it was nice to meet in the new Cleaver Boileu Agriculture Hall for the first time. He expressed that he was thrilled with FSCC’s Centennial Celebration and the Gordon Parks Celebration. He added that there is a tremendous number of activities going on at FSCC, mentioning specifically Math Relays, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the Alumni Rodeo.
TAX RELIEF PROGRAM PRESENTATION: Rachel Pruitt with the City of Fort Scott provided additional information about the City’s proposed tax relief program. She explained that it is a tax incentive that would be administered locally and added that it would likely not be widely used. She provided a breakdown of how the tax receiving entities divide each tax dollar received and asked the Board to consider approving the program with the 2020 budget.
CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK UPDATE: Coach Philip Redrick provided an update of FSCC’s Cross Country/Track program. He shared that the team consists of 52 students, 48 of which were new recruits. Seven students will attend Regionals in the upcoming week, and the team finished in the top 3 in the conference. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Hill, seconded by Meyer, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the consent agenda and addendum provided.
ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS: A. A motion was made by Fewins, seconded by McKenney, and carried by unanimous vote to authorize the calling of the COP sale and the publication of such.
B. Jason Simon, FSCC Director of IT, reviewed technology options for future board agendas and board meetings. A motion was made by Fewins, seconded by Meyer, and carried by unanimous vote to purchase iPad Airs for Board members, the President, and the Board Clerk, as well as the ability to recommend a board collaboration software or service.
C. A motion was made by McKenney, seconded by Hill, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the 201920 Men’s and Women’s basketball game management for a projected total cost of $4,145.
D. A motion was made by Fewins, seconded by McKenney, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the purchase of a 2020 Harley Davidson Tri Glide from Bartlesville Cycle Sports, LLC.
E. The Board discussed the draft of the Emeritus Staff Policy. The board will inform Alysia about suggested revisions. A motion was made by Fewins, seconded by Hill, and carried by unanimous vote to table the approval of the policy until the next month.
F. A motion was made by Fewins, seconded by Hill, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the 60 month contract with AwardSpring scholarship software.
ITEMS FOR REVIEW: The Board reviewed letters of appreciation/correspondence.
REPORTS: A. ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES: The Board reviewed and heard reports from Miami County Campus, Student Services, Finance and Operations, and the President.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Hill, seconded by Fewins, and carried by unanimous vote to adjourn to executive session for 10 minutes beginning at 7:40 p.m. for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel with no action expected to follow.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Trustees, a motion to adjourn was made at 7:52 p.m. by Hill, seconded by Meyer, and carried by unanimous vote.
Bourbon County Commission Minutes of Oct. 21
October 21, 2019 Monday 9:00 am
The Bourbon County Commission met in open session with Commissioners Oharah and Fischer, the County Counselor and the County Clerk present.
Tammy Helm with the Fort Scott Tribune was also present.
Jim Harris & Jerad Heckman with Road & Bridge met with the Commissioners; they have been making ice chips, making asphalt for the City of Fort Scott and hauling gravel to the Garland area. They have been working on Xavier between 85-95th, as well as working near the Phillips property at 205th & Justice Lane. Jerad reported they had bladed Zinc between Highway 39 & 115th. They plan to start reclaiming the road North of KOA Campground this week. They will finish Yale Road this week.
Jim Harris said they will be installing an electronic crossing for USD 235 on October 25th.
Justin Meeks said he would prepare a resolution regarding budgeting for ambulance service.
Emergency Manager Will Wallis met with the Commissioners to discuss the debris removal from the damage after the summer flooding; Will said he had received four bids for debris removal, but is expecting two more bids. Will asked the Commissioners to decide who should win the bid once he receives all bids. Justin Meeks will draw up a contract for the debris removal. Will said they have a burn permit at the Landfill for the debris. The County will do the burning and burying of the debris.
Jeff discussed a letter from the Kansas Renewable Energy Conference from Governor Laura Kelly; the letter discussed the growth in the renewable energy sector in Kansas.
Gregory Vahrenberg with Raymond James Public Finance met with the Commissioners, also present were Ben Cole, Bobby Reed, Bill Martin, Leslie Herrin (videotaping) and Patty Love. Bill Martin said a comment was made during budgeting about a decline in the jail sales tax so he asked Mr. Vahrenberg (Mr. Vahrenberg previously worked for Piper Jaffray and did the financial aid feasibility study when the jail was voted on) to do an analysis of the jail sales tax. Mr. Vahrenberg said in 2015 the voters approved .40% sales tax to be used for the construction of the jail; $6,850,000 was paid for the construction and $1,770,000 for the jail pods. The additional money collected from the sales tax was to be used to pay additional money on the bonds, refurbish or remodel the old jail space and operations. The Commissioners asked Mr. Vahrenberg for clarification on the ballot language that was voted on. Mr. Vahrenberg estimated in 2018 that there would be $8,654 in the annual excess sales and use tax revenue (this amount is expected to increase each year) after the jail series 2015 debt service, the pods 2016 debt service payments and the $200,000 in operating expenses were paid; he estimated the annual excess sales and use tax to grow each year and said that this excess could be a cushion used in years when the sales tax revenue is down. Mr. Vahrenberg said the sales tax would have to drop dramatically for the County to not be able to make the payments, he said sales tax is tricky to predict and can be deceiving. He said he didn’t see something that stands out as a concern and said he didn’t see a reason to be alarmed. Bill questioned when the County should be alarmed; Mr. Vahrenberg said a 25% decrease in tax collection would be a concern. Currently the County is down approximately 9% in sales tax revenue. He said $200,000 has been budgeted in operating expense that could be used as a cushion if needed. Mr. Vahrenberg said there will be years when there will be a growth in sales tax and years where there is a decrease in sales tax.
At 12:05, Lynne made a motion to break for lunch and reconvene at 1:00, Jeff seconded the motion.
Nick Ruhl arrived at the Commission meeting.
The Noxious Weed department sprayed chemicals at the Law Enforcement building and billed them for the chemicals; Bill Martin didn’t feel they should have to pay for the chemicals. Lynne made a motion to keep the billing the same as it is and bill them for the chemicals, Jeff seconded and all approved.
Jeff made a motion that the Commissioners sign a real estate contract and warranty deed to give the former Noxious Weed building in Uniontown to the City of Uniontown for $0, Nick seconded and all approved and signed the contract and warranty deed.
On 10/30/2019, Jeff plans to attend a moderated conversation meeting regarding wind energy in Hepler and in Fort Scott.
Lynne made a motion to go into a 10 minute executive session for personnel matters of individual non-elected personnel, Nick seconded and all approved, (the session included the Commissioners and Justin Meeks). No action was taken.
At 3:40, Lynne made a motion to adjourn, Jeff seconded and all approved.
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS
Lynne Oharah, Chairman
Jeff Fischer, Commissioner
Nick Ruhl, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Kendell Mason, Bourbon County Clerk
10/29/2019, Approved Date
Bourbon County Commission Minutes of Oct. 15
October 15, 2019 Tuesday 9:00
The Bourbon County Commission met in open session with Commissioners Oharah and Fischer present. The County Counselor and the County Clerk were also present.
Jason Silvers with the Fort Scott Tribune, Nancy & Kerry Van Etten and Julie Saker each attended a portion of the Commission meeting.
Michael Hoyt met with the Commissioners to clarify his request from the last time he met with the Commissioners; he said he would like for the County to engage Emergency Manager Will Wallis to test or evaluate all EOP plans in place to see if there is room for improvement. Mr. Hoyt said the USD 234 plan fell apart in two areas on September 3, 2019 when there was an intruder; the 911 system and notifying the parents of students of the incident. Lynne Oharah said he had a conversation with Will Wallis and asked what the County’s responsibility was for those plans; Will said he was asked to critique USD 234’s plan, he said he did and felt it was a good plan. Mr. Hoyt said they had an event or incident and said there was no reason why the County leadership couldn’t take control and evaluate the plans. Lynne said he would discuss this with Will Wallis again.
Jim Harris and Jerad Heckman met with the Commissioners; Jim said they are mowing and crushing. He said they are making chips at the Beth Quarry. The County is making 1,400 tons of asphalt for the City of Fort Scott. He said they did a 23,000 ton blast. Jim Harris said they will be doing a snow drill this week.
Lynne said there are potholes at the north end of Devon that need filled and said a culvert may be needed; Jim said they would send the pothole patcher to the area.
Jeff made a motion that Kendell send all department heads a memo asking that they watch and control their overtime since we are over budget in employee benefits (taxes and KPERS are based on compensation, and are elevated due to the extra overtime), Lynne seconded the motion. Jeff said we need to be good stewards of the taxpayer’s money and said if we don’t reduce expenses it will require a reduction in force.
Jeff discussed the work done on Ironwood and the collapsed culvert there; he said the County did an amazing job there; he complimented the work that Jared Lord did.
Jeff discussed Mr. Phillips property on Justin Lane; he said there is water running from a spring or from a runoff, Mr. Phillips asked that ditching be done there. Jim Harris said he would view the area.
Lynne reported that 125th & Osage going east and west needs gravel.
Lynne made a motion to go into a 5 minute executive session for confidential data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships, Jeff seconded and all approved, (the session included the Commissioners Justin Meeks and Jody Hoener). No action was taken.
Bill Martin, Ben Cole, Bobby Reed and Leslie Herrin (who was videotaping the meeting) met with the Commissioners to discuss a bill the Sheriff’s department received from Noxious Weed. Bill said he had requested gravel (which they have not received) for an area on the north side of the Sheriff’s building. Bill said they received a $566 bill from Noxious Weed for chemical spraying done by the Sheriff’s building. Bill suggested that the bill be written off since the property belongs to the County. Jim Harris said Noxious Weed has to purchase the chemicals and said if Noxious Weed sprays at the Landfill then the Landfill pays for the chemicals. Jeff questioned how the bill for spraying is different than the bill for fuel delivered to the Law Enforcement Center for the generator; Bill said the fuel for the generator should be paid out of operations. Jim Harris said they mow the area, but do not send a bill for mowing. Lynne said they would discuss the bill for spraying with Nick Ruhl when he returns. Jim Harris said there is a $506 delinquent bill owed from the Law Enforcement Center to Road & Bridge for fuel that was delivered for the generator; however, it was later stated that the $506 bill had been paid.
Julie Saker briefly met with the Commissioners; she announced that she was planning to run for Sheriff in 2020.
Jody Hoener met with the Commissioners; she discussed the event center, she said she and Rod Markin had attended a work group meeting and did site visits. She said the next step is to do business (to see if there is a need for the facility) & resident surveys. Jody said she needed to put out a press release to businesses and residents to identify long term property tax goals. Jody said the average mill levy for Bourbon County is 180.77 (which is the 11th highest in the state of Kansas). Jody suggested adding value to help reduce the mill levy and to obtain a long term goal (by 2030) of an average mill levy of 158.61. Lynne made a motion to accept this goal, Jeff seconded and the motion passed. Jody said that Jim Keller and Steve Buerge had both made contributions towards having the market demand study done.
Jeff Fischer discussed the St. Martins Academy on Indian Road; he said he had met with Daniel Kerr, Mr. Kerr said they did not want regulations or restrictions, but asked that the County place school zone signs (without restricting or reducing the speed limit at this time). Jim Harris recommended 45 mph since this was the current speed limit in the area. Jeff said that St. Martins had constructed a bridge and pathway for the students to use to keep them from walking on Indian Road. Jeff made a motion to direct Jim Harris to install school zone & warning signs with a 45 mph speed limit, Lynne seconded and the motion passed.
William Laporte from Hidden Valley met with the Commissioners; he said they have received good service from the Sheriff’s department. He said recently the club house alarm had gone off, but it was a false alarm;
he said he wanted to contact the Sheriff’s department to notify them of the false alarm so they didn’t make the trip to Hidden Valley, but said he had to call 911 to cancel the call, but said his 911 call went to Linn County. He questioned if it was true that only 2 deputies were on duty at one time and asked if it was too expensive to add more deputies; Lynne said the tax payers do not want their taxes to go up. Mr. Laporte asked about Yale Road; Lynne said it would eventually be paved.
Sparky Schroeder met with the Commissioners and Jim Harris; he said the base on 230th is coming apart, Jim Harris said the asphalt came apart but said the base did not. Jim said they did a good job on the base of the road and said if it fails they will fix it. Mr. Schroeder said if it’s a blacktop issue, what are they doing to fix; Jim said it is unpredictable in what asphalt will do.
Mike & Judy Wilson met with the Commissioners regarding Unity & 75th Terrace; Mr. Wilson said the gravel had washed off of the road and said the road needs a crown or peak so that the water can run off. Jim Harris said they would view the road.
Justin Meeks reported that the City of Uniontown had accepted the real estate contract for the Noxious Weed building in Uniontown; he said he would discuss this at the next Commission meeting when Nick was present.
Lynne gave Justin Meeks permission to attend the KAC conference in November, Jeff seconded and the motion passed.
Justin Meeks discussed the tax sale and said that the tax sale is progressing; he said the publication for the tax sale cost $10,000.
Lynne made a motion to go into a 5 minute executive session for consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship, Jeff seconded the motion, (the session included the Commissioners and Justin Meeks). No action was taken.
At 11:23, Lynne made a motion to adjourn and Jeff seconded.
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS
Lynne Oharah, Chairman
Jeff Fischer, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Kendell Mason, Bourbon County Clerk
10/21/2019, Approved Date
Third meeting for the Governor’s Council on Tax Reform concludes
The third meeting for the bipartisan Governor’s Council on Tax Reform concluded this afternoon. The group, composed of experts, representatives and stakeholders, is performing an in-depth study of the state’s current tax system. Once their study is complete, the Council will make specific statutory recommendations to state lawmakers on tax reform in Kansas.
The one-day meeting began with a budget and consensus revenue estimates update, then moved into a public comment period. The council heard testimony from 11 interested groups and individuals, including the Kansas Association of Realtors, the Kansas Association of School Boards, the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, KC Healthy Kids and others.
In the afternoon, representatives from the Kansas Department of Revenue gave presentations on Ad Valorem Property Tax and Global Intangible Low-taxed Income (GILTI) provisions under the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act.
Dr. Donna Ginther, professor of economics at the University of Kansas, then offered a history of the three-legged stool approach in Kansas. The three-legged stool refers to a sensible balance of income, sales and property tax revenue.
Following Dr. Ginther’s presentation, Council members participated in discussion regarding their initial tax reform policy thoughts and their expectations for December’s meeting.
Among other topics discussed by the Council:
- Three co-equal, sturdy legs of tax revenue would cushion Kansas from recessionary pressures, such as the energy recession of the late 1980s.
- Sales tax on food costs the average rural Kansas grocer close to $18,000 per year.
- The property tax is the largest, single source of revenue in Kansas, generating $4.93 billion in levied tax from $36.57 billion of taxable value for calendar year 2018.
The next meeting of the Council has been set for Dec. 3-4, 2019. An interim report by the Council is planned for December 2019, in advance of the 2020 legislative session. A final report is due in December 2020, in advance of the 2021 legislative session.
For more on Governor Kelly’s executive order establishing the Council, its membership and presentation materials:
https://governor.kansas.gov/newsroom/council-on-tax-reform/
The Bourbon County Commission Agenda for Nov. 14
Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room
1st Floor, County Courthouse
210 S. National Avenue
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Date: November 14, 2019
1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________
2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________
3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________
County Clerk-Kendell Mason
1:30-1:45 – Property Tax Discussion
2:00-2:15 – Robert Leisure – EMS Update
No County Commission Meeting Nov. 12
There will be no Bourbon County Commission meeting on Tuesday, November 12.
The next commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 14 beginning at 1:30 pm.
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Water Conference: Sustainable Water Future and Flood Response
Governor’s Water Conference Focuses on a Sustainable Water Future and Flood Response
“Messages of Partnership and Collaboration with a Focus on Water Resources Delivered, Water Legacy Award” presented
Wichita, Kan. – Nearly 600 attendees with diverse water interests were encouraged at the Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas to keep pushing forward with implementation efforts for accomplishing state and regional priorities within the Long-Term Vision for the Future of Water Supply in Kansas and incorporating it into the Kansas Water Plan to ensure our state’s water future.
“The State of Kansas remains focused on its goal of a sustainable water future,” said Lt. Governor Lynn Rogers. “During this past year serving as Lt. Governor I have met thousands of Kansans who are working each day to make a living and make Kansas a better place more prosperous place. It’s easy to see how having a ready supply of good quality water means a community or industry can develop and grow. It’s important for all Kansans to play a part in helping make progress on our water issues.”
Attendees heard updates on water resource statuses and continued implementation of the Vision as well as areas of concern throughout the state. Progress continues to be made through local, state and federal efforts to implement conservation practices to improve water quality and decrease reservoir sedimentation but much work still remains. To date almost 200 failing streambanks have been stabilized but nearly 700 still need to be addressed in priority watersheds. Reservoirs within Kansas continue to lose storage due to sedimentation. There are now 15 Water Technology Farms across the state demonstrating how producers can maintain their bottom line while reducing water use. More progress needs to be made to reduce water use as groundwater levels continue to fall in the Ogallala Aquifer.
Sustainable food production was the message attendees heard from Jill Wheeler head of Syngenta’s Sustainable Productivity in North America. She leads The Good Growth Plan, supporting Syngenta’s mission to improve the sustainability of agriculture and meet the challenge of feeding the world’s fast-growing population. “Sustainability drivers are opportunities that can be used on the farm. This means taking advantage of resources, increasing efficiency and improving profitability. Wheeler also posed the question, “What is the constant in agriculture?” to which she followed up by saying “It’s CHANGE.””
Meeting growing water supply needs is a common problem facing communities across the nation, and a critical component of the Vision in Kansas. Dr. Rollin Hotchkiss has conducted research in multiple aspects of managing reservoir sedimentation for more than 25 years as well as the economic impacts to decreasing supply. Hotchkiss said, “We need to propose solutions that are sustainable for sediment management and engage downstream stakeholders early in the conversation.”
“One important feature of our conference is to provide a perspective from outside our state from folks who are addressing similar water issues in other parts of the country and around the world,” said Kansas Water Office Acting Director Earl Lewis. “We were very pleased to have Wheeler and Hotchkiss as well as the Chief of USDA-NRCS, Matt Lohr join us today.”
The morning also featured the “Water Legacy Award” which was presented to Mike Hayden, who has epitomized what public service for water and natural resources stands for all across the state and country and help implement the modern water resource management funding and principles used today. Starting with his role as legislator to the 41st Governor of Kansas to Asst. Secretary of the Dept. of Interior for Fish Wildlife and Parks of the U.S. under the Bush administration to Secretary of Kansas Dept. of Wildlife Parks, he has spent decades leading many groundbreaking initiatives.
“The challenges ahead are greater than what we have faced in the past,” Hayden said. “There are many who say we needn’t take political risk, but you have to have vision, and you have to be willing to put your name on it to truly make a difference for the future.”
This year’s ‘Be the Vision’ award recipients were also honored for taking extraordinary measures to conserve, reuse or adopt better practices to help ensure the future of our state’s water resources. This year’s recipients were Garden City Company who has two Water Conservation Areas with about 15,000 acres enrolled using only about 62 percent of their water allocation and saving about 15,000 acre-feet of water for future use; Maize High School – Climate Club which was started by five high school students last year and has worked with the Kansas Biological Survey and KU faculty to help understand and monitor Cheney reservoir water quality as well as work to help address harmful blue-green algal toxins; and Public Wholesale Water Supply District No. 23 for bringing together 20 other entities who were struggling to negotiate annual terms of their water purchase contract to meet community needs. Ten years later PWWSD#23 became operational and the new plant was built this year. This has brought over $55 million dollars of USDA loan and grant funds into southeast Kansas for a sustainable water supply that will last for many generations to come.
The rest of the day continued with four panels highlighting different water topics.
Conference topics include:
- Sustainability Across the Supply Chain
- Flooding Impacts
- Groundwater Quality/The Arbuckle
- Reservoir Sediment Management
Tomorrow will build on Vision implementation and water management and policy discussions from the previous day with technical presentations, posters and talks. Graduate and undergraduate students will present their research.
The conference also features the Kansas Water Office Photo Contest. More than 100 photos were submitted to be voted on as the ‘people’s choice’ at the conference. The winner will be featured on the 2020 brochure, website and other locations throughout the coming year.
The Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas is hosted by the KWO and K-State /Kansas Water Resource Institute. Major sponsors for the event include 96 Agri Sales, Inc., Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.
Fort Scott Airport Advisory Board Meets Nov. 13
The Airport Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at the City Commission meeting room at City Hall, 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas. This meeting is open to the public.
Fort Scott Design Review Board Meets Nov. 13
The Design Review Board will meet on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Commission Meeting room at 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas. This meeting will be held to discuss a Certificate of Appropriateness for a sign at 3 West Oak Street and other any matters to be brought before the Board. This meeting is open to the public.