Jr/Sr High School, filed on WednesdaymThen4ng deadline for the two open seat*which "e both three-year terms, is Ja,™^Mat noon. The general election wrll be on
posmons. there wil. be aprimary electionwhich will be March 1. J^ . 5.^"
NOTICEThe city of Concordia is accepting applications for curband gutter replacement. The program enables persons?o re'place curb and gutter along their^property wjJ.
city providing the labor, equipment and total cost otYemoval of existing curb and gutter sections.
The landowner shall pay the cost of materials '°r the curband cutter per-foot charge for saw cuts, and the
out-oTpockeVadrninistrative costs. Applicable engineering°p ns and specifications shall be p™*W^«JJ
shall be paid for one-half by the city and one-half by thelandowner.
Anyone interested in this type of constructionshould contact the City Clerk's office, 701
Deadline: February 25,2011••• ,,, • i ———*^-m^^^~^^t^^
CITY ELECTJanuary 25, 2011, at nod^»Wg'fiirng
deadline for two (2) City Commission seatsto be contested in the April 5, 2011, City
General Election. To file for the CityCommission, the signatures of at least
twelve (1 2) qualified electors are required ona petition or the candidate may pay a filing
fee of $10.00. The filing will be for thepositions now held by Greg Hattan and DarrelHosie. Ifmore than six (6) candidates file forthe position, there will be a primary election
held on March 1, 2011.For questions, or to file, please visit the City
I Clerk's office at City Hall. ,Wv 7, w
Cleanup continuesCity of Concordia crews continue to clean up snow that was piled up when the streets wereplowed on Monday. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell) ^flj/} l«P «?-01 (
Clearing the road „ . 'Acity of Concordia truck, with a blade on the front, plows snow off the streets Monday imorning. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell) ^O.V\ • lD , JbW '
Putting it outConcordia Firefighters go through the front door to extingu.isrfa fire at an unoccupied residence owned by Courtney Charest, 512 Spruce St., Tuesday morning. Firefightersresponded to the call at 7:50. The fire started in an electrical crawlspace underneath thehouse. Extensive smoke and water damage was reported. (Blade photo by JessicaLeDuc) ,„ —.,,•„., _..,-.J™. .»«..•.«,
Greeting the guests | Oarj- -M^, <30[,j Concordia Tractor Inc. vice president and general manager Harley Adams, left, shakes hand''«n™° V''? ™™™ssioner Cnarles Johr[so4 during private open house at the nev
1.55,000 square foot John Deere facility north of jbonpSrdia Thursday night. There will be arJ open house for the public at 1p.m. Saturday. (Blade *|Shoto byJessica LeDuc)
New CTJ faf#tyset to open %m business
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
After nearly nine months of construction, Concordia Tractrjr's new 55,000
•square foot facility isnejjrly leady for business. i~
j. An open house Saturday from 8a.m. toV-R.-.n^sj^BW": custogfersthe chance to see
CTC's new$4 million John Deere facility atthe northwest corner of Highway 81 andUnion Road.
The final details of construction arebeing addressed, and Harley Adams, vicepresident and general manager of CTI.saidemployees are beginningto occupy the corporate offices.
All operations will soon be located in thenew facility - the retail store for John Deeresales, parts, service, corporate offices, andthe new truck service center. The majormove of inventory and equipment will startafter Jan. 15, and Adams said they intendto be fully-operational at the new site byFebruary 1.
Ground was broken in early April 2010on the new facility, which sits on 20 acresnorth of Concordia. The project was completed in ninemonths, only two weeks pastthe scheduled completion date. Adamssaid.
"We were absolutely pleased with theway the building turned out." he said. "Wewere basically on time and on buoget."
Despite several setbacks because of theweather this spring. Adams said workerswere able to make up time in the summer.In April, May and June, the constructionsite was plagued by more than 13 inches ofrain. On June 19, severe weather putanother kink in construction plans, whenhigh winds and hail hit the area. Adamssaid everything but the construction trailer,which was blown over, withstood thestorm.
The new facility features double the
square footage over CTI'sprevious locationon Ea£t 6th Street.
"Wkjustabsolutelydidn't havethe roomto dcJSthe project we were doing," Adamssa'djMst year before construction began.
Employees were having to work on somefan'%WiPmerjfioutside, 0r disassemble it
ifynside ihe old building. Space wasalso so tight that administrative officeswere moved to a different location in theConcordia Shopping Plaza.
Whenthe decision was madeto expand.Adamssaid, location became key. The primary consideration was to be located onHighway 81. South of Concordia didn't holdany opportunities, so Adams looked to thenorth. Almost two-thirds of CTI's businessin the area comesfrom north ofthe Republican River.
Another advantage of the new location isthe ease of transportation of large farmimplements. Rather than traveling down6th Street, through residential areas and aschool zone, trucks will be able to unloadequipment right off Highway 81.
The new 55.000-square-foot buildingprovides much-needed space forthe operations of CTI's John Deeredealership.Thereare several new aspects in the building,such as the addition of a truck service area.
There are four service bays. Adams said,toservice farm trucks,which are becomingmore prevalent. Rather than using conventional grain trucks, he said, many farmersin the area are moving to larger, over-the-road type trucks to haul their grain to elevators.
The 22,250 square foot agriculture service area features 18-footoverhead doors, amuch needed improvement over the 14-footdoors at the East 6th Streetfacility. Goneare the days ofworking on equipmentoutside or disassembling it to get it into theservice area.
(see CTI on page 6)
CTI(continued from page 1)
Also included in the new
building is space for corporate offices, as well as a cus
tomer training area, whichwill be used for both em
ployee and customer training.
"Today, with all the technology, we find it much toeveryone's advantage to giveour customers every opportunity to get the maximumbenefit out of their equipment," Adams said.
In this age of environmentally friendly construction, CTI has done its partto heat the facility in a greenway.
The entire truck and agservice areas, and most of
the parts department areheated with in-floor heat.Plastic tubing is embeddedin the cement floors, hotwater is pumped throughthe pipe system, and it radiates through those areas.
"It's a very efficient wayto heat large spaces," Adams said.
The efficient heating process is made more so by theway the water is heated - byutilizing used engine andhydraulic oil. After a pieceof equipment is serviced,the oil will be stored andthen used to fuel the boilers, which provide the heat.
"It's a win-win situation,"he said. "It's a great way todispose of the oil, and a veryefficient way to heat."
Throughout the nine-month construction process, Adams said a numberof local vendors and work
ers have contributed to theproject.
"We were able to use a
ton of local vendors, whichI am very proud of," he said."In this region, we're prettyfortunate that we have vendors and construction companies that have a huge capacity to do the work."
The project would nothave run as smoothly as itdi/i., Adams, said,,..wjthqut
the local workers' contributions.
Concordia Tractor will
celebrate its 44th anniversary this year, havingbeen in business as a John
Deere dealer since 1967.
The business operated as asingle location until January 2000 when it acquiredthe John Deere operationin Clay Center. In January2005, the Abilene location
was added, and in November 2006, Wamego joinedthe fold.
The four-store operationpresently has market coverage responsibility for 13counties - Cloud, Republic,Ottawa, Saline, Washington, Clay, Dickinson, Riley, Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee, andJackson.
Since 1999, and subse
quent store acquisitions,CTI has increased its number of employees from 69 to103 in 2009. Adams also
expects to add another sixemployees at the new facility.
A family affairHusband and wife team, Harley and Darla Adams, work together to operate Concordia Tractor, Inc. Harley is CTI's vicepresident and general manager, and Darla takes care of the accounting operations. Thetwo welcomed more than500guestsat an open house at the new CTI facility Thursday evening.(Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)
New facilityBusiness and community members take in the new merchandise showroom atConcordia Tractor's new facility north of Concordia Thursday night. CTI was host to an open house to givecommunity members a chancetosee thenew 55,000 square-foot facility. (Blade photo bvJessica LeDuc). ' •
Parks files for
city commissionLeroy Parks has filed for a position on the
Concordia City Commission to be decided onin the April 5 city/school election. Two positions are open. Deadline for filing is noon.Jan. 25. Others who have filed are Tim Parker and Lyle Pounds. \ . _
vWi. 161. A
Parker files for
city commission seatTim Parker announced
today that he has filed for aspot on the Concordia CityCommission.
Parker has lived in Con
cordia since 1985. He was
manager of Taco John'sbefore becoming full ownerin 1993. Jan. 20 will mark
the second anniversary ofTaco John's move to its new
building at 2122 Lincoln.Parker said he is running
for commissioner becausehe wants to keep the direction of the city positive andkeep businesses stronghere. Establishing TacoJohn's at its new location
has given him knowledge ofwhat it takes to start a new
business and how important it is for local government to work with new
business owners.
Parker and his wife Car
rie have two daughters.
Tim Parker
Samantha. 20. attends
Washburn University andMackenzie. 17. is a junior atConcordia High School.Larry Henry is his campaignmanager.
Two positions are openon the city commission,those held by Darrel Hosieand Dr. Greg Hattan. Deadline for filing is noon. Jan.25. The city/school generalelection will be April 5.
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)NCORDIA, KANSAS 669C
Acity of Concordia dump truck is filled with snow that is being cleared from the streets Fridaymorning. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell) A/W- A<, sZDI.l
City authorizes sale of bondsBy Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
The Concordia City Commission authorized the sale of $2.3million in general obligationsbonds during a short meetingWednesday.
The bonds will fund theNorth Development construction, recent improvements atthe Waste Water Treatment
Plant, and the reconstruction ofa portion of Fifth Street. Inaddition, two sets of bonds -1997 and 2000 series - will be
refinanced and included in the
$2.3 million bonds.
Included in the $2.3 million
bond is a $1.1 million USDAinterest free loan, which the
city received in late 2010 tohelp fund the water and sewerextension to Concordia Trac
tor's new facility.The city will receive $50,000
a year, plus interest, from Concordia Tractor, which will helppay its portion of the improve
ments.
Chuck Boully with George K.Baum & Co., Wichita, said com
bining the existing bonds withthe new one will restructure the
city's debt resulting in similardebt payments.
This will result in basicallythe same debt service you havenow," Boully said.
At the January 19 meeting,Boully said, the Commissionwill take the final step inauthorizing the bond purchase.
In other business, the Com
mission approved appointingMax Reeves and Maria Jindra
to terms on the Frank Carlson
Library Board of Trustees.Reeves will fill the term of
Melissae Stiles, who resigned.His appointment will expire onApril 30. 2011. Jindra willreplace Lori Kemling, who is nolonger eligible to serve on theboard, having moved outsidethe city limits. Jindra's termwill expire on April 30. 2014.
The Commission did not
accept the lone bid for a van forthe Recreation Department.Tin bid from Car Zone was for a
200 i Chevy Astro cargo van for$3,.r>00.
City Manager Larry Uri recommended not approving thevan purchase, and solicitingbids again.
'The one they are offering isin worse shape than the onewe're driving now." Uri said.
During staff comments, Concordia Fire Chief LarryEubanks reported that 2010ambulance revenues were
$249,888. up from $181,270 in2009. This year, all ambulancebillings were done in-house.rather than being done by anoutside company as they werein 2009.
Long distance transfers werealso up in 2010. Last year, EMSpersonnel transported 58patients. This year, Eubankssaid, his department had 100
requests for transfers, and wereable to take 95.
He attributed that to a better
working relationship with thehospital, which didn't existwhen he took over the department five years ago.
"We worked out those pastissues, and worked toward the
professional relationship wehave now." Eubanks said.
Eubanks also reported thathe received an American Fire
fighter's grant for $117,000 tohelp purchase new self-contained breathing apparatusand extra air tanks. This is the
third year in a row the city hasreceived this grant, he said. Thecity's share will be $5,000.
After a five-minute executive
session with Uri for attorney-client privilege, where no actionwas taken, the Commission
adjourned to a study session todiscuss the transfer of federal
funds and the employee handbook.
(fUDHsnea in me uoncurum Diaue-ciiiputf
on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011)
NOTICE OF HEARING BY
THE CONCORDIA PLANNING
COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that at 7:00 p.m. onFebruary 8, 2011 the City of ConcordiaPlanning Commission, in the CityCommission meeting room, City Hall,Concordia, Kansas, will consider aConditional Use Permit application for thebulk storage of Anhydrous Ammonia at112 Willow Street by Crop ProductionServices.
Said tract of land is located at the
Southwest corner of intersection of Mill
and Willow Streets, 112 Willow Street,
Concordia. Cloud County, Kansas, andmore particularly described as follows:A tract of land in the East One half (E/2) ofthe East One half (E/2) of Government Lot3 in the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) ofSection Thirtytwo (32), Township Five (5)South, Range Three (3) West of the SixthPrincipal Meridian in the City ofConcordia. Cloud County, Kansas more
fullydescribed as follows:
The East Half ot the East Half (E/2 E/2)ofGovernment Lot Three (3), in the
Northeast Quarter (NEM) of SectionThirty-two (32), in TownshipFive (5)South,Range Three (3) West of the 6th P.M..Cloud County, Kansas, which lies south ofa line beginning at a point on the Eastboundary of Section Thirty-two (32) 918feet North of the Southeast corner of the
Northeast Quarter of said Section (this
point being on the South line, if extendedWest, of the alley in Biock 196 in the Cityof Concordia, Kansas) and running thence
North 79 Degrees West to the Westboundary of the East Halfof the East Half(E/2 E/2)ot said Government Lot Three;and which lies north of a tract of land forty
(40) feet wide, north by south, inGovernment Lot Three (3) in SectionThirty-two (32), Township Five (5) South,Range Three (3) West of the 6th P.M.,Cloud County, Kansas described asfollows: A strip of land forty (40) feet wide,north by south, extending east by westacross the East Half of the East Half (E/2
E/2)of said Government Lot Three(3), thecenterline of which strip is the centerlineof the alley in Block One HundredSeventy-five (175) in the City ofConcordia, Cloud County. Kansas, extend
westward.
Except and subject to alt easements,visible and of record and subject to
railroad right of way. if any, publichighways, if any, and to whatever rightmay be outstanding, if any, to dam theRepublican River as shown by countyrecords.
The public hearing on the above-described tract will be held in the .City
Commission1'' RboTfiy ' City :' Har"6' '70T"Washington, Concordia, KS. on February8, 2011, at 5:30 p.m.
All persons desiring to be heard on thisrequest regarding the above-describedproperties shall have the opportunity to beiieard3t this time.
Reasonable accommodations are
available for persons needing assistance.
Requests for accommodations should besubmitted to Director of Community
De»etopment (785-243-2670) (TDD 785-243-2336) by 5 00 p.m., Friday, February
3.2011.
Bruno Rehbein
Secretary
on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011)
NOTICE OF HEARING BY
THE CONCORDIA PLANNING
COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that a publichearing will be held by the ConcordiaPlanning Commission to considerrezoning of property as follows:
Applicant; Crop Production Servicesseeks to rezone the following describedTract from "1-1"(Light Industrial District) to"I-2" (Heavy Industrial District).
Said tract o( land is located at the
Southwest corner of intersection of Mill
and Willow Streets, 112 Willow Street,
Concordia. Cloud County, Kansas, and
more particularly described as follows:
A tract of land in the East One half (E/2)of the East One half (E/2) of GovernmentLot 3 in the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) ofSection Thirty two (32), Township Five (5)South, Range Three (3) West of the SixthPrincipal Meridian in the City ofConcordia. Cloud County, Kansas more
fully described as follows:
The East Half of the East Half (E/2 E/2)ofGovernment Lot Three (3), in theNortheast Quarter (NEM) of SectionThirty-two (32), in Township Five(5)South,RangeThree (3)West ofthe 6thP.M., Cloud County, Kansas, which liessouth of a line beginning at a point on theEast boundary of Section Thirty-two (32)918 feet North of the Southeast corner of
the Northeast Quarter of said Section (this
point being on the South line, if extendedWest, of the alley in Block 196 in the Cityof Concordia, Kansas) and runningthence North 79 Degrees West to theWest boundary of the East Half of theEast Half (E/2 E/2)of said Government LotThree; and which lies north of a tract ofland forty (40) feet wide, north by south, inGovernment Lot Three (3) in SectionThirty-two (32), Township Five (5) South,Range Three (3) West of the 6th P.M.,Cloud County, Kansas described asfollows: A strip of land forty (40) feetwide, north by south, extending east bywest across the East Half of the East Half
(E/2 E/2)of said Government LotThree(3), the centerline of which strip isthe centerline of the alley in Block One
Hundred Seventy-five (175) in the City ofConcordia, Cloud County, Kansas, extend
westward.
Except and subject to all easements,visible and of record and subject to
railroad right of way, if any, publichighways, if any, and to whatever rightmay be outstanding, if any, to dam theRepublican River as shown by county
records.
The public hearirjg on the , above-: described tract Will'be Held in the'City
Commission Room, City Hall, 701Washington, Concordia, KS. on February8.2011. at 5:30 p.m.
All persons desiring to be heard on thisrequest regarding the above-describedproperties shall have the opportunity to beheard at this time.
Reasonable accommodations are
available for persons needing assistance.Requests for accommodations should besubmitted to Director of CommunityDevelopment (785-243-2670) (TDD 785-243-2336) by 5:00 p.m., Friday, February3,2011.
Bruno Rehbein
Secretary
Legals(Published intheConcordia Blade-Empire
on January 21, 2011)
record and any occupants of suchstructure
PASSED by the Governing Body andsigned by the Mayor this 19th day ofJanuary, 2011.
{ RESOLUTION NO. 2011-1897
BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing• Bodyof the Cityof Concordia.Kansas:
WHEREAS, the enforcing officerpursuant to K.S.A. 12-1750 et seq., asprovided bySection 7-47 (c) of the Code
; of Ordinances of the City of Concordia,• Kansas, has informed the governing bodyy that in his opinion the following structure, is unsafe and dangerous:
The residential structure on theI premises located at 834 E. 5th
Street, Concordia, Kansas, andmore completely described as:
Lot 1 and the East half ot Lot 2,Block 3, Drakes Addition in the Cityof Concordia. Cloud County,Kansas.
i
WHEREAS, the enforcing officer has: determined that the structure should be
condemned and ordered repaired ordemolished, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1752.
WHEREAS, on the 1st day ofDecember, 2010. the Governing Body ofthe Cityof Concordia, Kansas, adoptedResolution No. 2010-1386 resolving thaton January 19, 2011 at 5:30 o'clockp.m..the owner, the owner's agent, any lienholders of record and any occupant ofsuch structure may appear and showcause why such structure should not beucondemned and ordered repaired ordemolished, and that notice shall be givenby the City Clerk as required by K.S.A.12-1752.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2010-1886I of the Governing Body of the City off Concordia, Kansas, was published in thed Concordia Blade Empire on December 3
and December 10. 2010, in accordancewith K.S.A. 12-1752.
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2010, inaccordance with K. S. A. 12-1752. a copyof Resolution No. 2010-1886 of theGoverning Bodyof the Cityof Concordia,
- Kansas, was mailed, within three daysafter its firstpublication, by the CityClerkby certified mail, marked "deliver toaddressee only,"to each of the following:
Peggy Walbridge114 East 2nd
Concordia, KS. 66901
Sunset Home Inc.
620 2nd Ave.
Concordia, KS 66901
Cloud County Health Center1100 Highland Drive
Concordia, KS 66901
Robert E. Fuchs
739 W. 11th
Concordia. KS 66901
Gregory L Hattan. Mayor
ATTEST: "Stacey Crum VCity Clerk
(Published intheConcordia Biade-Empirvon January 21, 2011)
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-1MS
BE IT RESOLVED by the GoverningBody of the Cityof Concordia,Kansas:
WHEREAS, the enforcing officerpursuant to K.S.A. 12-1750 et seq.. as ,provided by Section 7-47(c)ot the Codeof Ordinances of the City of Concordia,Kansas, has informed the governing bodythatinhisopinion the tollowing structure isunsafe and dangerous:
The residential structure on thepremises located at 403 East2nd, Concordia, Kansas, andmore completely described as:
North 68 feet of lots 10 and 11. Block 188.Concordia Original Town Site, in the Cityof Concordia, Cloud County. Kansas.
WHEREAS, the enforcing officer hasdetermined that the structure should becondemned and ordered repaired or -demolished, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1752.
WHEREAS, on the 1st day ofDecember. 2010, the Governing Body ofthe City of Concordia, Kansas, adoptedResolution No. 2010-1887 resolving that .on January 19,2011.at 5:30o'clockp.m.,the owner, the owner's agent, any lienholders of record and any occupant otsuch structure may appear and showcause why such structureshould not becondemned and ordered repaired ordemolished, and that notice shall be givenby the City Clerk as required by K.S.A.12-1752.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2010-1887.of the Governing Body of the City ofConcordia, Kansas, was published in theConcordia BladeEmpire on December 3rdand December 10th, 2010. in accordancewith K.S.A, 12-1752.
WHEREAS, on December 3rd, 2010,in accordance with K. S. A. 12-1752, acopyof Resolution No.2009-1887 ot theGoverning Body of the Cityof Concordia,.Kansas, was mailed, within three daysafterits tirstpublication, by the CityClerkby certified mail, marked "deliver toaddressee only,"to each of the following:
Lloyd E„Rice.
January 20, 2C
City holdshearingson unsafe structuresBy Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
Three of the city's mostdilapidated structures will sooneither be demolished or
repaired after action takenWednesday night by the Concordia City Commission.
Public hearings on all threedangerous and unsafe structures - 324 West 2nd. 834 East
5th and 403 East 2nd - were
conducted last night.Building Inspector Bruno
Rehbein said the first house, at
324 West 2nd. was one of the
top houses on his list for demolition. The house was nearlydestroyed by fire more than 10years ago. the front porch hasfallen off. and a hole in the roofhas led to serious dilapidation.
Everett Ford, who owns the
house, addressed the Commis
sion, saying the house has beena problem for him, too.
"I want to work with the
city." he said. "I don't want tofight city hall."
Ford said he would like 30
days to make a decision as towhether to tear the house
down, or remodel it. The resolutions called for 14 days for eachproperty owner to either demolish or remodel the structures.
"I would like to be on the vol
unteer (demolition) program,instead of being forced to do it.especially when the weather isso bad," Ford said.
In asking for the extension,Ford said he would guaranteethat something would be doneto the house by fall. He said heneeded to make a decision on
the house at 324 West 2nd.as
well as three others.
"I would like to work with
you," he said. "I would like to
wait at least 30 days on this oneto decide if I want to just tear itdown or fix it up."
Mayor Greg Hattan said ifthe Commission granted Ford30 days, it expected a decisionon all three properties he mentioned, as well as 324 West 2nd.
Ford said he would make a
decision within 30 days.The second public hearing
was for 834 East 5th. owned byPeggy Walbridge. Rehbein saidshe had tried to qualify for thecity's demolition program in2008. but failed because there
were liens on the property. Hesaid the liens had been taken
care of, and now the propertycan be in the demolition program. ':
Walbridge said she did notwant anything to do with theproperty. Knimals have takenup residence under the house,and drug?activity had takenplace there. The Commissionapproved proceeding with thedemolition! program, at Wal-bridge's request.
The thirp property, owned byLloyd Rice.J Belleville, is locatedat 403 Easjt 2nd. Rehbein saidthe roof arid floors have cavedin, and there is a hole in the
side of the house. He said Rice
has never responded torequests to clean up the property, nor paid any of the nuisance abatement fees. The
Commission approved movingforward with demolition of the
house.
In other business, the Com
mission approved the sale of$2.3 million in general obligation bonds. The bonds are for
the north development construction, .improvements at theWaste Water Treatment Plant.
the 5th Street reconstruction.
and refinancing of two olderseries of bonds.
Included in the S2.3 million
bond is a $1.1 million USDA
interest-free loan, which the
city received in late 2010 |ohelp fund the water and sewerextension to Concordia Traitor's new facility north of towrj.
City Manager Larry Uri saipthe interest rate on the bonds
will be 3.084 percent, which isfavorable, given the marketconditions. He said thetonds
have already been purchased,and the sale will close today.
The Commission also
approved a contract with CityManager Uri. The only changein the contract is that Uri's citymanager duties be classified asa city employee, rather than anindependent contractor. Themodification comes at the rec
ommendation of the Internal
Revenue Service for tax purposes.
Uri's monthly compensationfor city manager duties is$4,220 per month, and for hisservices rendered as city attorney, he will receive $3,453.Either Uri or the Commission
can terminate the contract with
60 days notice.A contract with Campbell &
Johnson Engineers was alsoapproved, for additional workon the north development waterand sewer extension project.The city will pay the company$3,750 for inspection of theadditional sewer extension, as
well as $3,500 to prepare as-built construction drawings.The drawings are necessary sothat a set of plans will exist thattake into account the chang6s-and additions that occurred
during the project.A change in the city's kennel
ordinance was also approved.The change refines the definition of a kennel to specificallyaddress dogs. The original definition was not specific to anytype of animal, saying that anymore than three pets of anykind constituted a kennel.
A bid of $3,000 for a 2003
Dodge Caravan Sport, from CarZone was accepted. The van willbe used by the ConcordiaRecreation Department.
During the city managerreport. Uri said the next intergovernmental will be hosted byCloud County Health Center onFeb. 9 at 7 p.m. He also reported that Frank Mercuric with
KLA Environmental Services,
may be at the next meeting topresent plans for the southdevelopment flood controlstructure.
Chris Edin. Concordia Police
Chief, reported that the O'Connor Animal Shelter had failed
its state inspection Tuesday.There are several structural
issues that need to be
addressed within 90 days, orthe city will face fines.
Edin said there is rottingwood in the kennels, as well as
cracking concrete at the base ofthe dog doors. The fencesbetween the kennel runs are
not low enough, allowing dogsto fight between them.
He said he is looking to findways to pay for the improvements, and a volunteer group,NCK PAWS, has been formed to
raise funds for the shelter.
After a five-minute executive
session for attorney-client privilege with no action taken,- theCommission adjourned.
Battling the blaze.j l 'incordia Firefighters brave the cold and snow to extinguish a fire at C&C Truck Line, 611 E. First St. Tues-i'•• d,i jafternoon. Firefighters got theblaze under control atabout 9p.m. The fire started when a semi in the build- [
•i f-ffl •"•; caughtfire. The building and itscontentswerea total loss. (Blade photo byJessica LeDuc) ;
W —— fth, °i, Mil I
Co"co!difFirefighters Chuck Nondorf, left, and Jamie Haas extinguish acar fire in the alley of the 100 blockof West First Street Tuesday afternoon. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc) j^ ^ ^ ^Q/f
Fire damageThe C&C Truck Line building , 611 E. First St., was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon (Bladephoto by Jay Lowell)
FireDepartmentrespondedquiddytoC&C Truck line Maze
The Concordia Fire Department responded to a fire at C&C Truck Line, 611 EastFirst Street, Tuesday in only nine minutes.
Concordia City Manager Larry Uri saiddispatchers received the 911 call reportingthe fire and firefighters were on scene shortly thereafter.
"This response time is well within thenorm," Uri said. "A report published in 2006by the National Fire Data Center states that90-percent of structural fires have equipment arriving at the scene within 11 minutes of the first call."
When the 911 call was received, two full-time firefighters were on an ambulance call.All Concordia firefighters are also qualifiedas emergency medical technicians. Uri said,and the department has two full-time people on duty at all times. Those two employees provide ambulance service, in additionto firefighting duties. Additional employeesor reserves are called in when necessary tomeet demand, he said.
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As the size and nature of the fire at C&CTruck Line was determined, more personneland equipment were called to the scene.Rural Fire Department No. 4. andJamestown and Clyde fire departments alsoresponded to assist.
'The city greatly appreciated the assistance of the other departments." Uri said.'This allowed us to bring all of our firefighting and medical equipment to bear, and tomake other ambulance calls during thefire."
Uri said Gambino's Pizza donated pizzafor the personnel at the scene, and HolidayInn Express donated coffee. The fire happened during near blizzard conditions Tuesday afternoon, when temperatures were inthe teens with 20-30 mile per hour winds. Itwas 9 p.m. Tuesday night before firefighterswere able to contain the blaze, and personnel stayed on scene throughout the night.
'The community support was warmlyreceived." Uri said.
Published in the Concordia Blade-Empire on Monday, January 31, 2011.
CITY OF CONCORDIA, KANSAS
TREASURER'S QUARTERLY REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM October 1, 2010 THROUGH December 31,2010
3rd Quarter
Ending CashFUNDS Balances Receipts Expenditures100 General Fund $ 521,145.24 $ 750,606.08 $ 812.186.2S
203 Industrial Development 2,523.64 595.44
205 Special Highway 85.908.26 35,240.60 37.507.2J
206 DARE. Grant 1,148.38 1,103.56
207 Civil Asset Forfeiture 2.198.87 -
208 Cybercrimes 1,587.40 1,000.00 66.44
212 Emergency Telephone System 72,800.10 6,650.78 4,685.1 £
214 Animal Shelter 12,303.20 2,902.00 3.013.9;
217 Special Park and Recreation 66,690.94 3.404.99
220 Downtown Revitalization Grant 2,970.66 2.970.6E
230 Judges Training Fund 1,288.00 1,081.00 1.411.0C
245 911 Wireless 29,960.77 4,159.12 383.6C
250 Fire Dept. Grants 1,894.68 11,229.00 6,431.22
251 Firelighter Donations 175.25
255 Police Dept Grants & Donations 2,050.00
260 Animal Trust Fund 36.051.96 120.28
270 Cemetery Endowment 40,090.82
290 Recreation Grants & Donations 7,551.20
301 Bond and Interest 6,278.47 1.622.16
303 Tax Increment Bond Fund 171,453.65 1,400.53
444 TIF Projects 106.816.95 13,505.1;
450 Capital Improvement Projects 474,122.34 175,042.31
452 North Development & Sewer Infrastructure 726,592.73 171,802.67 735.893.9C
526 Employee Health Care 162,198.47 687.2C
550 Central Garage Fund 5,794.22 32,422.89 31,822.2'
601 Water/Sewer General 613,853.24 324,251.65 283,717.7;
607 Water/Sewer Projects 26,051.97 10.036.6f630 Airport Fund 26,265.27 4,095.00
703 Escrow Fund 10,000.00
704 Fraternal Order of Police 68.23
711 City of Concordia Memorial Fund 48.75 48.7;
725 COC Cafeteria Plan 10,797.62 7,409.87 6,684.81
735 Library Fund 2,323.56 2,323.5f736 Library Employee Benefit 521.02 521.0!
750 Continuing Econ. Development Grant 422,471.17 7,691.41
780 Cloud County Landfill 4,519.49 75,112.01 75.530.17
802 Water Protection Fund 2,123.48 1,926.22 2,214.2fTOTALS S 4,231,472.02 $ 1,450,256.21 $ 2,216,561.81
LIABILITIES: CASH AVAILABLE:
Cash on Hand
General Obligation Bonds 1,190,000.00 Checking AccountsTIF General Obligation Bonds 2,000,000.00 Money Markets & Savings AccountTemporary Noie 1,900,000.00 Certificates of DepositCapital Leases 25,890.32 Reconciling Items per Bank Rec
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$ 5,115,890.32
I, Amber Fama, do hereby certifythat theabove statement is correct.
TOTAL CASH & INVESTMENTS
i,CityTreasura
Light duty ^b- ltj" ^ot|City of Concordia Director of PublicWorks Ron-Copple wires the new streetlight being installed at the intersection of Seventh and Brogdway. (Bladephoto by Jay Lowell)
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Co^millssion updated on projects. . jmio«iH«ni ilri said sion that the gazebo donated b;
The Commission accepted alow bid of $244,164 in Novemberfrom Midlands Contracting forthe project. The City thenreceived authorization from theDepartment of Commerce toextend the project another twoblocks to spend the rest of thegrant money.
Last night, Uri said the contractor plans to stall the projectin March, and it will be completed by June 15.
Utilities Director Chad Buckley said the June 15 deadline isfor the original project, but thecontractor could ask for extratime given the fact that tire project is now two blocks longer.
Uri said representatives withKLAEnvironmental Services willbe at the next meeting. Feb. 16,to present five possibleconfigurations for the area around the pro
posed 20th Street dam. Uri saidengineers will also present theirpreferred configuration for thedam at Plum Road.
If the Commission approves
one of the configurations. Urisaid, the next step would be acontract with KLA to design tireactual dam.
Uri and Buckley updated theCommission on an issue thatarose last week with the city'swater towers. On Thursday,Buckleysaid, workers discoveredthe west water tower was com
pletely empty, while the easttower was only a quarter full.
Both towers were filledovernight on Thursday, andBuckley said his department isworking to determine tire causeof the problem.
Public Works Director RonCopple reported to tire Commis
sion that the gazebo donated bythe Boy Scouts, which is to beinstalled at City Park, is still inlimbo. He said the gazebo is currently at the Fairgrounds, andPeltier Foundry is looking forsomeone to sandblast it before itcan be painted. Copple said thehope is that the gazebo can beinstalled this spring.
Larry Eubanks, Fire Chief,reported that Illsdepartment hasreceived a giant from the KansasRevolving Loan Grant Fundthrough the Kansas Board ofEMS. The $33,000 giant will beused to purchase a new powercot and defibrillator, both ofwhich will go in tire new ambulance when it arrives. Eubankssaid tire City's share of the giantis $7,000.
"We couldn't even buy thepower cot for$7,000." he said.
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
With only one item on theagenda,the Concordia CityCommission heard several updatesfrom staff members Wednesdaynight.
The only business item wasthe appointment ofVickiConn tothe Concordia Housing AuthorityBoard.
CityManager Larry Uri updated the Commissioners on severalitems, including the start date ofwork on the replacement of a portion of the Broadway sewer.
In August, the city received a$466,500 Community Improvement Grant from the KansasDepartment of Commerce toreplace the sewerlinefrom ThirdStreet to the alley between 5thand 6th streets. Tire city's matchfor the giant was $71,500.
MUNICIPAL SERVICEWORKER
Public Works Division!*
The City of Concordi^Department of Public Works isseeking to fill the position oMunicipal Service WorkerInterested persons must meethe following minimurrrequirements'.
Responsible for routin<maintenance of streets, alleysstorm sewers, and traffiisystems, parks, cemeteryairport and sports complexEquivalent of a high schocdiploma; possess, or be ablto obtain a valid Class (Kansas driver's licensepossess, or be able to obtaira valid Commercial Driver'License within one (1) yeaand an established person;driving history that iacceptable for coverage bthe City's insurance carriePhysical examination andrug screeningtests will folioall conditional offers <employment.
Deadline: City of Concordiwill accept applications untTuesday, February22, 2011 .5:00pm. Resume may tincluded with completed ciapplication form.
Apply at: The City iConcordia City Clerkoffice, 701 Washington, PBox 603, Concordia, K66901. 785-243-267Reasonable accommodatioiare available for persoineeding assistance. Requesfor accommodations shoube made at the timeapplication.
An Equal OpportunEmployer.
Feb- "< <*0ii
Gty reaches decision on dam projectBy Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
After years of discussion, theConcordia .City Commissionagreed on a configuration forthe south flood control struc
ture Wednesday night.Since 1996, city officials
have been discussing the needfor a new dam to replace the
^current 20th Stre€t'5tructufe.Last night, Frank Mercurio anengineer with KLA Environmental, presented five optionsthat met desired criteria that
Commissioners had set out.
Mercurio said the number
one priority for any designedstr^pttire is to provide floodcontrol that does not increase
• downstream flooding oradversely impact the existingbusinesses in the vicinity. In
, dejiotnng the area, he said, thejj secjQfla goal.is to provide for, economic development. Any
configuration needed to provide. land .for the proposed Womack
Sunshine Ford dealership relocation, as well as acreage for apotential chain retail store.
Other criteria that was con
sidered was additional parkingfor Cloud County CommunityCollege, public recreation
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areas, and possibly extendingBroadway Street through theproject area! Mercurio said hetried.,to design the dam andsurrounding;area to include allthe desired features, but onlytwo options he presented cameclose to meeting ^11 the criteria.
Option number five, whichthe Commission ultimatelychose,.....camlpithe closest tomeeting all the city's goals forthe project, Mercurio said..
The plan provides thedesired level of flood control,
which the first three plans didnot, with an 8.1 acres dam. The
design for the dam needed toprovide protection for the areain the event of a 100-yearflood-which; would be seveninches of rain in a 24-hour
period.In regard ,to economic devel
opment opportunities, the planprovides 100 percent of theland needed Ipr the Ford dealership, as wejl as the desiredacreage for & possible chainretail store, a£d 2.3 acres alongHighway 81; fhe College wouldpick up an additional 170 parking spots with" the plan.
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percent below the 100-yearflood level. A potential walkingtrail along the west side of thepond, and potential recreationarea on the College's propertyhad to be eliminated to gain thenecessary land for the dam.
The plan provides for theextension of Broadway Streetalong the western edge of theproperty, rather than throughthe project, which minimizesthe loss of flood storage capacity-
To build the dam, Mercurio
said, a substantial amount of
dirt will need to be excavated,
and imported. The preferredplan requires the importationof approximately 65,000 cubicyards of fill material, which issubstantially less than severalof the other options.
Only one other plan that provided the required level of floodcontrol was presented by Mercurio. The fourth option didallow for the desired economic
development area, college parking spaces, and a pond andpublic recreation area. However, no extension of Broadway
was provided, and all of thepublic recreation area would bebelow the 100-year flood level.It would also require the importation of about 80,000 cubic
yards of fill material.Neither of the first three
options provided the desiredlevel of flood control due to
storage capacity deficits.John Grothaus with the
Army Corps of Engineers saidthis current feasibility phase isfunded half by the Corps andhalf by the City. The City ispaying approximately$250,000 for this phase,$200,000 of which is actuallybeing paid to KLA for its designwork. The Corps considers thatportion the City's in-kind contribution.
The next phase of the project, Grothaus said, would be
implementation during whichthe dam would be constructed.
The Corps would pay 65-percent of the costs of construc
tion, provided the project meetsCorps standards. Grothaussaid he hopes to get to the construction phase by the end ofnext year, and would budget forit in 2012.
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NOTICE TO BIDThe City of Concordia is accepting bids for the
demolition of the unsafe and dangerousstructures (garage/shed and house) located at
324 West 2nd street.All bidders must meet the City's demolition
requirements and have a demolition permit beforework may be commenced. Bids or bid inquires shallbe submitted to the office of the City Clerk, P.O. Box
603, Concordia, Kansas 66901. For detailedinformation on this project contact Bruno Rehbein atCity Hall. (785) 243-2672. All bids shall be submittedin a sealed envelope marked "Demolition Bid". Bidsmust be submitted no later than 3:00 P.M. Friday.
March 4. 2011. Proof of general $500,000.00general liability insurance must be provided with bids.
Bids received after the 3:00 P.M. deadline will be
returned to the bidder un-opened. Fax bids will not beaccepted. The City of Concordia is an equal
opportunity employer
CONCORDIA
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
The City of Concordia." now accepting applications
f >r summer employment for theF ublic Works Department,Jwimming Pool, and SummerFlayground. Applications willte accepted for the followingpositions: v ;•'::•' ; '••j Public Works (Maintenance,Workers) ,18Solder '-'• Tennis Coach, 18 & older- Tennis Assistant, 14 &iOlder
Lifeguards require CPR, Firstf id and Lifeguard Certificationvith WSI certification preferred.Must turn appropriate age nolater than the start of the
;sason
leadline: City of Concordiat imporary/seasonal applicationf )im must be completed andreceived at City Hall no latert lan 5:00pm on March 4, 2010\ te will not accept latespplications.
I iterviews will be held during! pring break ONLY.
/ pply at: City Hall, 701\ /ashington, visit the website at
The City of Concordia.is now accepting applicationsfor summer employment for thePublic Works Department,Swimming Pool and SummerPlayground:' Applications willbe accepted, for the followingpositions:» iPublic,,;Worksy(l^airiti?nance
Lifeguards .require CPR, FirstAid and Lifeguard Certificationwith WSI certification preferred.Must turn appropriate age nolater than the start of the
season
Deadline: City of Concordiatemporary/seasonal applicationform must be completed andreceived at City Hall no laterthan 5:00pm on March 4, 2010.We will not accept lateapplications.
Interviews will be held duringspring break ONLY.
Apply at: City Hall, 701Washington, visit the website atwww.concordiaks.oro; or e-mail
This position is responsiblefor customer service andshall assist thebuilding/zoning departmentwith code enforcement. The,employee will also assistthe court clerk and the utilitybilling clerk. This 30-hourper week position includesbenefits pkg.Be at least 18 years of age;Equivalent of a high schooldiploma, no felonyconvictions, bondable,Good typing andcommunication skills,maintain confidentiality,computer experiencenecessary. Physicalexamination and drugscreening tests will follow allconditional offers ofemployment.
Deadline: City of Concordiawill accept applications until3:00pm Friday, March 4,2011. Resume may beincluded with completed cityapplication form.
Apply at: City of ConcordiaCity Clerk's Office, 701Washington orwww.concordiaks.org.
Reasonable
accommodations i
available for persons
needing assistance.Request foraccommodations should bemade at the time ofapplication.r.i.„ n,,m ;;.-.,im
An Equal OpportunityEmployer
Volunteer DriveConcordia Fire/EMS is accepting
applications for VolunteerFirefighters and EMT's.
Volunteers work directly under the supervision ol thepaid professional staff of Concordia Fire/EMS.Concordia Fire/EMS handles a wide variety of
emergency situations, including fires, car accidents.and medical emergencies. The department offers an
excellent in-house training program.Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. We are
searching for people who are dedicated to helping andprotecting the people of our community. The tire andemergency medical service is not for the meek or the
timid, or those who Jose control of their emotions
during times of crisis. This is a very difficult business:therefore, we want only men and women who possess
courage, dedication, assertiveness. honesty, and awillingness to learn.
Our service is one that calls on its members to |perform hot, sweaty, dirty, strenuous work, often in :
uncertain hazardous environments. The personalrewards and satisfaction a volunteer firefighter canobtain are often beyond description. The sense of
accomplishment after controlling a building fire or sav-iing a life, the joy and elation when a life is saved, thecompassion for accident victims, and the list goes on.
If you feel you have what it takes to meet thechallenges of our business, we welcome you j
to pick up an application at: jConcordia City Hall ;
701 Washington • Concordia, KS 66901 |If you havefurther questions, feel free to contact
the Concordia Fire Department at 243-4411.vvv.v.vwvv^Xv.v.wJ/ato.w
Legals
(Published in the Concordia Bladeon Tuesday, March 1,2011
NOTICE OF HEARING B
THE CONCORDIA PLANNI
COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that ahearing will be held by the CcPlanning Commission to c
rezoning of property as follows:
Applicant; Wildside Graphics LLCto rezone the following describefrom "R-2" (Medium Density RetDistrict) to "C-4" (Central BDistrict).
Said tract of land is located
Northwest corner of intersection
and State Streets, Addressed 30
7th streel, Concordia, Cloud •Kansas, and more particularly deas follows:
Lots Thirty-five (35) through Foiinclusive, except the North 531/2
Block 133, Cityof Concordia, CCounty, Kansas.
The public hearing on thedescribed tract will be held in t:
Commission Room, City HalWashington, Concordia, KS. on M;2011, at 7:00 p.m.
All persons desiring to be heardrequest regarding the above-de
properties shall have the opponuni
heard at this time.
Reasonable accommodations
available for persons needing assiRequests lor accommodations shtsubmitted to Director of Con-
Development (785-243-2670) (TD243-2336) by 5.00 p.m., Friday, Ma2010
Bruno Rehbein
Secretary
Canine behavioraltraining in City Park
Canine behavioral train
ing sessions with Jim El-wood are scheduled for Saturday April 23 at the WestShelter House in City Park.Sessions are 1:00 p.m.-2:30 and 3:00 p.m.-4:30.Elwood is returning one halfof the funds raised to theO'Connor Animal Shelterfor medical treatments, sup
plies and equipment.If your dog is barking
constantly, jumping up onyour company or suffersfrom separation anxiety,don't give up hope. Elwoodhas 20 years plus of experience working with peopleand their canine friends andhe says most issues can beresolved in just a few simplesteps. An honor graduateof Midwest K-9 Security asa Dog Training Instructor,Elwood's emphasis is onbuilding a strong relationship between you and yourpet. He does this by teaching you life-changing skillswhich allow you to betterunderstand your companion. His end goal is that
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you and your dog are on'thesame page, speaking thesame language.
The top five behaviorproblems are listed as:
1. Walking Done Properly,walking your dog will expelenergy and Help you establish pack leadership.
2. Separation Anxiety.Does your dog really missyou?
3. Jumping/Excitability.Your dog in his natural stateis a very calm animal
4. Chewing, What tochew. What not to chew.
5. Housebreaking, Doesyour dog know where histoilet is?
Your dog must be currenton a Rabies Vaccination anda copy of the certificate mustbe provided at the time youregister for the training session. Registration fee of $50per entrant is nonrefundable. Contact the ConcordiaPolice Department. AnimalControl Division at 401 W.6th St., 785.243.3131 ore-mail: [email protected].
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*a HELP the HOMELESSDon't forget to check
with the animal shelterif you lose a pet!
To reclaim oradopt a pel. call the Animal Control Officer al7S5-243-J131.Dugs XCats sluran here are available for adoption althe Concordia Animal Shelter.
ChelynFemaleShepherd/Rottmix. approx.8 monthseld.Very friendly, likespeople. Would make a
great family pet!
Sam
Male Australian
Shepherd. Friendly &willing to please. Has
come a longwaysincebeingal the shelter!
SpudsMale terrier mix wilh
Beagle or Dachshund,1-2years old.Friendly,not altered. & loves his
ears rubbed!
/Go tn wwK.htfimkr.com to see photographs ofthe animalsIfinterested in adopting or claiming an animal, please contactthe Animal Control Officer at 243-3131. All photos &pets are
posted on www.petjinder.com
Womack Sunshine Ford & Kawasaki1510 E. 6th • 243-1220
Joe Fakler, D.V.M. • Concordia Small Animal Clinic1151 W. 11th • 243-2286
Tne Concordia Animal Shelter, operated by the Concordia Police Dep:housesanimals picked up roaming thecity. Animals not leclaimed or'
adopted are euthanized altera waiting period. If interested in adoptionI ofa pel. please call the Concordia Animal Shelteror the Concordiak - .Police Department. 785-243-3131.
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Fences, shrubs around hydrants can hinder firelightersWith the spring planting sea
son around the corner, Concor
dia Fire Chief Larry Eubanksreminds citizens that placingfences or shrubs around a fire
hydrant could hinder firefighters' efforts in the event of a fire.
When responding to a reportof a building on fire, Eubankssaid the first thing firefightersmust determine is where the
closest hydrant is located."If it is not clearly visible
when firefighters arrive, thetime it takes locating, clearing apath to and hooking up to the
hydrants could be the difference between life and death,"he explained.
As a general rule, Eubankssaid, no equipment or landscaping should block the viewof a hydrant, nor be placed infront of any hydrant outlet,which is where hoses connect.
There should also not be anything placed between thehydrant and the roadway.
According to fire code section5.5, Eubanks .said existinglandscaping around firehydrants should be trimmed
back by at least three feet.Each hydrant in town is
painted a specific color, whichindicates the gallons perminute the hydrant is capableof producing.
"Primarily, we need to knowhow much water is available
from the closest hydrant so thatwe may select the appropriatesize hose line for the size and
complexity of the fire," Eubankssaid.
The most effective way toconvey this information to firefighters is by painting a hydrant
using a standardized colorcode. The following colors correspond with the gallons perminute (gpm) a hydrant canproduce: Red, 0-499 gpm;Orange, 500-1.000 gpm; Green.1,000 and above gpm; Black,hydrant not working: White,new, untested hydrant.
"We hope there is never anemergency when we would needto use the fire hydrants, but ifyou do have a hydrant on yourproperty, we must have immediate access." Eubanks said.
couldn't change the minds ofthree Concordia City Commissioners as they voted down azoning application for an anhydrous ammonia storage facilityWednesday night.
Crop Production Services hadapplied to have property rezonedat 112 Willow to relocate its
anhydrous storage tanks 800feet from its current location,
which is landlocked between two
railroads. The Concordia Plan
ning Commission approved thezoning change from 1-1 to 1-2(heavy industrial). Because aprotest petitiofft was signed byhomeowners ill the area, theCity Commission needed fourvotes to approve the change.
When the vote finally happened last night, those fourvotes weren't there, barrel
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To , explain t.the situation.Nathan Barnes! with CPS saidthe move was 'coming at therequest of both railroad companies. |
"Pending approval we'd like tomove our facility to a moresecure safer site.'.' Barnes said.
"Safety is what we're all about."Barnes said CPS follows all
state and federal safety requirements. If the storage site weremoved, he said a leak detection
system would be installed. Thesystem he prefers would make aphone call to up to four individuals if a leak is detected. Anoth
er condition ttiat CPS met in itssite plan was|'24-hour surveillance. '
"Iwant tliis!lhing to be monitored all tlie time," Barnes said.This brings taiore safety and
security to the community. Idon't like these 'methheads' tak
ing this stuff just as much asanybody. To be able to stop it(with surveillance), that's a plusin my opinion."
Currently, Barnes said, thestorage tanks are landlocked bytwo sets of railroad tracks,
which means a fence cannot be
installed. If tlie site were relocat
ed, a six-foot tall fence would be
installed.
"The new site would be much
safer." he said.
Hosie said while he appreciates the effort of CPS to make
tlie site as safe as possible, accidents do happen. If a tank wereto leak and there was a slightwind out of the southwest, the
cloud of anhydrous would reachtlie closest house in 6.7 seconds.
There would be no time to warn
the homeowner, he said.
Barnes agreed with Hosie,
but said the tanks are equippedwith shut-off valves that will
only allow a certain amount ofanhydrous to be released.
"The current situation is not
good." Hosie said. "If it's necessary to move the tanks, we needto look at a location that's more
isolated from homes."
Fraser said he agrees withHosie, and said a cloud of anhydrous could travel four or five
blocks in a short period of time ifthere were a leak.
During public comments earlier in tlie meeting, Retta Wattespoke out against tlie proposedmove. She had circulated a
protest petition and had all buttwo homeowners in the area who
signed it.She said those in the area are
concerned for their safety, especially if there should be a leak atthe facility.
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Potpoum seizedduringexecutionofsearch warrant
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
More than 300 packets ofpotpourri with a street value
• estimated at more thanj $10,000 were seized during a
search warrant execution
Thursday evening at the Everyday Conoco on Highway 81.
Concordia Police officersraided the business after 5
p.m. last night after receivinginformation that the business
had been selling aromatic.potpourri, which is smoked andproduces a high similar to thatwhich is produced by marijuana.
"We , received information
that resulted in an investigation that the business was sell
ing potpourri for humanconsumption to ' get peoplehigh," said Concordia PoliceChief Chris Edin.
After an undercover investigation by Concordia police officers, Edin said enoughinformation was uncovered toobtain a search warrant. Officers were looking for specificbrand names of the potpourri,and during the search Thursday night, found two largeboxes in the store.
Edin said information had
been received during the investigation that led officers tobelieve the stare haireceiveda .shipment of the product thenight before.
"Information on the streettravels fast." Edin said. "We
were able to identify this storewas selling potpourri forhuman consumption to getpeople high."
There were a number of vari
eties of the potpourri seized bypolice, including Cloud 10Storm, which came in pineapple, blueberry, bubble gum,
and cherry blast flavors. HeadTrip, Green Monster, GreenMile, and Voodoo Doll.
The front of the four-grampackage of Cloud 10 Stormsaid the "aromatic potpoumwill fill your environment with apeaceful fragrance and a senseof euphoria." It also comes witha disclaimer on the back that itis "not designed or intended forhuman consumption."
Edin said evidence seized in
the search was taken to the
police department, and thecase will bei filed with CloudCounty Attorney Rob Walsh.Walsh said Friday morning thatthe potpourri seized from thebusiness will be tested to deter
mine if illegal substances arepresent. Pending those testresults, Walsh said, chargesmay be filed as early as nextweek.
Potpourri smoking and theuse of bath salts has been in
the news recently after a Salinabusiness, The Grind, was raid
ed for selling the substance.Federal and Salina law enforce
ment officials executed a
search on the business in Feb
ruary, and arrested its owner.Edin said the Salina Police
Department worked with theKansas Board of Pharmacy tohave some ingredients in potpourri, schec' 'led as a narcotic- or synthetic marijuana -which then makes the sale of itillegal.
Salina Police Chief Jim Hill
testified Thursday before aSenate committee consideringbills to include the syntheticcannabinoids used in the potpourri on the state's controlledsubstance list.
Synthetic cannabinoids.which mimic the chemical
properties of marijuana, being
SeizedCloud 10 Storm and Head Trip were among the brands of potpourriseized during the execution of a search warrantat Everyday ConocoinConcordia Thursday. (Blade photoby Jessica LeDuc)
applied to dried plant materialsand sold as herbal potpourriwould become controlled sub
stances under House Bill 2049.
The bill has already beenpassed by the House of Representatives, and requires Senateapproval to become law.
Medical effects seen in people after using the substancesinclude extreme agitation, anxiety, elevated blood pressureand heart rate, severe halluci
nations, seizures, and difficultybreathing.
In December, 21-year-oldElijah Taylor was killed in traffic after he ran onto Interstate1-35 outside Salina. Police
found a partially used container of bath salts on the man and
his friend said that shortlybefore his death they had alsosmoked potpourri. whichcaused Taylor to experiencesevere hallucinations.
Edin said it was the investi
gation in Salina that led his
department to model its investigation after Salina's. He saidhis officers worked with both
the Cloud County and SalineCounty attorneys as well as theSalina Police Department whenthey became aware of the potpourri situation in Concordia.
There have been several
reports of medical calls recently. Edin said, that appeared tobe related to the smoking ofpotpourri.
"We had good reason tobelieve potpourri is being usedhere and we're trying to put astop to it."
Edin also said officers have
received information that people are coming to Concordiafrom the area specifically tobuy potpourri.
"It seems to be more readilyavailable here than anywhereelse," he said.
Typically, potpourri is soldin four-gram packages. Edinsaid, but several 10-grampackages were seized from theEveryday Conoco.
"We understand that's a
popular size (10-gram packages), and maybe why peopleout of the area are coming hereto buy it," he said. "But it's notintended for people to ingest.It's dangerous and deadly.We're going to take a veryaggressive stance in trying tostop the sale of this product."
The business was not openFriday morning, but was notclosed by police. While evidence related to this case was
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A little overA newly installed speed monitor alerts a driver on West 11th Street that he or she is slightlyoverthe posted 20 miles per hour speed limit. Two speed monitors were recently purchasedby the city of Concordia, and are located on both ends of 11th Street. (Blade photo byJessica LeDuc)
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The city of Concordia remindsowners of inoperable vehicles that
the Concordia Code states:
Sec. 13-3. Inoperable vehicles
(a) Findings of governing body. The governing bodyfinds that the presence of junked, wrecked,dismantled, inoperative, discarded, or abandonedvehicles, or parts thereof, in and upon all propertywithin the city is a matter affecting the health, safetyand general welfare of the citizens of the city, for thefollowing reasons:
(1) Such vehicles serve as a breeding ground forflies, mosquitoes, rats, and other insects and rodents;(2) They are a danger to persons, particularlychildren because of broken glass, sharp metalprotrusions, insecure mounting on blocks, jacks orsupports and because they are a ready source of fireand explosion;(3) They encourage pilfering and theft, and constitutea blighting influence upon the area in which they arelocated, thereby causing a loss in property value tosurrounding property.(4) They constitute a fire hazard in that they blockaccess for fire equipment to adjacent buildings andstructures. t— it , .r-i. •->,.-,;
1-\\6frA MdiChloin.ZlMAny vehicle taken by the city pursuant to this
ordinance will be sold by the city, with theproceeds applied to the cost of abatement.
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(Published in The Concordia BladtEmpire Tuesday. March 1=•»"•>
CONCORDIA PLANNING C0MM1!
S1°N0T1CE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR1NC
Public Notice ishereby given that ICity ot Concordia Planning Commissiwill conduct a public hearing ona proposComprehensive Plan tor Ccflcwto.Jpubfc hearing will be held at7:00 p.m.Tuesday. April 5.2011.The meeting*,held atthe City Commission room InHall.701 Washington.
The proposed comprehensive iwas prepared under the direction otConcordia Planning Commission.Plan sets out goals tor the commun*such subjects asstreets, economic diopmenl, housing, recreation and oentorcement. Aluture land use maiproperties within the city limits is alsoot me Plan. .Members ot the public are invitedtendandpartdpateinthis.PuMcHe.The Planning Commission^ Jake,!on the plan Wowing the public heOnce the Plan isapproved by the PlaCommission itwill besent to the Crtymission lor its consideration and adk
Copies ot the proposed Compisive Plan areavailable tor public inspduring regular business hours attheotthe City Clerk. Concordia City H.WashingtonStreet.
Reasonable accommodation!available torpersons needing assiRequests tor accommodations sh<submitted toDirector ot Communityopment by Friday, April 1,2011. 72672 (TDD 785-243-2336).
Bruno RehbeinSecretary
Publichearing planned toreview comprehensive plan
The Concordia Planning Commissionhas scheduled a public hearing at 7p.m..Tuesday, April 5, in the City Commission room in City Hall at 701 Washington Street for a review, commentsand questions on the city's proposednew comprehensive plan and futureland use map.
Copies of the proposed plan andfuture land use map are available forpublic inspection at the Office of theCity Clerk at City Hall. A summary ofthe key features of the proposed plancan also be picked up at the City Clerk'soffice.
The proposed plan and map are theresult of considerable effort and study
by the Concordia Planning Commissionand City staff.
Community input to the plan tookseveral forms, most notably a comprehensive survey mailed out last year.Many citizens took the time tocompletethat survey, and many also added comments which have been carefully considered as the draft plan has been puttogether.
The public is invited and encouragedto review the proposed plan and mapand to attend the April 5 public hearingto hear a description of the proposedplan and map. ask questions and offersuggestions and criticisms for the Planning Commission's consideration.
10 years agoMarch 31, 2001—In ob
servance of Arbor Day, Concordia Mayor Verna Ferguson and city commissionerisadore Bombardier planteda tree in Hood Park Win-
"SPRING CLEAN UP 2011Let's Clean Up the City of Concordia!
The City of Concordia is planning a Spring Clean up forthe week ofApril 4th -April 8th for residential areas. Wejask for your support and assistance in making Concordia a
cleaner place to live. Please place your items near yourfront curb on Sunday,April 3rd (alleys will notbepicked up)
Itemsto be pickedup willbe in the following categories:• Furniture (wood and cloth covered)
• Tree branches
• Metal materials
• Car batteries
• Appliances(Refrigerators, freezers & air conditioners)
• Car tires
Theseitems will have to be paid for at CityHallprior to pick up:
• Tractor & equipment tires, per unit charge of $20• Vehicles (bring titles to City Hall if you have them, and
advise of location)
Please separateitems into the listed categories for pick up bycity crews. Items will not be picked up if stacked together.
The following items are NOT included inSpring Clean Up:
• Asbestos
• Plumbing & Electrical Items• Construction Materials - such as concrete, brick,gravel, lathe/plaster, sheetrock,shingles(all types),
and vinyl siding• Hazardous Waste Items
• Household Trash
• Leaves or Grass Clippings
City crews will start picking up on First Streetgoing east and west, working to the south, then
the north and south streets Cloud to 3rd Ave.
City staff asks that you assist a neighbor or friend. If you needassistance, please call City Hall to have your name added to the
list. A little help can make a big difference in whether the oldpiece of furniture or brush pile makes it to the curb.
Thank youfor yourassistance in making Concordia acleaner city to live in.
j| Questions? Call City Hall at 243-2670.
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• Concordia business ownerfor 26 years• Longtime Concordia resident
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VOTE TUESDAY, APRIL 5THjj (Political ad paid for by Larry Henry, treasurer)
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cordia 2011 comprehensive Plan. Every citizen in the cand surrounding area needs to review this plan. This paffects your rights as a properly owner and what youwith your property. Please note that Kansas' law does irequire any city to adopt a comprehensive plan. The Cspent much money on this plan that could have been uiin other areas such as parks, police protection or wagescity employees. But instead sent money to someone vdoesn't live in our area but seems to know what is bestus. When you read this plan, you will find statements 1"The community survey and other input showed the de.'for the City to strengthen coded enforcement." What do tmean other input? Another statement "Acurrent goal in 1department is having additional staffing needed to pro\more nuisance code enforcement." The current trend iwants of the citizens of this country is smaller governmiThe City of Concordia wants to expand the size of the fernment. There is a statement "Implementing strategic:attain land use goals will be critical to achieving virtuall the goals set forth in the plan." This means that the (of Concordia not only wants more control of the citizin Concordia but impose these rules in the surrouncarea outside of the city limits. If the people outside thewant these types of rules we would implement them tselves. People all over the world are fighting for their rigbut here in Concordia the city is fighting to take our rifaway. When you read this plan you find that the pop-tion of Concordia started to decrease in 1970 and contin
to decrease today. But instead of using the data fromUS Census, the writers of the plan use another study fthe Kansas Water Office, which shows growth in the ltwenty years by just over a thousand people. If yourealisUc thinking using current, past trends and our a|population it puts doubts in the forecast in the plan,plan does state "Given historical trends in the regionthroughout the Midwest, such a projection may be optiitic." But they continue to use this data in developingplan. If you want to build or add to your property the iencourages the city to look like the old Mayberry TV siFront porches, small lots, no detached garage or buildiI think their ultimate goal is to look like a housing devement in Kansas City. An area of concern for those outthe city of Concordia is the code enforcement, it states 'tend building code enforcement and subdivision regulafor one mile outside the city limits." The person outsidecity does not need or want this type of enforcement. Agif we want it. we will ask for it. Under 8.6 Goals and Stogies the goal is "Increase code enforcement activity inder to help protect neighborhoods." I think money w<be better spent in adding more police and firemen. Go ;criminals not the ordinary citizens. Nothing is mentionethis plan concerning the increased levels of crime in Ccordia including drug activity. To make Concordia a beplace to live let's take care of these problems first. Not mpe0ple; leave' their keys in the automobiles or theirhoiunlocked like we could do in the past. Instead, an acitem under code enforcement states, "The City Commis;should consider budgeting for increased code enforcenstaff who will emphasize nuisance abatement and remo*Where are our priorities? The plan also talks of subisions outside the city and where the city can under a K.12-749(a) regulate the subdivision of land up to three nfrom its corporate limits. There are ways to fight it arwould be fought. But why put these people into the posito have to protect their property? Let alone the costs assated with elections and lawyers. Don't we have other pi;that need our money instead of fighting this war? Don'fooled by the section that states two people from the ioutside the city limits to be on the planning board. Witthandpicked people (not elected) and two from outside v.these people vote they are outnumbered. Call your cmissioners and people on the board to let them know.;feelings. Please attend this hearing to voice your coneat 7:00 p.m.. Tuesday. April 5 in the City Commission rin City Hall. r ,
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Cleaning up Concordia Wed, ^f 'J I /. !Acity ofConcordia worker loads tree limbs into a dump truck Wednesday morning as part ofthe SpringCleanupthis week. (Blade photo byJay Lowell)
f THANK YOU FOR YOUR| SUPPORT IN THE CITY
ELECTION.I*
I IAM LOOKING| FORWARD TO SERVINGS CONCORDIA.| TIM PARKERi»
Pounds, Parkerelected to commissionConcordia elected two new
city commissioners in Tuesday's city/county general election. Unofficial election results
show Lyle Pounds as the topvote getter with 830 votes followed closely by Tim Parkerwith 829. Leroy D. Parksreceived 92 votes.
In the Cloud County Community College board oftrustees race for three new
members, winners were Larry
Henry with 1,355 votes followed by Thomas Tuggle with1.007 and Ellen Anderson with
873. Charles Lowers received
830 votes and Kevin Stover
who had withdrawn from the
race after the ballots were
printed received 539 votes.Races for the four positions
on the USD 333 board of edu
cation were uncontested. Steve
Wetter, District 1 Position 1
received 1,067 votes; JayThomas, District 2 Position 2,
1,065; Pat Murk, District 3
Positioti 3, 1,103;'and Kevin'Pounds; District 4 Position 4,
1,096.
In the Clyde City Councilrace Wendy Genereux. DennisJ. Strait and LeeAnn Bradywere the winners. Genereux
received 140 votes. Brady 134and Strait 107. Also runningwas Michael Cook who
received 93 votes.
In the USD 224 race Steve
Feight won Position 7 At-Largewith with 174 votes defeatingApril Fahey who had 70 votes.Jeffrey Koch with 19 votes wonPosition; 3 defeating Paul Kief-fer who had eight.
Elected to the City Councilin Glasco were Michael R. Dove
with 98 .votes, Jason Goddard
with 91and Charles J. Erns-
barger, 81. Donna Garstreceived 47 votes.
Unofficial results for the
USD 334 board of education
show Mark Myer, District 1Position with 123 votes defeat
ing Michael Sein with 90;Matthew D. Martin, District 2
Position 2, who was unopposed receiving 241 votes:Linda Richard. District 2 Posi
tion 3 with 25 votes defeatingJennifer Warkentin with 4
votes; and Terry Tate. Position7 At-Large with 195 votesdefeating John Griffin with141 votes.
Both races in Miltonvale
were uncontested with Jon
Puckett receiving 71 votes formayor and Darren Bates with80 votes and Gregory M. Copple with 75 votes elected toCity Council.
Jamestown City Councilmembers also were unopposed. Royce Bruntzel received29 votes and Jason Martin and
Thomas Thoman each received
28 votes.
Sheri Kindel was elected
mayor of the city of Aurorawith 20 votes. Gerald Braywith 21 votes defeated Danielle
Brown who had 12 votes for
Aurora City Council.Elected to the River Valley
Extension District were Linda
M. Begnoche with 1,224 votesand Bill Garrison with 1.200.
Nolan R. Buckley. Fred J.Detrixhe and Jeff Fakley wereelected to the Pleasant ValleyDrainage District and ThomasKoch and Fred J. Detrixhe
were elected to the RepublicanValley Drainage District.
Of Cloud County's 6.152registered voters 1.955 votedin Tuesday's election giving apercentage of 32. County ClerkLinda Bogart called this "betterthan expected."
Cloud County board of commissioners will canvass the
votes at 8 a.m., Friday, April 8.in the commissioners' room at
the courthouse.
HOTiOThis is to inform the citizens of Concordia
and surrounding area that theConcordia Planning Commission is having a
meeting Tuesday, April 19th, to discussapproval ofthe plan submitted to the
Planning Commission. There was a publichearing two weeks ago. The people therewere not in favor of accepting this plan as
written. Your voice needs to be heard!Please attend this meeting to ensure theCommission understands your desires.
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fcSSl' GET INVOLVEDIN YOUR tOCAL GOVERNMENT j
The Concordia City Commission intends to involve as many quali \fied citizens as possible in the governing process. To that end, the }Commission announces that vacancies do now exist orwill soon s
exist onthe following citizen boards, commissions and committee! |
HOUSING AUTHORITYBOARD OF BUILDING TRADESBOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Ifyou are interested in serving the community by becom ring amember ofthese boards, you are asked to fill out a f
short Expression ofInterest Form. To be considered for tl \above appointments, return acompleted Expression of \
Interest Form tothe City Clerk's Office. You are urged t :actat your earliest convenience.
Allmembers of boards, commissions and committees serv ;without pay - out ofaconcern for the public good.
Forms and more information are available in the City Clerk's Offi ;-704-Washington Street, P.O. Box 603, Concordia, KS 66901. •
Ifyou have questions, please call theZlerk's Officeat 243-2670
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^^ (Pub!ishedtin' e'fconcordia Bladej,:*f;mpire,'Mbh'dajr. April 18/2011.)
NOTICE
The Concordia Planning Commissionwillbe meeting on Tuesday, April 19. 2010,at 7:00 p.m. in the Commission room at
City Hall, 701 Washington. Reasonableaccommodations are available for personsneeding assistance. Requests for accommodations should be submitted to Director
of Community Development; 785-243-243-2672 (TDD 785-243-2336).
Bruno Rehbein
Secretary
Possible sites for hospital discussedBy SHARON COYBladnStaff Writer
Possible sites for the proposed new hospital in Concordia's Airport Park were a topicof discussion at Wednesdayevening's Concordia City Commission meeting.
Following a 15-minute executive session to discuss acquisition of real estate which
included commissioners, citymanager Larry Uri and BradWaller of Benesch Engineers,Manhattan, Uri announced
that Waller had completed hisenvironmental assessment of
the site north of the Armory.Waller also provided a drawingof another potential site in Airport Park which Uri explainedin detail. This site is located
east of the camping area andunlike the first site is not in
the way of either crossing runway.
Uri also presented a brieflegal history of Airport Parkwhich he explained gave thecity commission and countycommission acting jointauthority to make Airport Parkavailable for any use whichcould include a hospital orother medically-related uses.
Virtues of the second proposed site were excellent visibility, two highway entrances,landscaping, not in the way ofeither crossing runway, leaves
city's airport master planintact, can be added to the air
port and willing partners.Uri said the Airport Park site
could be made available for a
new hospital subject to amutually ^satisfactory agreement behlben the city, countyand the hospital.
Uri also spoke about Tuesday's public hearing on thecity's comprehensive planwhich he said was attended byapproximately 140 people. Hesaid there was great pressurefrom the crowd to cross the fol
lowing two paragraphs out ofthe plan:
•City Commission appointnonresidents to the PlanningCommission to meet the
requirements of K.S.A. 12-744for planning for unincorporated areas.
•City Commission direct thePlanning Commission to studywhether it is in tire best inter
ests of the community for theCity to regulate land use anddevelopment over unincorporated land adjoining the City,and if so. the best means bywhich to extend the City's regulation over those areas.
Uri said he would obtain
information from other cities
that have zoning outside theircity limits for the commissioners to study.
In other business Ron Cop
ple, public works director, presented inower bids received
side discharge and $10,800,rear discharge. Copple said hisstaff recommended purchasing the mowers from Budreau,one side discharge for $10,600and one rear discharge for$10,800, the lowest bid.
Ryan Anderson of Concordia Tractor and James Kindel
of Budreau Muffler each gavepresentations on their mowers.
After commissioner Charles
Johnson questioned if mowersusing propane instead of dieselhad been considered and said
that it would cut fuel cost in
half, commissioners voted to
table voting on the mowersuntil the next meeting andasked Copple to research theadvantages of this option.
Cameron Thurner of the
Domestic Violence Association
read a proclamation declaringApril as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which Mayor GregHattan signed. Thurner invitedcommissioners to attend the
candlelight vigil Thursdayevening at the Nazareth Moth-erhouse.
Utilities director Chad
Buckley gave a report on theinventory of water meters andrecommended ordering metersof the three most common
sizes, which commissioners
approved.Also approved was a zoning
change at 301 W. 7th for Wild-side Graphix which seeks touse the property for its signmaking and sales business.The property will be rezonedfrom R-2 "Medium DensityResidential District" to C-4
"Central Business District."
Copple presented the KDOTFederal Funds ExchangeAgreement which commissioners approved. Copple said heplanned to use the funds forthe slurry seal project.
During public commentsCheryl Lanoue thanked Hattanfor his service to the city andfor the work with KDOT on 5th
Street.
Lee Doyen thanked the commission for putting his namecorrectly on his baseball field.
During staff commentsPolice Chief Chris Edin reported work on the kennels at the
animal shelter had been com
pleted and that various grantswere being pursued for remodeling or adding on to the existing building. Fire Chief LarryEubanks reported two newreserve firefighters had passedtheir tests.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3012
AN ORDINANCE changing the zoningclassification of certain specificallydescribed property in the City ofConcordia, Kansas; ordering the officialCity Zoning District Map to be changed toreflect such amendments; and amendingSection 2 of Article IV of the ZoningOrdinance for the City of Concordia,Kansas.
WHEREAS, specific amendment to the
Zoning Ordinance for the City of
Concordia, Kansas, has been proposedby the Planning Commission of the City ofConcordia, Kansas; and
WHEREAS, the said PlanningCommission duly published a nciice ofpublic hearing in the Concordia Blade-Empire, on March 1, 2011, fixing thehearing dale as March 22, 2011, at 7:00
p.m.. and setting out the place of saidmeeting, the amendment proposed, andthe affected legal description; and
WHEREAS, written notice of the
proposed amendment was mailed to ail
owners of land located within 200 feet in
the cily limits of the area proposed to bealtered; and
™" "WHEREAS. oo-March 22,--2€j 'i|ietime and place designated, the PlanningCommission, with a quorum present met, |held the public hearing and votedunanimously to recommend the adoptionof said proposed amendment,
WHEREAS, more than 14 days haveexpired since the date of conclusion ofsaid public hearing and no protest againstsaid proposed amendment has been filed
in the office of the City Clerk;
NOW, THEREFORE. Be it Ordained bythe Governing Body of the City ofConcordia. Kansas:
SECTION 1. That having receiveda recommendation from the PlanningCommission, the zoning classification ordistricts of the lands legally describedhereby are changed as follows:
Lots Thirty-five (35) throughForty(40). Iinclusive, except the North 53& 1/2 feet, in •
221 Computer EquipmenVReplacement222 Venicie Equipment Reserve Acct.223 BAT. Reserve Fund
230 Judges Training Fund245 911 Wireless
250 Fire Dept Grants
251 Firefighter Donations255 Police Dept Grants S Donations
260 Animal Trust Fund
270 Cemetery Endowment
290 Recreation Grants & Donalions
301 Bond and Interest
303 Tax Increment Bond Fund
444 TIF Projects450 Capital Improvemenl Projects45? North Development $ Sewer Infrastructure
526 Employee Health Care
55'J Central Garage Fund
SOi Water/Sewer General
507 Waler/Sewer Projects
508 Waler/Sewer Bond S. Interest
630 Airport Fund703 Escrow Fund
704 Fraternal Order ot Police
?i0 Post Fire Debns Removal
725 COC Cafelena Plan
735 L'orary Fjnd
736 Library Employee Benefit
'50 Continuing Econ Dewetopmenl Giant780 Cloud County Landfill
8C2 Wa'er Prelection Fund
TOTALS
4th Quarter
Ending Cash
Balmcti
Beginning
Post Closing Balances asAdjustments Adjusted
459,565.04
3.119 08
83.641 64
44.62
2.198 87
2,520 96
74.765 70
12.191.27
70,095.93
11.964 90
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CASH AVAILABLE:
Cash on Hand 2 388 33
Checking Accounts 937,174 24
Money Markets & Savings Accounts 1.643.158.79Certificates of Deposit 1.612.850.74
Reconciling Items per Bank Rec 28 S3TOTAL CASH & INVESTMENTS $ 4,195.501.03
General Obligation BondsTiF Generai Obligation Bonds
Cap-lal Leases
3.330.000 00
2.000,000 00
25.450.80
I Ameer Fama, do hereby certify that the
above staiemenl is correct moer Farha, City Treasurer
Demo work 'liUr7. hl-vU K-Hh,>Mi „Employees of Midlands Contracting tear up portions of Broadway Street Tuesday monpreparation for asewer line replacement. The city received aCommunity Develop™"Grant to fund the sewer line replacement from between Fifth and S.xth streets to th,between Seventh and Eighth streets. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)
Changes made to comprehensive planBy Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
A heated public hearing earlier this month regarding the city'sproposed comprehensive planset the stage for much of thesame when the Planning Commission met Tuesday night todiscuss the issue again.
But, the nearly 80 people inattendance didn't have the
opportunity to formally speakand tlie Commission discussed,
at length, what had been thepoint of contention at tlie publichearing - extraterritorial jurisdiction.
In tlie public hearing draft ofthe comprehensive plan, chapternine addressed land use and
growth management. In order toplan for areas outside tlie city'slimits, Kansas law requires acity's Planning Commission toinclude nonresidents. In the
original plan, one of tlie goalswas that "tlie city should determine whether developed anddeveloping areas adjacent to thecity should be subject to cityland use regulations."
A way to determine that,according to the plan, was to recommend that tlie City Commission appoint two nonresidents tothe Planning Commission, whichwould then study whether it is intlie best interests of the commu
nity for the city to regulate landuse and development over unincorporated land adjoining thecity.
That statement in the publichealing draft of the plan resultedin most of tlie comments at the
public heaiing on April 5."Most of the people in this
room txc >;ot residents of Con
cordia. " Joe Gerard said at the
ublic heaiing. 'The big concern
is the recommendation to puttwo people on your board fromoutside the city. That allows yourboard to make the recommenda
tion to zone and enforce buildingcodes in the county...I don'tbelieve many of these peoplewant that."
After tlie public •hearing, thePlanning Commission discussedrecommending to the City Commission that it study a muchsmaller area of extraterritorial
Last night, Jim Kaup. whohas been working with the city toformulate the comprehensiveplan, brought two options to thePlanning Commission in regardto extraterritorial zoning.
Tlie first option was to simplydelete all reference to having theCity Commission direct the Planning Commission to study tliepros and cons of extrateiTitorialregulation.
Kaup pointed out that bothtlie 1990 and 2000 comprehensive plans addressed tlie issue ofland development on the fringesof the city. Both plans recommended that the city extendbuilding code enforcement andsubdivision regulation outsidetlie city limits.
Option "B" addressed the factthat a great deal of oppositionwas raised by the public regarding the extension of the city'sjurisdiction outside city limits.Kaup said tlie Planning Commission's recommendation would be
a veiy limited one -"that tlie citystudy tlie question of whether itshould plan for the growth anddevelopmea. of land south alongHighway 81 and east and westalong Higliway 9, that is within a
quarter mile of those highwaysand within a half mile of the citylimits. The recommendation also
includes land within a quartermile of Highway 81 from the citylimits north to the propertiesannexed in 2010.
'These options seem like all ornothing," said Planning Commission chair Teddy Lineberry. Tdlike to look at option B because itleaves some compromise andallows us some regulation on tliecorridors that lead into Concor
dia."
Kaup said if the PlanningCommission included the optionin the plan, it was still only a recommendation that the City Commission look into the issue.
There are two highways andeach is a corridor into the city,"Kaup said. "What growth develops is going to have consequences to the city."
Lineberry said it was the Planning Commission's responsibility to consider how the town looksto those coming in via the highway. She said she had heardthere is a possibility of an adultbook store or strip club movingin to tlie old Chinese restaurant
building north of Concordia.That's what people would see
first coming into town." she said."I think we need to consider how
our town is viewed as peoplecome into town."
Planning Commission member Dennis Smitli said when theylook at rezoning issues, the Commission plays "devil's advocate."
'That's what this plan is,"Smith said. "It's looking at whattilings could happen down tlieroad and working to preventthem or make them better."
Suzy Tuggle said she agreedwith Lineberry.
"When we first started talkingabout the comprehensive plan,we never talked about goingthree miles out (with zoning), wetalked about corridors.
"It's definitely something tolook at. It's not personal oragainst individuals, it's just trying to make tlie commercial partof Concordia look good to thosecoming into town."
Smith asked how any zoningchanges would affect farmers.Kaup said city and county zoningregulations cannot be applied toland being used for agricultureproduction.
On a split vote -four tothree-the Commission approvedthat option B be in the comprehensive plan. Mike Gallagher.Steve Champlin and Judie Dealall voted for option A (removingthe extraterritorial jurisdictionstudy recommendation), andTuggle, Lineberry, LaDonnaPeltier, and Smith voted for
option B.After agreeing to move forward
with option B, the Commissioners made slight changes to thelanguage.
The Planning Commission willrecommend to the City Commission that it study whether landalong Highway 81 -south toPlum Road and north to Union
Road - within a quarter mile oneither side be subject to city landuse regulations. The languageincluding zoning along Higliway9 was removed.
Kaup said the revision was"significantly less ambitiousthan the plan now on the books."He said he would make the
changes discussed, and have arevised draft to the Commission
in time for its next meeting onMay 10.
Polkschieftooffers l5'™{]
''one-yearperspective'After not quite 18 months
on the job. Concordia PoliceChief Chris Edin said he
thinks he has a sense of the
city and the issues he and hisofficers face. He will share
that Monday evening. May16, in a free public talk titled"The State of Our CommunityThrough the Chiefs Eyes: Aone-year perspective of thepast, present and future forConcordia."
Edin's talk will be tlie
fourth of eight monthly presentations scheduled for the
2011 Concordia SpeakersSeries. It will begin at 7 p.m.in tlie auditorium of the
Nazareth Motherhouse. 13th
and Washington.Edin will give a 30-40
minute presentation andthen will answer questionsfrom the audience. The ses
sion will end no later than
8:30.
There is no charge for anyof the sessions and tlie publicis encouraged to come to anyor all of them. No registrationis needed, but those wantingmore information may contact Sister Marcia Allen at
785.243.2149.
The City of Concordialiired Edin in December 2009
to succeed former Chief
Danny Parker. A veteran of 18years in law enforcement,Edin was previously thepatrol supervisor-sergeantwith the Thurston County(Washington) Sheriffs Office.
Chris Edin
He has a bachelor's degree inbusiness from George FoxUniversity in Newburg. Ore.,and also received an associ
ate's degree in criminal justice from Portland (Ore.)
Community College.Upcoming speakers in the
series include Cloud CountyCommunity College presidentDanette Toone on June 20
and Cloud County Convention and Tourism co-directors
Susie Haver and Tammy Britton July 18.
The 2011 Concordia
Speakers Series is an outgrowth of the CommunityNeeds Forums tiiat were held
throughout 2009 and 2010for which the Sisters of St.
Joseph were hosts. Morethan 100 individuals and representatives of local organizations and agencies took partin those working lunches toidentify concerns in Concordia and Cloud County andthen work toward solutions.
O'Connor Animal Shelter, Concordia, now has help inprotecting dogs against canine influenza virus (CIV), ahighly contagious disease that spreads easily from dog todog, especially those in close proximity.
The shelter received a grant for the vaccines as part ofa Petfinder.com Foundation program to build communityimmunity against this respiratory infection. The foundation partnered with Intervet/Schering-Plough AnimalHealth, a global animal health company and makers ofthe NOBIVAC(r) Canine Flu H3N8 vaccine, to fund the
grant.Because CIV is relatively new, most dogs have not built
up immunity to the disease. Dogs can get the disease bybeing exposed to those that have it. as well as playingwith toys or drinking from bowls used by other dogs. People also can unwittingly spread the germ if they come incontact with infected dogs.
"Shelters and rescue organizations are often the firstplaces that new diseases already in the community become evident. Dogs come in from the community and arereleased back into it, and often move to and from states
with confirmed cases," said Liz Neuschatz, director ofthe Petfinder.com Foundation. "Canine flu can be a real
problem for shelters, where one sick dog can cause anoutbreak through an entire facility. We are pleased to bepart of this effort to help protect the community by providing canine flu vaccine to O'Connor Animal Shelter—City of Concordia."
Dog flu is a growing problem throughout the U.S. Ithas been confirmed in 35 states so far, but tracking thedisease is hard because it is so difficult to diagnose. Dogsare contagious before they show any symptoms. By thetime the dog starts coughing, it's too late. Virtually alldogs exposed to the virus will become infected, and somewill get more serious infections, such as pneumonia,which can be fatal. Dogs that go to doggie daycare, boarding facilities, groomers and shows and are vaccinated forcanine cough (Bordetella) are also at risk for canine flu.Information about canine flu is available at www.dogin-flenza.com.
The grant for Building Community Immunity seeks toprotect all at-risk dogs in the community, including thosein close proximity with other dogs, as is the case withshelters and rescue facilities. It also provides greater assurance to adopting families that their new pets will behealthier and much less likely to be sick or get more serious, and sometimes fatal, infections. The grant furtherlinks Petflnder.com member shelter and rescue grant recipients with local veterinarians to protect all adoptabledogs in their care. The program promotes veterinary visits for wellness exams and, when appropriate, the seconddose administration of Nobivac canine flu vaccine.
The Petflnder.com Foundation was created in 2003 to
respond to needs of its Petfinder member shelters andrescue groups and to assist them in ensuring that no petis euthanized for lack of a home. The vaccine grant willhelp keep dogs healthy and adoptable.
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, based inBoxmeer, the Netherlands, is focused on the research
development, manufacturing and marketing of animalhealth products. The company offers customers one ofthe broadest, most innovative animal health portfolios,spanning products to support performance and to prevent, treat and control disease in all major farm and companion animal species. Intervet/Schering-Plough AnimalHealth, subsidiaries of Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station NJ, USA. For more information, visit www.intervet.
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Flushing it fVW 14, «20l|City of Concordia employees Jeff Roberts, left, and Gary Strafrilush one of the fire hydrantson Wednesday morning. The city is flushing and testing the hydrants this week (Bladephoto by Jay Lowell)
NOTICE
CITY OF CONCORDIA
HOUSING REHABILITATION
AND DEMOLITION
PUBLIC MEETING
A publicmeetingon housing rehabilitation anddemolition will be held in City of Concordia
Commission Room, 701 Washington Street on
May 19, 2011 at 7:00 pm.Thepurpose of this meeting is to discuss the possible
application submittal to theKansas Department ofCommerce for housinggrant funds for the target area of"East 5th & 6th Streets from Lincoln to Drake".Citizens are encouraged to attend to gain information
aboutthe grantprogram. Pre-application forms willbedistributed at the meeting and will also be available at
City Hall. For information call 785-243-2672.
M«3 13, 2011
Amendment1to airport plan approvedfinalized, must be amended,"
Lowell said.
Because the airport masterplan is nearly complete, theadditional work to add the hos
pital site to the plan is outsidethe scope of services outlined inthe original agreement withAlfred Benesch. Total cost ofthe airport master plan, whichhas been in the works since
2008, is $123,300. Beneschproposed the supplementalagreement for a total additionalcost of $9,350.
Lowell said amending theplan now would save both thecity and the hospital time, at amuch lower cost, for the additional professional servicesBenesch will provide.
Last month, Jim Wahlmeier,
president and CEO of the hospital, spoke to the airport advisory board about the possibleairport park site. He said thehospital had engaged with itsarchitects and engineers todetermine the feasibility andestimated cost of building thehospital in the Airport Park.That work has yet to be completed. Lowell said, but the siteappears to be a good developmental option for a new hospital.
However. Wahlmeier told tlie
airport advisory board, the hospital would like to keep bothsites - between tlie Armory andF&A Food Sales, and in AirportPark - as options for the newhospital.
(see Airport on page 8)
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
Last month, Concordia citycommissioners heard about adifferent location for the proposed new hospital. At Wednesday's meeting, they agreed tomove forward with an amendment to the airport master plandraft to accommodate a hospi
tal in the Airport Park.Tlie commission unanimous
ly approved a supplementalagreement with Alfred Benesch& Company for an amendmentof the airport master plan draftto accommodate the proposedAirport Park site with taxiwayconnectivity and additional aircraft apron area for a cost ofS9.350.
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Pool cleaner t ,City of Concordia employee Raymond Mendenhall uses a powerwasher toclean the City Pool Thursday morning. (Blade photo by JayLowell)
Commission(continued from page 1)Edin also updated the
Commission on a new bicycle officer program that hehas implemented.
Officers Justin Davis andRic Fredrickson were at themeeting to show Commissioners their new bikes,which Edin said are fully-equipped for law enforcement purposes.
"One comment made tome during my hiringprocess was that policeneed to be more accessible,"Edin said. "This is a fantastic way for them to be moreaccessible to the public."
Both Davis and Fredrick-son completed a certification course last week, whichEdin said is a very intensive
training.He said he is looking into
equippingthe bikes with redand blue lights and sirens,to make stopping vehicleseasier for the officers.Because both officers arecurrently on duty. Edin saidhe will be working on scheduling so they can be out onthe streets.
"You'll be seeing them outand about as often as possible," he said.
After a 10-minute execu
tive session to discuss non-elected personnel with Uri,with no action being taken,the Commission adjournedto a study session to discuss flood control area engineering proposals and anoise ordinance.
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
Two new Commissioners
weie sworn in and took theirseats on the Concordia CityCommission Wednesday.
Lyle Pounds and TimParker were the top vote-getters in the April 5 generalelection, replacing MayorGreg Hattan and DarrelHosie, neither of whom ranfor re-election. Poundsreceived 832 votes, whileParker was only one behindwith 831.
Before leaving his post asmayor, Hattan, who hasserved 20 years on the Commission over several terms,
; said he doesn't think anycity has made as muchprogress in the past threeyears as Concordia. He saidthe projects that have beencompleted in that time arelargely due to City ManagerLarry Uri and city staff.
Uri. he said, is alwaysvery responsive and organized, and it has been apleasure working with him.
Finance Director Amber
Farha "stepped into a messwhen she came on," Hattansaid. The budget processused to be a nightmare. Nowwe have an excellent document that staff puts together. What an excellent job shedoes! •«**•-"••*>
Hattan also commended
City Clerk Stacey Crum andthe front office staff for
i improving City Hall's communication with the public.
Icalling it "lightyears aheadof where we used to be."
He recognized the department heads, including RonCopple, Chad Buckley, andBruno Rehbein, Larry
mission approved the purchase of 14 iPads and 21Samsung Convoy phones,supplying each Commissioner, department headand the city manager for acost of $8,819.86. Themonthly plan for the deviceswill be $1,187.
The purchase of iPadshas been studied by theCommission for the past fewmonths, and is an effort forthe city to move in a paperless direction.
Uri said it will be a more
efficient way for the Commissioners to receive theirmeeting information, as wellas share information among
themselves.
Johnson cast the lonedissenting vote, saying hehad a problem spending somuch money when Edinwas "out there begging formoney for the animal shelter."
"This really isn't going toimprove my efficiency as aCity Commissioner," Johnson said of having an iPad."We're not supporting thingsaround town that people paytaxes on."
The Commission also
accepted bids from BudreauMuffler for two Hustlerdiesel mowers for $10,600and $10,800.
-is The mower purchase hadbeen tabled from the April 6meeting after Johnson questioned whether mowers
using propane instead ofdiesel had been considered.At that meeting. Johnsonsaid using propane wouldcut fuel cost in half.
Last night, Copple said itwould not be economical touse a propane-fueled
Apult SoftpallLeagues now formingC: Co-ed Slow Pitch League
Questions? Contact Concordia RecreationDirector Tom Genette 785.243.2670
April gp[t m\
NoticeAirport Advisory
Board regularquarterly meeting
Wed., April 27,7 p.m.,
City Commissionmeeting room.
Public welcome
Fv\da •-! April ^2,26(1
City to flush hydrantsThe City of Concordia Water Depart
ment employees will be flushing firehydrants next week May 1-6. Theirschedule is as follows:
Sunday—North Development area.Strain Street north to Union Road.
Monday—Strain Street south through5th Street.
Tuesday—6th Street south through 7thStreet.
Wednesday—3rd Avenue south through10th then 11th and Valley Street south to12th and Hill street.
Thursday—Highland Drive and CountryClub Drive to 1lth. 12th and 13th Streetthen 14th and Hill Street south through16th and Hill Street, east side of LincolnStreet.
Friday—16th and Hill Street south to18th and Olive Street, east side of LincolnStreet then 14thand State Street south toAirport Park. flprj-| «20,«30ll ,
Prescription Take Back Day is April 30On April 30 from 10 a.m.-2
p.m. the public will have anopportunity to prevent pillabuse and theft by riddingtheir homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused andunwanted prescription drugs.
People may bring their medications for disposal to theFirst Christian Church Fellow
ship Hall. 402 W. 6th St. Theservice is free and anonymouswith no identification
required and no questionsasked.
Concordia Police Department and the Cloud County
Chemical Dependency Committee are sponsoring Prescription Take Back Daywhich will be administered bythe federal Drug EnforcementAdministration.
This is the second Take
Back Day nationwide. LastSeptember. Americans turnedin 242.000 pounds—121tons—of prescription drugs atnearly 4,100 sites operated bythe DEA and more than 3.000
state and local law enforce
ment partners.
This initiative addresses a
vital public safety and public
health issue. Medicines that
languish in home cabinets arehighly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates
of prescription drug abuse inthe U.S. are alarmingly high,as are the number of acciden
tal poisonings and overdosesbecause of these drugs.
Studies show that a majority of abused prescriptiondrugs are obtained from family and friends, including fromthe home medicine cabinet. In
addition, Americans are now
advised that their usual meth
ods for disposing of unused
IVMO< SjcUo.
medicines—flushing themdown the toilet or throwingthem in the trash—both posepotential safety and healthhazards.
Four days after last fall'sevent. Congress passed theSecure and Responsible DrugDisposal Act of 2010, whichamends the Controlled Sub
stances Act to allow an "ulti
mate user" of controlled
substance medications to dis
pose of them by deliveringthem to entities authorized bythe Attorney General to acceptthem.
ril mm\
F-'ri Apt-\, 77, "JO\\FULL-TIME
COMMUNICATIONS/
RECORDS SPECIALIST
Police Department
The Concordia Police Department is seeking to fill the position of full-time Communica
tions/Records Specialist. Thisposition provides two-way radio communication for publicsafety departments; 911emergencies and administrative telephone service for citizens in the City of Concordia,and maintains agency records.
Interested persons must meetthe following minimum requirements: Be at least 18years of age and a U.S. Citizen; equivalent of a highschool diploma; no criminalconvictions; good typing andcommunication skills; pass acomprehensive video examination, oral board interviewand in-depth criminal historyand past employment background check. Computer experience a plus. Physical examination and drug screeningtests will follow all conditional
offers of employment. Experience in Police Communica
tions/Records is preferred butnot required to apply.
Communication Specialists
are paid hourly. Starting salary is $12.47-$12.79 per hourdepending upon experience.Benefits include employer provided medical, dental and vision insurance, KPERS retirement plan and paid vacationand sick leave after success
fully completing a six monthprobation period.
Complete job description isavailable at City Mall.
Deadline: The City of Concordia will accept applications until the position is filled. Resume may be included withcompleted city applicationform.
Applications availableonline
www.concordiaks.org
Or contact: The City of Concordia City Clerk's Office, 701Washington, P.O. Box 603,Concordia, Kansas 66901,(785) 243.2670. Reasonableaccommodations are available
for persons needing assistance. Requests for accommodations should be made at
thetime of application.
An Equal Opportunity Employ-
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/f ;j^TENABqj: jPublic Works Division
City of Concordia PublicWorks Department isseeking to fill the position ofEquipmentOperator/Maintenance.Interested persons mustmeet the following minimumrequirements:
Duties include, operatinglight and heavy equipmentas well as maintenance andoperation of departmentaltasks on equipment andstructuresas well as groundmaintenance tasks.Equivalent of a high schooldiploma; possess, or beable to obtain valid Class CKansas Driver's License;possess orbe able toobtaina valid Commercial Driver'sLicense within one (1) year;and an established personaldriving history that isacceptable for coverage bythe City's insurance carrier.Physical examination anddrug screening tests willfollow all conditional offersof employment. A completejob description is availableStarting pay $12.47/hr.
Deadline: City of Concordiawill accept applications untilJune 3, 2011 at noon.Resume' may be includedwith completed Cityapplication form.
Apply at: The City ofConcordia City Clerk'sOffice, 701 Washington,P.O. Box 603, Concordia,KS 66901, 785-243-2671.
Visit the website atww»i rnnrordiaks.org
or emailrHyr|0rU ia<-nnrnrriiaks.org
for application. Reasonableaccommodations areavailable for personsneeding assistance.Request ,oraccommodations should bemade at the time ofapplication.
[An Equal Opportunity|Employer
i
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City of Concordiais looking for a WSI
(Water Safety Instructor)to teach Red Cross Swimming
Lessons during the month of June
We can help you become certified togive lessons formany years to come.
ContactTom Gennette at City Hall
785-243-2.67O ^ ,
n
Legals j
(Published in the Concordia Blade-Empireon May 6 and May 13. 2011)
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-1902
BE IT RESOLVED by the GoverningBody of the Cily of Concordia, Kansas:
WHEREAS, the enforcing officerpursuant to K.S.A. 12-1750 et seq., asprovided by Section 7-47 (c) of the Codeof Ordinances of the City of Concordia,Kansas, has informed the governing bodythat in his opinion the following structures
are unsafe and dangerous:
The residential structures (house and
shed) on the premises located at 319West 3rd street, Concordia, Kansas andmore completely described as:
Lot 15, Block 177 Concordia Origin^
Town in the City of Concordia, ClouCounty, Kansas.
AND WHEREAS, the enforcing offiCehas determined that the structure shoit.be condemned and ordered repaired J-jdemolished, all pursuant to K.S.A. ' *.1752.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE >leRESOLVED BY THE GOVERNIr_gBODY OF THE CITY OF CONCORDI
KANSAS that onJune15,2011, at 5:;1T1o'clock p.m., the owner, the owneiagent, any lienholders of record and a\x\occupant of such structures may appet^at City Hall, 701 Washington Stree_Concordia, Kansas, and show cause wh;such structure should not be condemnec
and order repaired or demolished. Notice^shall be given by the City Clerk asrequired by K.S.A. 12-1752.
Passed by the Governing Body andsigned by the Mayor this 4th day of May,2011.
Marsha L. Wentz, Mayor
ATTEST: .^^Stacey Crum r-nuff,
J?"ftfW P3WUU IPP-JOM 0•(T-C^Tl UtTSABf 31T1 UI PUO' U
(Published in the Concordia Blade-Empireon May 6 and May 13. 2011)
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-1905
BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing
Body of the City of Concordia, Kansas:
WHEREAS, the enforcing officer
pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1750 et seq., as
provided by Section 7-47 (c) of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Concordia,Kansas, has informed the governing bodythat in his opinion the following structures
are unsafe and dangerous:
The residential structures (house andshed) on the premises located at 210
West 1st street, Concordia, Kansas and
more completely described as:
Lot 3. Block 193 Concordia OriginalTown, in the City of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kansas.
AND WHEREAS, the enforcing officerhas determined that the structures should
be condemned and ordered repaired or
demolished, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-
1752.
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING
BODY OF THE CITY OF CONCORDIA.
KANSAS that on June 15. 2011. at 5:30
o'clock p.m., the owner, the owner's
agent, any lienholders of record and anyoccupant of such structure may appear atCity Hall, 701 Washington Street.Concordia, Kansas, and show cause whysuch structure should not be condemned
and order repaired or demolished. Noticeshall be given by the City Clerk as
required by K.S.A. 12-1752.
Passed by the Governing Body andsigned by the Mayor this 4th day of May,
2011.
Marsha L. Wentz, Mayor
ATTEST: ,^Stacey Crum ra**i*\City Clerk ' W'*
(Published intheConcordia Blade-Empireon May6 and May 13. 2011)
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-1904
BE IT RESOLVED by the GoverningBodyof the Cityof Concordia. Kansas:
WHEREAS, the enforcing officerpursuant to K.S.A. 12-1750 et seq., asprovided by Section7-47 (c) of the Codeof Ordinances of the City of Concordia,Kansas, has informedthe governing bodythat in his opinion the following structureis unsafe and dangerous:
The residential structure on the
premises located at 233 West 1stConcordia, Kansas and more completelydescribed as:
Lots 6 through 9, Block 197 ConcordiaOriginal Town in the City of Concordia,Cloud County, Kansas.
' AND WHEREAS', the enforcing officerhas determined that the structure shouldbe condemned and ordered repaired or
demolished, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1752.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED BY THE GOVERNINGBODY OF THE CITY OF CONCORDIA.KANSAS that on June 15. 2011, at
5:30 o'clock p.m., the owner, the owner'sagent, any lienholders of record and anyoccupant of such structure may appear atCity Hall, 701 Washington Street,Concordia, Kansas, and show cause whysuch structure should not be condemnedand order repaired or demolished. Noticeshall be given by the City Clerk asrequired by K.S.A. 12-1752.
Passed by the Governing Body andsigned by the Mayor this 4th day of May,2011.
Marsha L. Wentz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stacey CrumCity Clerk
(Published in the Concordia Blade-Empireon May 6 and May 13, 2011)
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-1903
BE IT RESOLVED by the GoverningBody of the City of Concordia, Kansas:
WHEREAS, the enforcing officerpursuant to K.S.A. 12-1750 et seq., asprovided by Section 7-47 (c) of the Codeof Ordinances of the City of Concordia,
Kansas, has informed the governing bodythat in his opinion the following structureis unsafe and dangerous:
The premises located at 429 East 2ndConcordia, Kansas and more completelydescribed as:
Lot 17, Block 188 Concordia OriginalTown, in the City of Concordia, CloudCounty, Kansas.
AND WHEREAS, the enforcing officerhas determined that the structure should
be condemned and ordered repaired ordemolished, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1752.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING
BODY OF THE CITY OF CONCORDIA,KANSASthaton June 15, 2011, at
5:30 o'clock p.m.. the owner, the owner's •
agent, any lienholders of record and anyoccupant of such structure may appear atCity Hall, 701 Washington Street,Concordia, Kansas, and show cause whysuch structure should not be condemned
and order repaired or demolished. Noticeshall be given by the City Clerk asrequired by K.S.A. 12-1752.
Passed by the Governing Body andsigned by the Mayor this 4th day of May,2011.
Marsha L. Wentz, Mayor
ATTEST: ~ ~a5^~StaceyCrum **««}"CityClerk <<$#
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PLAYGROUND
A full schedule of events will begin Tuesday,May 31, and continue for six weeks through
July 8.Summer Playground Directors:
Amanda Baumann
& Carlee Baumann
9:00 -11:45 a.m. Monday-Friday
$25 PER CHILD($10 each additional child)
In case of inclement weather, listen toKNCK 1390
Contact Numbers:
Playground: 243-7979Tom Gennette: 243-2670
Location: East Shelterhouse at the City ParkMay 31 -July 8Time: 9 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., Mon.-Fri.Children need to be droppedoff no earlier than 8:45 a.m.,
and mustbepicked up no later than 11:45 a.m.Activities will include Swimming (Mon., Wed. & Fri.),Arts & Crafts, Fantastic Friday Events, Movie Days,Kickball Tournaments, Dodge Ball, Snack DaysAges: 5-12(Must turn 5 before July 8)Registration: Children can be enrolledNOW at ConcordiaCity Hall.
Concordia Teams: Amercian Legion, Subway, FunkPharmacy, Cloud County Co-op, Clyde
Days Played: Tuesday & Thursday
MEN'S SLOW PITCH & CO-ED SLOW PITCH
Contact: Tom Gennette - Teams & Coaches please conTom at City Hall (243-2670)
Days Played: Tuesdays (men)/Thursdays (co-ed)
T-BALL
Contact: Tom Gennette
Concordia Teams: Gambino's Pizza, Schendel Pest
Control, Fleming Construction, Shelter Insurance, Dy IDaycare, & Clyde
Days Played: Tuesday & Thursday
GROUNDS CREW
City of Concordia • Jared LeDucNathan Sicard & Jordan Brown
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ity of Concordiaonsumer Confidence Report - 2011Dvering Calendar Year- 2010
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Inorder to ensurethattap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulationwhich limits the amount of certain contaminanis in water provided by publicwatersystems.We treat our wateraccording to EPA's regulations FoodandDrug Administration regulations establish limits for conlaminanls in bottledwater,which mustprovidethe same protection forpublichealth
Ourwatersystem tested a minimum of6 samplesper monthinaccordancewiththe Total Coliform Ruleformicrobiological contaminants Colilorm bacteriaareusually harmless, bul their presence m water can be an indication of disease-causingbacteria Whencoliform bacteriaare found,special follow-up tests aredonelo determine ifharmful bacteriaare presentinthewatersupply IfthisNm.tis exceeded,the walersuppliermuslnotify ihe public
Water Quality Data
The following tables lis! ail of the drinking water contaminants which weredetectedduringthe 2010 calendar year The presence of these coman-.inarisdoes not necessarily indicate the water poses a health risk Unless noted thedata presented in this table is fromthe testingdone January1- December312010 The stale requires us lo monitorfor certain contaminants less than onceper year because the concentrations of these contaminantsare not expected !ovarysignificantly Irom yearto year Someofthedata, though representative ofthe water quality,is more than one year old The bottom line is that the waterthat is provided to you is safe.
s brochure rs a snapshot ol the quality of the water that we providedlastn Included are the details about where your water comes from, what itHams,and howit compares to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) andle standards. Weare committed to providing you withinformation becausexmed customers are our best allies It is important that customers be awarethe efforts thataremadecontinually improve their watersystems To learnire about your drinking water, please attend any of the regularlyleduled meetings whichare held: 1st & 3rdWednesday of each month5:30P.M., CityHall. Formoreinformation pleasecontact. ChadBuckley al5-243-2670
>urwater comes Irom 3 Ground Water Wells
ur water is treated to remove several contaminants and a dis'nfectar.l is
Jed to protect youagainst microbial contaminants TheSafe Dnnkmg WaterI{SOWA} required st3tes!odevelop a SourceWater AsscEimsr:! (S1.*/*; 'cr;ti publicwater supplythat treats and distributes rawsource water in order to•ntify potential contamination sources The stale has completed aniessment of our source waler For resultsof the assessment please contactor viewon lineat httg.v^wwkaheks.riOv.nDs.'swaD/SWrecortsrtmi
me people may be morevulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than; general population fmmuno-compromised persons such as those withicer under going chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organnsplants, people with HlV/AIDS or other immunesystem disorders, somelerly, and infants can be particularly al risk from infections These peopleould seek advice about d'irking water from iheir health care providers'A/COC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the ns* of infection byypfospondium and ether microbialcontaminants are available frcm the SafenkmgWaterHotl.ne (B0C-4264791;
mking water,including bottled water,mayreasonably be expectedle containleasl small amounts of some conlaminanls The presence of contaminantses not necessarily indicate thai water poses a health risk More informationout contaminanis and polentia' healtheffectscan be obt3ir.Pd by callirgthe'As Safe Drinking WaterHollre I8C0-426-4791)
e sources of drinking waier[bothtap water and bottledwater) includedrivers.es.sffe'arhs' 'ponds reservoirs, sprihgs/and' wells' As water travels over (he•face of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurringnerals and, in some cases, radioactive material,and can pickup subsiances;ulting fromthepresenceol animals or from humanactivity
•ntaminanls that may be present m sources water before we Ireal it delude:rpbr"3/ contaminants, sucnas viruses and bacteria which maycome Iromwage treatmentplants septicsystems livestockoperations and wildlifexpamc contaminants such as salts and metals, which can be naluraily-curring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domesticislewalerdischarges, oilandgas production, mining or farming•shades amiherbicides, wh.ch maycome froma variety of sources such astrmwaterrun-off. agriculture andresidential usersKjtoactive contaminants whef can be naturally occurring or the result ofntng activitygame confarornanfs includingsynthetic and volatile organic chemicais. which• by-products of ndusinai excesses ard petroleum production, and alscme fromgas stations urbanstormjvaterrun-off and septic systems
Terms 4 Abbreviations
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal |MCLG): Ihe Goal' is the le^e1 of acontaminant in drinking waterbelowwhichthere is no known orexpectedrsk tchumanhealth MCLGs allowfora marginofsafelyMaximum Contaminant Level (MCI): Ihe 'Maximum Allowed' MCL is thehighestlevelofa contaminant fhal is allowedmdrinking water MCLs are set ascloselotheMCLGs as feasible usingthebeslavailable treatment teennciogySecondary MaximumContaminant Level ISMCL): recommended level 'or acontaminantthat is not regulated and has no MCLAction Level |AL): Ihe concentration o' a contaminant that if et:ee'ded
triggers treatment or other requirementTreatment Technique (TT): a required process intended to reduce levels o<acontaminant m drinking walerMaximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDl): the highest level of adisinfectant allowedin drinking water Thereis convincing evidencethai additionofa disinfectant is necessary forcontrolof microbial contaminantsNon-Detects1ND): lab analysisindicatesthaiIhecontaminant is notoresentPartsper Million (ppm) or milligrams per liter(mg/l)Partsper BillionIppbl or micrograms per liter(tjg/i)Picocuriesper LiterIpCi/L): a measureof ihe radioactivity mwalerMi11irems perYear tmrem/yr):measureof radiation absorbedbythe bodyMillion Fibers per Liter (MFL): a measure of the presence of asbestos 'itersthatare longerthan 10 micrometersNephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU): a measure of the clarity of waterTurbidity m excess of 5 NTU'S |ust noticeable to the average person "jTiC;:.js not regulated forgroundwater systems
Microbiological
COLIFORM(TCR)
Testing Results for:Cityof Concordia
in the month of September, 1sampie(s)returnedas positive
MCL Systems thatCollect LessThan40Samplesper Month - Nomorethan 1 positivemonthlysample
Typical Source
Naturally present in theenvironment
[ Regulated ContaminantsCollection
Date
HighestValue
Range Unit MCL MCLG Typical Source
ARSENIC 9/16/2008 26 11-25 10
2
0 Erosion of natural deoosils
BARIUM 9/15/2008 0 28011-
0 28PPO! 2 Discharge frommelalrefineries
j CHROMIUM 9/16/2008 67 I 34-67 ppb 100 100 Discharqe Irom sleet and oulp mills
o Delected Results were Found.n Ihe Calendar Yearol 2Q1Q
; Lead and CopperMonitoring 90'"
Period | PercentileRange
' COPPER,FREE 2008-2010 11 0 C61 - 3 5
! LEAD 2C08-201C ] 19 _i_ 12-42
• 'c-i-s-'C- pereds nf tine
MCL j W-J_.
Typical Source
4_ £kl_
Sites I
Over AL iTypicalSource
JL __ 1 erosionofhousehold plumbing0 t Corrosjon of household plumbing _
City of ConcordiaBURN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
FEES: PERMIT IS FREE!THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS MUST BEMET AND
COMPLETED BEFORE THE INSPECTION, OR THEPERMIT WILL BE DENIED.
Open burning in the city limits requires apermit from the fire department. Unauthorized
burning is subject of up to $200.00(plus court cost) for a first offense.
Note: EPA regulations prohibit burning ofanyhousehold trash or waste.
1) The materia] to be burned shall beno less than twenty-five(25) feet from any structure.
2) Burning will only be permitted during the daylight hours andfairweather conditions. This will be determined at timeofinspection.
3)Theoverall sizeof thefire will notbe as large as to create ahazard to the surrounding area.
4)The ONLY items that canbeburned areleaves, uncut grass,small limbs, and shrubs. (NO TRASH/TIRES/PLASTICS/WIRE/CONSTRUCTION LUMBER/SHINGLES)
5) There must be acharged garden hose line, long enough toreach the entire outer edge of the burn area.
6) When starting the burn, there will be NO accelerants used inany way.
7) Permits will only be issued when there are no conflicts withany State, Federal, orlocal burn-bans ineffect.
The ConcordiaFire Department conductsinspections ofall burnpermits.
To acquire a burn permit, you mustfirst:1) Prepare the area incompliance with these requirements.
2)Come toCity Hall, located at 701 Washington Street, tomakearrangements for your inspection.
3)Fire department personnel will then come out lo the locationwhereIheburn will take placeto inspectthe area.Ifthe area isproperly prepared, thefiredepartmentrepresentative will issue apermit and burning may
commence.
may £~7, 2&
Concrete workEmployees of Midlands Contracting pour concrete on Broadway Street Wednesday morning.It is part of the ongoing sewer project. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell) \u v^) \ ^2q 1\
(Publishedin the Concordia Blade-Empireon May20, 2011)
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3014
AN ORDINANCE providing for theconsumption of alcoholic beverages andcereal-malt beverages on certain publicproperty in the City of Concordia;repealing Concordia Code section 3-102;and amending the Concordia Code, byadding sections 3-33 and 3-102.
BE IT ORDAINED by the governing
body of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas:
SECTION 1. Section 3-102 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City ofConcordia is hereby repealed as of theeffective date set forth below.
SECTION 2. The Code of Ordinances
of the City of Concordia is herebyamended, by adding a new section 3-33,which shall read as follows:
Sec. 3-33. Consumption of alcoholicbeverages on certain public property.
Consumption of alcoholic beveragesshall be permitted in such areasadjacent to Stanton Field andKirterman Field in the southeast
corner of the Concordia Sports
Complex as are designated for thepurpose by signage.
SECTION 2. The Code of Ordinances of
the City of Concordia is hereby amended,by adding a new section 3-102, whichshall read as follows:
Sec. 3-102.
places.
Possession in public
No person shall, at any time, drink,consume or possess in any opencontainer, any cereal malt beveragewhile such person is situated on anystreet, sidewalk, alley, park, cemeteryor other public place in the city,except in a place of business licensedby the city for retail sale of cereal maltbeverages for consumption on thepremises where sold, and except forsuch areas adjacent to Stanton Field
and Kitterman Field in the southeast
corner of the Concordia Sports
Complex as are designated for thepurpose bv signage.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication in the official citynewspaper. The provisions hereof areseverable, and in the event of invalidity,for any reason, of any portion of thisordinance, the remaining provisions of theordinance shall remain in full force and
effect, with the invalid provisions deemedexcised.
PASSED by the governing body andsigned by the mayor this 18th day of May.2011.
Marsha L. Wentz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stacey CrumCity Clerk
(Published intheConcordia Blade-Empireon May 20, 2011)
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3013
AN ORDINANCE amending the open
burning ordinance of the City ofConcordia; providing for the issuance ofan open burning permit without paymentof a fee; repealing Concordia Codesection 10-167; and amending theConcordia Code, by adding a new section10-167.
BE IT ORDAINED by the governingbodyof the Cityof Concordia, Kansas:
SECTION 1. Section 10-167 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City ofConcordia is hereby repealed as of theeffective date set forth below.
SECTION 2. The Code of Ordinances
of the City of Concordia is herebyamended, by adding a new section 10-167, which shall read as follows:
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(a) Open burning is herebyprohibited within the corporate limitsof the city, unless the individualconducting the burning obtains a burnpermit from a bum permit officerpriorto the commencement of such
burning. An individual seeking a burnpermit may contact a burn permitofficer during normal business hoursthrough the City Clerk or as posted at
City Hall.
(b) No fee will be assessed for abum permit.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication in the officialcitynewspaper. The provisions hereof areseverable, and in the event of invalidity,for any reason, of any portion of thisordinance, the remaining provisions of theordinance shall remain in full force and
effect, with the invalid provisions deemedexcised.
PASSED by the governing body andsigned by the mayor this 18th day of May,2011.
Marsha L Wentz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stacey CrCity ClerkStacey Crum ?«»«»ijm
City authorizes negotiationof agreement with CCHC
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
A new hospital may soon have a home inthe Airport Park after the Concordia CityCommission authorized tlie city manager tonegotiate a development agreement withCloud County Health Center Wednesdaynight.
Hospital CEO Jim Wahlmeier told Commissioners last night his board had instructedhim to negotiate an agreement for the acquisition of 12 acres of land in Airport Park for tlieconstruction of a hospital. The potential site iseast of the camping area in the park.
Originally, the hospital board had beenlooking at land north of the Concordia National Guard Armory and soutli of F&A FoodSales, but the Airport Park site is now tlie primary site.
"It actually turned out to be a better sitethan the previous one," Wahlmeier said,which is what the hospital's architect foundafter studying the two sites.
Walilmeier said the plan is to try to leave
tlie RV hookups in tlie park area. In addition,he said, they would like to preserve tlie WPAprojects in the park-the shelterhouse, bridgeand two pillars, because of their historic significance.
City Manager Larry Uri said he and citystaff would work at formulating a development agreement and present drafts to thecommissioners at coming study sessions.
Neil Phillips, with Jarred, Gilmore andPhillips, presented the 2010 audit to Commissioners, giving tlie city a clean report. Phillipssaid there were no deficiencies in internal con
trols, no material weaknesses and no statuto
ry violations.Phillips did say the general fund ended"
2010 with a balance of S374.000. wliich he
said is relatively low. That amount would onlycover a little more than a month of expenses.Most cities, he said, like to have tliree months
of cash carryover available."Your books are in wonderful shape,"
Pliillips said.
(see City on page 7)
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in the city water wells.An amendment to the
Concordia Airport AdvisoryBoard was also approved.The amendment does awaywith limitations on terms
officers of the board can
serve. Uri said the Board
wanted to take out the term
limits to enable its chair.
Kirk Lowell, to continue
serving in that capacity."Their desire is to keep
him in at least one more
year to wrap up the masterplan work." Uri said.
An ordinance establish
ing a S50 fee for temporarycereal malt beverage licenses was also approved. Thefee is for events in parks orelsewhere, and limits the
event to one week. The ordi
nance also,;set a. two-year ,alconolic liquor license fee"at $600.
Verna Ferguson, whooperates Concordia's welcome service, spoke toCommissioners about
obtaining names of newwater customers for her
business. Ferguson callsupon newcomers to thecommunity, gives themsamples and advertisements from local business
es, and compiles theirpersonal information into anewsletter, which she sells.
Ferguson said whenCongress enacted the privacy act. the city stopped giv-
may offer this service to allthose people who wouldbenefit from this service."she said.
Because of the state
statute, Uri said, the citydoes not have a choice in
the matter because of statelaw.
"When does the law of
common sense come in?"
Ferguson asked. "I'm not aterrorist or a stalker. It's
something to think about. Iwould like some help."
Commissioner Tim Park
er said he didn't feel the cityshould go out on a limbwith the issue and break
the law. Mayor MarshaWentz agreed, saying thecity is bound by the law andcannot do anything.
. In other action items, the
Commission appointedCathy Miller and Mike Linden to three-year terms onthe Board of ZoningAppeals and proclaimedJune 11, 2011, as Thelma
Starr Workman Day. A giftfrom Workman's estate has
been used to fund an exhib
it, "Orphan Train Riders toKansas," which will open onJune 11 at the National
Orphan Train Complex.The Commission
adjourned to a study session to discuss construc
tion of a street in East Hills
Estates and the comprehensive plan.
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The idea of doing away withfamily season ConcordiaMunicipal swimming poolpasses proved unpopular withcitizens and the city commission reinstated them at
Wednesday night's meeting.In years past, the city
offered a $60 family seasonpass to the pool, but becauseof administrative issues and
patron misuse, discontinuedthem this year. Individual season passes were $30. A $1510-punch card took the placeof ajl season passes.
In addition, other priceswere changed. Last year, itcost $ 1.50 for those age five to17, and $2.00 for those 18 and
over. Senior citizens, 65 and
older were admitted for free.
This year, anyone over the ageof five must pay $2.00.
In an e-mail exchange withcommissioner^ last week, CityManager Larry>Uri said he hadbeen getting a great deal ofnegative feedbacks and recommended the comjmission dis
cuss the issue last night.Jenny Parker spoke to the
commission, saying she represented a number of parents inthe community who wereopposed to no longer beingoffered season passes.
She said she feared that if
the season passes were discontinued, some in the com
munity could not afford topatronize the pool.
"You're going to have kidssitting at .home, maybe unsupervised or in unaircondi-tioned houses," she said. "I
think that's a real detriment."
Taking away the option ofgoing to the pool she said,would also take away an outdoor activity for a number ofchildren.
"I feel you're going to lose alot of kids and a lot of these
families," she said. "You're
going to lose a lot of peoplecoming (to the pool)."
Parker said she and her
three children would normallygo to the pool about four daysa week, oftentimes in theevenings to'fescape the heat.
"I know myself I might notwant to go just for an hour inthe evening if it's going to costsix to eight bucks to get in formy family," she said. "It maynot be a hardship for me personally financially, but it willbe a hardship for a lot of people in this community."
Melina Hemphill alsoaddressed the commission,
saying she knows of a numberof children who come fromlower income families who
probably couldn't afford to goto the pool without the seasonpasses.
"There's a good number ofkids we are aware of as beinglower income children, and we
would be quite concerned as towhat they would be doing otherwise if they weren't at thepool." Hemphill said. "I recognize the pool doesn't want tobe seen as a babysitting service, and that's certainly notwhat we're advocating."
She said her husband and
son wouldn't be able to go tothe pool on a daily basis, asthey had in the past, with the
punch cards. Just to go on theweekends all summer, shesaid, would cost around $135.
"I have no objection to theprice of the family pass beingraised," Hemphill said.
Commissioner Charles
Johnson asked the two women
what they would be willing topay for a season pass, andboth said $100 was not unreasonable.
Finance Director Amber
Farha said the passes werediscontinued in an effort to
better organize the operationsat the pool. She also said thatoftentimes, passes weren'tchecked and people were getting in free.
Uri presented a list of areapools and what each chargedfor season passes. At $60.Concordia's price was lowcompared to other cities. Thecommission's general consensus was to mirror Parson's
season pass price - $100 for afamily up to five members, and$5 for each additional member.
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replacement work, and theimpending late summerwork at Heavy's. He said hecould wait on the projectuntil next spring, but priceswould probably increase.
Commissioner Johnsonasked where the money wasgoing to come from, andCopple said he would take itfrom the capital improvement fund.
"You're raiding the CIPfund again," Johnson said."1 didn't like it before, and Idon't like it now."
On a 3-1 vote, with Johnson voting against it, the
' commission approved having Bryant and Bryant dothe project. CommissionerLyle Pounds was not in
| attendance.The commission also
lapproved three different• contracts related to workI being done in relation to theI south flood control struc-Iture project.
A contract with BowmanBowman Novick. Inc. of
IKansas City, was approvedIfor design of a park in theI dam area. For $23,900. theIcompany will compile a parkI master plan inthearea sur-I rounding what will be aIsmail lake at the base ofthe• proposed 20th Street dam.
a cime-nonored tradition for
adults to have a beer or twoafter Softball games. But,becauseit wascityproperty,it was never sanctioned.
The commission alsoeliminated the $25 burnpermit fee. Open burning inthe city limits is allowed,and requires a permit,which previously had been$25. There is no longer acharge for the burn permit,but there is a fine for burning without a permit- up to$250 for a first offense andup to $500 for a secondoffense.
The free permits can beobtained from the firedepartment, and must beobtained on the day citizenswish to conduct an openburn.
During staff comments,Don Dean from Campbell &Johnson said the Broadwaysewer line is complete fromLarry Uri's office (607Broadway) to Third Street.Once work on the north sideof the project is complete,which Dean said should besoon, work will begin on thesouth side of Sixth Street.
The commissionadjourned to a study session to discuss the comprehensive plan and temporarybeer licenses.
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CONCORDIA PARK SURVEYWe want your input!
As part of the South Concordia Flood Control Project,the City is issuing a survey to all citizens to receive
input onthedesired uses ofa new park, located westofUS Highway 81 and north ofCollege Drive.
The survey will be available:• On the City web site atwww.concordiaks.org
• Onthe City Facebook page• At City Hall
All surveys not completed online can be turned intoCity Hall - 701 Washington, P.O. Box 603,
Concordia, KS 66901.
Deadline is July 1st
Please participate and let usknow what you think -your opinion matters!
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Every year, Americans look forward to summervacations, camping, family reunions, picnics, and
the Fourth ofJuly. Summertime, however, alsobrings fires and injuries due to outdoor cooking andrecreational fires. Annually, there are almost 3,800
Americans injured by gas or charcoal grillfires.Summertime should be a time offun and making happy memories.
Knowing afew fire safety tips andfollowing safety instructions willhelp everyone have a safe summer.
•Propane and charcoal BBQ grills must only be used outdoors. If used indoors, or inanyenclosed spaces such as tents, they pose both a fire hazard and the risk ofexposing occupants totoxic gases &potential asphyxiation.
• Position the grill well away from siding, deck railing, and out from under eaves andoverhanging branches.
• Place the grill a safedistance from lawn games, play areas, &foot traffic.• Keep children &pets away from the grill area. Declare a three-foot "safe zone"
around the grill.
• Put out several long-handled grilling tools to give the chef plenty of clearance fromheat &flames when cooking.
• Periodically remove grease orfat buildup in trays below the grill so it cannot beignited by a hot grill.
•Check the propane cylinder hose for leaks before using it for the first time each year.Alight soap &water solution applied to the hose will reveal escaping propane quicklyby releasing bubbles.
• If you determined your grill hasa gas leak by smell orthe soapy bubble test, andthere is no flame:
• Turn offthe propane tank &grill• If the leak stops, get the grill serviced by a professional before using it again• Ifthe leak does not stop, call the fire department.
• If you smell gas while cooking, immediately getaway from the grill &call the firedepartment. Donot attempt to move the grill.
• All propane cylinders manufactured after April 2002 must have overfill protectiondevices (OPD). OPD's shut off the flow ofpropane before capacity isreached,limiting thepotential for release ofpropane gas if thecylinder heats up. OPD's areeasily identified by their triangular-shaped hand wheel.
• Use only equipment bearing the mark of an independent testing laboratory. Followthe manufacturer's instructions on how toset upthe grill &maintain it.
• Never store propane cylinders in buildings orgarages. If you store a gasgrill insideduring the winter, disconnect the cylinder &leave it outside.
Tlie Concordia Fire Department wishes everyone a safe summer.Any questions, please call the Fire Department at 243.4411.
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High flying act Oulij 12, 201City of Concordia employee Roger Woodford gets a lifnram the bucket truck to make,epairs to the stoplight at Lincoln and 11th streets Monday afternoon. (Blade photo_'-« Jay Lowell) CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Grant to Fire Department OUHjL 2.^, 2611John Chnstensen (center), Concordia firefighter, accepts a check for $500 from the WamartFoundation and facility #1282 from Connie Tholstrup, assistant manager of Concordia Walmartand Roy Reif manager. The check issued through the Local Community Contribution/HungerOutreach Grant Program will be used to purchase rope rescue equipment. (Blade photo by JayLowell)
City approves tax exemptionBy Brad Lowell
Blade-Empire EditorThe Concordia city commis
sion passed a resolution tofacilitate a prospective manufacturing project by granting a10-year property tax exemptionand the payment of up to$5,000 per year for up to fiveyears payable to Cloud Countyto assist with expenses
incurred by the county inacquiring real estate and leasing it to a manufacturing enterprise.
The tax exemption and payments to the county will go intoeffect pending the execution ofa mutually satisfactory development agreement.
Kirk Lbwell, executive director of the Cloud County Development Corporation
(CloudCorp), said that 17Kansas communities were com
peting for the manufacturingfacility and that Concordia isone of the seven to be seriouslyconsidered.
During a study session following the regular meeting, itwas decided that the hospitalboard revisit the site betweenF&A Foods and the NationalGuard Armory for the proposedlocation of a new hospital afterhearing that it might cost asmuch as $3.1 million for infrastructure to service the AirportPark location.
Campbell & Johnson engineer Ken Johnson said thatmuch of the cost is a result ofrequirements by the KansasDeparhnent of Transportation.KDOT expressed some real con
cerns about the Airport Parklocation, particularly the southentrance where the speed limit
is 55 mph.Traffic counts at the hospital
indicate that an additional1,000 vehicles a day will beturning off and onto the highway and that KDOT has saidthat it will not approve the project without improvements suchas deceleration and turning
lanes. Johnson said.Johnson said that the infra
structure costs at the north sitewould be an estimated $1 million since the only access to thehospital would be the stoplightat the Walmart and airportintersection.
Susan Retter. president ofthe Cloud County Health Center board, said this morning
that the hospital is going tomake one more attempt to satisfy the requirements of MarilynBlosser, administrator of theBlosser trust, which holds areverter clause on the airportproperty. A considerable savings can be made if the hospitalboard and Mrs. Blosser can
agree, she said.During the regular meeting,
Joshua Meyer, president of theFrank Carlson Library board,made tlie annual library funding request. The total requestwas for $185,704.
The commissioners approveda proclamation designatingAug. 2 as the 28th annualNational Night Out. The eventrecognizes the crime fightingefforts of police departmentsacross the nation.
NOTICE TO BIDThe City of Concordia is accepting bids for thedemolition of condemned structures located at-• 210 West 1st street -house and shed• 319 West 3rd Street-house and shed
• 429 East 2nd Street-house.
%ch address shalllbe aseparate bid' '• -->All bidders must meet the City's demolition
requirements andhave a demolition permit beforework may be commenced. Over digging
foundations will berequired for topsoil.Bids or bid inquiries shall be submitted to the office ofJan, !V C'erk' P°- B0X 603' Concordia, Kansaso6901. For detailed information on this project contactBruno Rehbein at City Hall. (785) 243-2672 All bids
shall be submitted in a sealed envelope markedDemolition Bid and the address or addresses
Bids must besubmitted nolater than3:00 P.M june 30, ?nn
Proof of general liability insurance must be providedwith b;ds. Bids received after the 3:00 P.M. deadline
will be returned to the bidder un-opened. Fax bids willnot be accepted. The City of Concordia is an equal
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GET INVOLVEDIN YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The Concordia City Commissionintends to involveas manyqualified citizensas possible in the governingprocess.To that end. theCommission announces that vacancies do now exist or will soon
exist on the following citizen boards, commissions and committees:
BOARD OF BUILDING TRADES
One licensed Master Plumber and one member of the general public at large is needed.
If you are interestedin serving the community by becoming a member of this board, you are asked to fillout a short
Expression of Interest Form. Tobe considered for theabove appointment, return a completed Expression of
Interest Form to the City Clerk's Office. Youare urged toact at your earliest convenience.
All members of boards, commissions and committees serve
without pay- out of a concern for the publicgood.
Forms and more information are available in the City Clerk's Oltice.701Washington Street,P.O. Box603.Concordia, KS 66901.
If you have questions, please call theCity Clerk's Office at 243-2670
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Up for adoption -V«- 271, 20UShannon Boff, avolunteer for the Concordia Animal Shelter, unloads adog that is up for adoptionduring the Second Annual Adopt-A-Pet Fundraiser Saturday at the City Park. (Blade photo byJessica LeDuc)
The Concordia City Commission went against the wishes ofthe Airport Advisory BoardWednesday, re-appointingSusan Retter to another term on
that board on a 4-1 vote.
At a special call meeting onJune 9, the Airport AdvisoryBoard (AAB) recommended thatthe Commission appoint LanceLink and Dane Hanson to terms
on the board. Hanson has
already served one term, andLink, a pilot, would have been anew member. Retter had
expressed interest in servingagain.
Kirk Lowell, chairman of the
AAB, told City Commissionerslast night that the board haddiscussed the issue at length.The AAB considered a number of
applicants, as well as the Commission's policy that it give preference to applicants who arelicensed pilots. After discussionat tlie meeting, where only six of
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the nine members were present,a motion was made to appointLink and Hanson to four-yearterms on the Board.
Lowell told Commissioners
last night that a great deal of discussion ensued, because the
motion would remove Retter as
an AAB member. He said he
reminded the board that Retter
had been an excellent advocate
for the airport, while also servingas a communication link
between the Board and the
Cloud County Health Center, ofwhich she is also a member.
The AAB voted 4-1-1 to
appoint Hanson and Link to theBoard. Lowell was the lone dis
senting vote, and Hansonabstained.
Last night. Mayor MarshaWentz asked Lowell if it would be
a good idea to interrupt the continuity of the board as it tried tofinish up die years-long processof the airport master plan, aswell as the proposed new hospital construction.
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issues among the Board members. He said Ray Palmer hadmade the comment that Retter's
serving on both boards could beconsidered a conflict of interest.
As chairman, Lowell said he did
not think it was a conflict.
City Manager Larry Uri saidRetter, even if not serving on theAAB, would still be involved in
the proposed hospital construction. She and two others have
been appointed by tlie hospitalboard to work with the Commis
sion on the development agreement.
Wentz said she didn't see a
conflict with Retter, any morethan pilots serving on the AABwanting to benefit from improvements made at tlie airport.
Everett Ford, an AAB mem
ber, suggested to the Commission that Retter be appointed asan ex officio member. He said
the AAB took this recommenda
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trying to say is they're lookingout for the airport." Ford said."We might go along with everything the hospital wants, butthere could be the perceptionthat she and Kirk were drivingthe program," Ford said.
Lowell said even though preference is given to pilots, havingcitizens on the AAB brings acommunity perspective to theworkings of the airport.
Wentz made a motion to
appoint Hanson and Retter tothe AAB. which was seconded byGary Fraser.
Before die vote. Ford said he
didn't agree with the Commission's actions.
"You do have a board here,
and Kirk's (Lowell) the only onewho voted against it," he said."As a person on the board, 1think you should tliink very seriously about what's going onhere. The board really did takethis deliberately."
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Commission(continued from page 1)With Charles Johnson
voting against the motion, itpassed on a 4-1 vote. AtLowell's suggestion, theCommission then voted 5-0to appoint Link to an ex officio position on the board,should he choose to acceptit.
In other business, theCommission approved resolutions declaring severalproperties dangerous andslating them for demolition.The properties, and owners,are: 319 West 3rd. Williamand Mary Strait; 429 East2nd. Polish Traders. WillowSprings. Mo.; and 210 West1st. Lori Adam.
A fourth property. 233West 1st. owned by Everettand Glorianna Ford, wastaken off the list becausethe Fords turned in anapplication to get the property on the city's demolitionprogram.
Building Inspector BrunoRehbein said he would liketo get started immediatelyon demolishing the houses.
"None of these are theowners' concern," he said."They don't want anythingto do with them."
Rehbein said there wasonly about $10,000 remaining in the city's demo fund,and he didn't know if thebudget would allow for allthe houses to be demolished. He said he wouldsolicit bids for the demolitions, and see how manycould be torn down.
Fire Chief Larry Eubanksgot the go-ahead from theCommission to apply for theAssistance to Firefighters 'Grant. Eubanks said the •?department has received tthe grant every year for the 'past three years. This year, ;he willapply for the grant in *';two areas- facilities and 'equipment.
Eubanks said he plans to
apply for a facilities grant toinstall an exhaust systemfor the truck bay. which willcost an estimated $44,000.With the fire departmentnext to City Hall, he saidexhaust fumes can enterthe building. The new system would alleviate thatproblem, removing fumesthrough a filter system.
He said he also plans toapply for an equipmentgrant, which would be usedto purchase a new Jaws ofLife tool.' The last one waspurchased in 1977. and anew one would be more efficient and easier to use. Costof that would be $55,000.
The city's match on bothgrants would be five percent, and Eubanks said hehad that in his budget.
The Commission alsoapproved the purchase of anew sludge pump at thewastewater treatment plant,in the amount of $13,082.
Several organizationsmade funding requests fromthe Commission.
Joe Jindra and LindaSutton, representing theSmall Business Development Center, asked for$14,000 to help keep theoffice open.Jindra said theywould be making the samerequest from the county.The SBDC serves 11 counties in Northcentral Kansas.
Gary Dvorak with theSenior Citizens Center,asked for $4,000 as a wagesupplement for staff at theCenter. He said the samerequest will be made of theCounty Commission. TheCenter serves more than100 people a day, which isthe highest attendance inthe AreaAgency on Aging's18-county service area.
Anita Strommen, executive director of the CloudCounty CommunityResources Council, askedfor $12,000, which is a con- ,
tinuation of the funding theCommission has providedsince 2008. Strommen. who
has been on the job for threemonths, said since April165 families have received
assistance. The Council
also is responsible for Club81, the summer lunch program, and the holiday store.
Susan Cantine-Maxson,
executive director of the
Brown Grand asked for
matching funds for continued restoration work at the
theatre. Last year, the cityprovided $20,000 to assistin the replacement of the104-year-old stairway, catwalk and ladder backstage.
She said the second and
third phase of that project isthe replacement of the rigging and curtains. Thosetwo items will cost an esti
mated $83,000.
During staff comments.Finance Director AmberFarha said surveys are nowavailable to gather input ona park in the south floodcontrol project area. Shesaid the survey is availableon the city's web site, on thecity's Facebook page, and atCity Hall. On July 13 atnoon, city staff will meetwith an architect from Bowman, Bowman and Novickwho will have designs for apark area to discuss.
After a 10-minute executive session for preliminarydiscussion of acquisition ofreal estate, with Farha and.|Public Works Director RonCopple, where no actionwas taken, the Commissionadjourned to a study session to discuss East HillsEstates, the comprehensiveplan, and a loader.
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City will be sealing streetsThe city of Concordia will be sealing the
streets starting Friday. Aug. 5. The contractor will notify the property owners atthe time they are in that area.
Streets will be opened in the evening.The City is asking the adjacent propertyowners to not park on the sealed streetsfor two hours.
Slurry sealing schedule follows butmight be revised because of weather:
Day 1—Kile Street, Kemp Street, 13thStreet (Olive to Hill), 15th Street (Olive toHill). Crestview, Willow (leave half ofdriveway to golf course open).
Day 2—14th Street (Lincoln to Hill),16th Street (Lincoln to Hill). 18th Street(Crestview to Republican).
Day 3—14th Street (Republican toState), 16th Street (Republican to State),18th Street (Republican to State), 13thStreet (Highland Drive to Willow), SunsetTrail.
Day 4—15th Street (Republican toState). 17th Street (Republican to State),Crescent Lane.
For more information contact Don
Dean at 243.1755 or Ron Copple at243.2670. (UH3U.& Z/, Z0ll
CITY OF CONCORDIA, KANSASTREASURER'S QUARTERLY REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM April1,7011THROUGH June 30,2011
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter
Ending Cash Ending Cash
FUNDS Balances Receipts Expenditures Balances
100 General Fund t 1.028.997.74 S 928,76264 $ 900,826.42 J 1.056.933.96
203 Industrial Development 4.086.78 9.813.68•
13,900.46
205 Special Highway 94.602.38 31.480.69 16.779.63 109,303.44
780 Cloud County Landfill 34,378.35 74.205.50 104.066.16 4,517.69
802 Water Protection Fund 1.316.70 1.468.13 1.325.67 1,459.16
TOTALS J 4,195,601.03 $ 2.370,143.14 S 2,382,007.81 %4,183,736.56
LIABILITIES: CASH AVAILABLE
Cash on Hand
Checking Accounts
2.388.33
855.16324
General Obligation Bonds 3.330,000.00 MoneyMarkets &Savings Accounts 1,902,401.58
TIFGeneral Obligation Bonds 2,000,000.00 Certificates of Deposit 1.352,265.92
Canital Leases 2,747.83TOTAL $ 5,332,747.83
Reconciling Items per Bank Rec 71.517.49
TOTAL CASH & INVESTMENTS
Cj7+$ 4,183,736.56
I. Amber Farha. do hereby certify that the
above statement is correct.
(First published in The ConcordiaBlade-Empire on July 26, 2011.)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CLOUD
COUNTY, KANSAS
PROBATE DIVISION
in the Matter of the Estate of Eleanor
C. Tyler, who was sometimes known asEleanor Tyler, and whose full name wasEleanor Christine Tyler,deceased.
Case No. 11-PR-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State ol Kansas to All Persons
Concerned:
You are hereby notified that on July22, 2011. the will of the above-named de
cedent dated June 24. 2004, was admittedto probate in the above-captioned proceedings and Steven J. Tyler was appointed asExecutor ot such will, without bond.
You are further advised that under the
provisions of the Kansas Simplified EstatesAct, the Court need not supervise administration of the estate and no further no
tice of any action of the Executor or otherproceedings of the administration will begiven, except tor notice of petition to sell,lease or mortgage real property and noticeof final settlement of the decedent's estate.
Youare furtheradvised that ifwrittenobjections to simplified administration are filedwith the Court, the Court may order thatsupervised administration ensue.
All creditors are notified to exhibit their
demands against the estate withinfour (4)months from the date ol the firstpublicationof this notice as provided by law,and iftheirdemands are not thus exhibited, they shallbe forever barred.
, (Published in The Concordia Blade-EmpireTuesday,August2,2011.)
NOTICE OF HEARING BY
THE CONCORDIA PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the ConcordiaPlanning Commission to consider a streetvacation. A petition has been filed in the office of the CityClerkprayingfor vacationdf East 13th Street between McCune andV streets.
The public hearing will be held in theCity Commission Room, City Hall, 701Washington, Concordia. Kansas, on the23rdday ofAugust. 2011,at 7:00p.m.
Allpersons desiring to be heard on thestreet vacation shail have the opportunityto be heard.
Reasonable accommodations areavailabletor persons needing assistance.Requests for accommodations should besubmitted to Director of Community Development. 785-243-2672 (TDD 785-243-2336) by 5:00 p.m., Friday. August 19,
.2011.
Bruno Rehbein
Secretary
1tu
(Published in The Concordia Blade-
Empire Tuesday, August 2, 2011.)NOTICE OF HEARING BY
THE CONCORDIA PLANNING COM
MISSION
Notice is hereby given that a publichearing willbe held by the Concordia Planning Commission to consider a repiat ofEast Hills Estates.
C Properties LLC seeks to repiat the
East Hills Estates Planned Unit Development subdivision in order to reclaim land
granted as public access in and acrossBlock 5.
Said tract generally lies south of 11thStreet and West ot "L" Street, and is more
particularly described as follows:A Tract in the North One Half (N 1/2) of
the East One Half (E 1/2) of the SouthwestQuarter (SW 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter(NW1/4), and the West Forty-Two (42) teetof the North One Half (N 1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of the NorthwestQuarter (NW 1/4) of Section Three (3),
Township Six (6) South, Range Three (3)
West of the Sixth Principal Meridian. CloudCounty, Kansas, together with one-hart ofall rights-of-way and easements adjacentto all of the above described lots.
The public hearing wiHbe held in the
City Commission room, City Hall, 701Washington, Concordia, Kansas, on the23rd day of August, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
All persons desiring to be heard onthis request shall have the opportunity tobe heard.
Reasonable accommodations are
available for persons needing assistance.Requests for accommodations should besubmitted to Director of Community Development, 785-243-2670 (TDD 785-243-2336) by 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 19.2011.
Bruno Rehbein
Secretary
Finishing touches <Wlu 2.11 2.<M (City of Concordia employee Jim Metro finishes concretework on Thursday mom(Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
cjry approves curb and gutter assessmentsBy Jessica LeDuc
Blade Staff Writer
Two curb and gutter assessments were approved at a relatively short Concordia CityCommission meeting Wednesday.
The first, at 610 Archer, cost
$1,639, while the other project,at 803 Valley amounted to$5,597. It was the project onValley Street, which is USD333's Lincoln School property,that Commissioner Charles
Johnson took issue with.
He said he didn't think the
city should pay the bill forrepairs made at school districtproperty. USD 333 has its owntax base. Johnson said, which
is larger than the city's.Public Works Director Ron
Copple said he was simply following the city's curb and gutter replacement program. Theprogram, which Copple said isavailable for anyone in the city,splits the cost of curb and gutter replacement between property owners and the city.
"If the county wanted curband gutter all around theirbuilding over here, we'd do theprogram for them," Copple said."I don't know why we wouldn't."
City Manager Larry Uri said
if it was the wish of the Com
mission to not allow other tax
ing entities to participate in thecity's curb and gutter program,a change needed to be made. NoCommissioner spoke up torequest the policy be changed.and the assessments were
approved on a unanimous 4-0vote. Commissioner Tim Parker
was absent.
In other business, tlie Com
mission approved a resolutionauthorizing the city to financethe Heavy's BBQ sidewalkimprovements and south floodcontrol work using Tax Increment Financing.
Uri said the resolution was
being approved now to pay forthe bills coming in for approximately $400,000 in engineeringwork being done in the floodcontrol jarea. The Heavy's sidewalk project is 'pilso scheduledto be started soon.
The feasibility study makesa finding that, u?et have enoughprojected TIF;|jllic'orne, basedupon present ta*!*aiuauons, topay the amount we're resolvingin these papers tofbe allowed tospend," Uri told Commissioners.
Commissioners authorized
spending up to $2.3 million for
the projects. The Heavy's project is estimated at $100,000,with tlie remainder being available for dam area work.
Uri said the resolution givesthe Commission the ability toborrow up to the current capacity of the TIF program in thefuture, should that be how the
Commission chooses to finance
tlie dam project.Because of low attendance at
the end of the summer, the
Commission agreed to close theswimming pool when schoolstarts.
Typically, Uri said, the poolremains open after schoolstarts for the high school's convenience because students use
it during physical educationclasses. But once school
begins, he said, attendance atthe pool dramatically drops off.In 2010, over Labor Day weekend, only $33 was brought infor admissions. It costs the cityclose to $6,000 to keep the poolopen for the three weeks afterschool starts.
Commissioner Gary Frasersaid he had no problem closingthe pool at the start of school,because the cost to keep it openis quite expensive.
Mayor Marsha Wentz said
she agreed with Fraser. sayingthat unless the school wants tc
pay for the chemicals to keefthe pool open, she would be irifavor of closing it.
A house at 512 Spruce,which was severely damaged bjfire several months ago wasaccepted into the city's demolition program.
Uri said the property ownerhad hired someone to demolish
the house, but the contractor
had skipped out on the job. Theowner has also submitted the
house to be demolished under
the housing rehabilitationgrant the city is applying for.The application to the city'sdemolition program is a backup, Uri said, if the grant doesnot come through. This means,he said, the house would not be
demolished until 2012, unlessit becomes an emergency.
The Commission acceptedthe low bid of $4,697 fromSnavely Excavating to demolishthe house.
The Commission went into
two executive sessions for 15
minutes each for discussions
on preliminary acquisition ofreal estate and confidential
business information. No
action was taken after either
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Gty approves land purchase contract Legals
(Published in the ConcordiaBlade-Ei jonFriday, August 19, 2011) \
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3018 j
AN ORDINANCE ATTESTING TC |INCREASE IN TAX REVENUES IBUDGET YEAR 2012 FOR THE C |Concordia. :
WHEREAS, the City of Concordia \continue to provide services to prote< I-health, safety, and welfare of the cit \of this community;and \
WHEREAS, the cost of prov jsssential services to the citizens o \city.continues.to. increase, Aj jlUi
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained t I
Governing Body of the City of Conco '<•
Section One. In accordance with =
iaw, the City of Concordia has sche> '<a public hearing and has preparei \proposed budget necessary to func jservices from January 1, 2012,December 31, 2012. '.
Section Two. After careful f
deliberations, the governing body |determined that in order to maintai ;
public services that are essential fc \citizens ofthiscity, itwill be necess; fbudget property tax revenues ii \amount exceeding the levy in the ;
budget. i
Section Three. This ordinance shall i
effect after publication once in the o \city newspaper. ;
Passed and approved by the Gove \Body on this 17th day of August, 201
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
After an hour and fifteen
minutes of executive sessions
Wednesday night, the city ofConcordia became landowners
again.The City Commission
approved signing a contractwith Lynn and Patricia Mosherto purchase 56 acres of landsouth of Ihe airport for$300,000.
An hour v.as spent in executive session to discuss confi
dential business information
with the three County Commissioners, CloudCorp ExecutiveDirector Kirk Lowell and CityManager Lariy Uri. Another 15minutes was spent talkingabout preliminary acquisitionof real estaie.
Uri said there were three rea
sons for purchasing the land,with one being Ihe need forcemetery plots. Within fiveyears, he said, it is estimatedthat there will be no more space
at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Arolling pasture on the Mosherland would be ideal for a new
cemetery. Uri said.Another reason for acquiring
the land is the possibility ofbuilding a new runway at theairport. The currently unfinished airport master plan callsfor a new runway that would be
longer, wider and thicker thanthe current one, Uri said. The
existing runway would betransformed into a taxiway.
A third reason for the purchase is the highway frontageproperty. One entity hasalready expressed interest indeveloping a part of that land.Uri said.
If the city follows throughwith the airport improvements.Uri said he expects there couldbe some reimbursement from
the Federal Aviation Adminis
tration for land acquisition.Some of the money to pur
chase the land will need to be
borrowed, he said, and there is
approximately $60,000 in thecemetery land acquisition fundthat could be applied to thepurchase.
In other business, the Com
mission approved the comprehensive plan, which earlier thisyear had been a hot buttonissue.
In April, at a public hearingof the Planning Commission,more than 100 people attendedto voice their displeasure overthe extraterritorial jurisdictionof the plan. The first draft of theplan addressed land use andgrowth management with oneof .the goals being "the cityshould determine whether
developed and developing areas
adjacent to the city should besubject to city land use regulations."
To determine that, accordingto the plan, it would be recommended that the city commission appoint two nonresidentsto the planning commission,which would then studywhether it is in the best inter
ests of the community for thecity to regulate land use anddevelopment over unincorporated land adjoining the city.
Later in April the PlanningCommission voted to changethat language to limit the scopeof zoning to along Highway 81from Plum Road to Union Road.
That change came on a 4-3vote. When the plan wasapproved to send to the CityCommission in May, it was on a4-0 vote, with three PlanningCommission members absent.
The Commission also
approved authorizing mayorMarsha Wentz to sign documents to apply for a Community Development Block Grant forhousing rehabilitation. TheNorth Central Regional Planning Commission will work tosecure the $3,483,800 grant.
During the city managerreport, Uri said it is the city'sturn to host the next intergovernmental meeting. Commissioners agreed to set September
14 at 7 p.m. for the meeting.Uri also said engineers have
asked that the south development flood control project havea name. He suggested CollegePark Development for the area.City Building Inspector BrunoRehbein suggested a "name thepark" contest for city residents,which Uri said was a good idea.Details will soon be released on
the contest.
During staff comments,Police Chief Chris Edin said the
animal shelter is in such disre
pair that it may need to beclosed. Over the past severalmonths, he said, they havebeen trying to make repairs tothe building, but a lack of fundshas hindered efforts. Condi
tions have gotten so bad, hesaid, that the building isn't safefor animals or staff.
If the shelter has to be
closed. Edin said, it would
severely limit stray animalsthat can be picked up by animal control. Only dangerousdogs would be captured, andthen transported to Salina'sshelter.
Uri said he would look into
drawing on the principal of theO'Connor trust, which was
established to fund the shelter.
The Commission adjournedto a study session to discuss feeincreases.
Marsha L. Wentz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stacey Crum (City Clerk
Taking a rideCity ofConcordia employee Josh Brown uses a riding mower to cut the grass at Pleasant HillCemetery Monday morning. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell) \ ^j^ ~j- -7f.il
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The City ofConcordia will be accepting sealed biithe removal of carpeting, preparation of concrete
and replacement oftile inthe front entryway of<Hall. Theareais approximately 27'xl4'. Thisis
beginning ofthe larger project ofreplacing floori'the entire City Hall building. The tile must beofa
slip material. Area can be measured and examirduring business hours.
Bids willbe accepted until 10:00 a.m., Septembf2011, andmust be submitted in a sealed envelo
marked "officeflooring." Envelopes received theiwill be returnedto the sender, unopened. Bids wi
opened at 10:00 a.m., September 2,2011.All bids must be submitted in writing to the City (
City Hall, 701 Washington, PO Box 603, Conco:KS 66901.
The City of Concordia reserves the right torejecandafffadsforany reason.
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Demolition { Aiyu&i- 3, 2011Bryant &Bryant Construction, IncJHalstead, tears out the sidewalk and parking area in100 block ofWest Seventh Street Wednesday morniihg. (Blade photo by JayLowell)
AN ORDINANCE providing for theconsumption of alcoholic beverages andcereal malt beverages on certain publicproperty in the City of Concordia;repealing Concordia Code section 3-102;and amending the Concordia Code, byadding sections 3-33 and 3-102.
BE IT ORDAINED by the governingbodyofthe CityofConcordia, Kansas:
SECTION 1. Section 3-102 of theCode of Ordinances of the City ofConcordia is hereby repealed as of theeffective date set forth below.
SECTION 2. The Code of Ordinancesof the City of Concordia is herebyamended, by addinga new section 3-33,which shall read as follows:
Sec. 3-33. Consumption of alcoholicbeverages on certain publicproperty.
Consumption of alcoholic beveragesshall be permitted in such areasadjacent to Stanton Field andKitterman Field in the southeast
comer of the Concordia SportsComplex as are designated for thepurpose by signage.
SECTION 2. The Code of Ordinances ofthe Cityof Concordia is hereby amended,by adding a new section 3-102, whichshall read as follows:
Sec. 3-102.
places.
Possession in public
No person shall, at any time, drink,consume or possess in any opencontainer, any cereal malt beveragewhile such person is situated on anystreet, sidewalk, alley, park, cemeteryor other public place in the city,except in a place of business licensedby the cityfor retailsale of cereal maltbeverages for consumption on thepremises where sold, and except forsuch areas adjacent to Stanton Field
and Kitterman Fie|d in the southeastcomer of the Concordia Sports
Complex as are designated for the
purpose bv signage.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after itspassage and publication in the officialcitynewspaper. The provisions hereof areseverable, and in the event of invalidity,for any reason, of any portion of thisordinance, the remaining provisions of theordinance shall remain in full force andeffect, with the invalid provisions deemedexcised.
PASSED by the governing body andsignedby the mayorthis 18thday of May,2011.
Marsha L Wentz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stacey CrumCity Clerk
(Published in the Concordia Blade-Empireon May20, 2011)
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3013
AN ORDINANCE amending the openburning ordinance of the City ofConcordia; providing for the issuance ofan open burning permitwithout paymentof a fee; repealing Concordia Codesection 10-167; and amending theConcordia Code!by addinga new section10-167.
BE IT ORDAINED by the governingbodyof the Cityof Concordia, Kansas:
SECTION 1. Section 10-167 of theCode of Ordinances of the City ofConcordia is hereby repealed as of theeffective date set forth below.
SECTION 2. The Code of Ordinancesof the City of Concordia is herebyamended, by adding a new section 10-167, which shall read as follows:
aPerniitj no fee».i j f
(a) Open burning is herebyprohibited within the corporate limitsof the city, unless the individualconducting the burning obtains a burnpermit from a bum permit officer priorto the commencement of suchburning. An individual seeking a burnpermit may contact a burn permitofficer during normal business hoursthroughthe CityClerkor as posted atCity Hall.
(b) No fee will be assessed for abum permit.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after itspassage and publication in the official citynewspaper. The provisions hereof areseverable, and in the event of invalidity,for any reason, of any portion of thisordinance, the remaining provisions of theordinance shall remain in full force and
effect, with the invalid provisions deemedexcised.
PASSED by the governing body andsignedbythe mayor this18'hday ofMay,2011.
Marsha L Wentz, Mayor
StaceyCrum (?**£)City Clerk ns*/
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fVlay 20, .2011
City authorizes negotiationof agreement with CCHC
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
A new hospital may soon have a home inthe Airport Park after the Concordia CityCommission audiorized the city manager tonegotiate a development agreement withCloud County Health Center Wednesdaynight.
Hospital CEO Jim Wahlmeier told Commissioners last night his board had instructedhim to negotiate an agreement for the acquisition of 12 acres of land in Airport Park for theconstruction of a hospital. The potential site iseast of the camping area in the park.
Originally, the hospital board had beenlooking at land north of the Concordia National Guard Armory and soutli of F&A FoodSales, but the Airport Park site is now tlie primary site.
"It actually turned out to be a better sitethan the previous one," Wahlmeier said,which is what the hospitaTs architect foundafter studying the two sites.
Wahlmeier said the plan is to try to leave
the RV hookups in the park area. In addition,he said, they would like to preserve the WPAprojects in die park-the shelterhouse, bridgeand two pillars, because of their historic significance.
City Manager Larry Uri said he and citystaff would work at formulating a development agreement and present drafts to thecommissioners at coming study sessions.
Neil Phillips, with Jarred. Gilmore andPhillips, presented the 2010 audit to Commissioners, giving die city a clean report. Phillipssaid there were no deficiencies in internal con
trols, no material weaknesses and no statuto
ry violations.Phillips did say the general fund ended
2010 with a balance of $374,000, wliich he
said is relatively low. That amount would onlycover a Utde more Qian a monUi of expenses.Most cities, he said, like to have tliree mondis
of cash carryover available."Your books are in wonderful shape."
Phillips said.
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prefers not using chemicalsin the city water wells.
An amendment to the
Concordia Airport AdvisoryBoard was also approved.The amendment does awaywith limitations on terms
officers of the board can
serve. Uri said the Boardwanted to take out the term
limits to enable its chair,Kirk Lowell, to continue
serving in that capacity."Their desire is to keep
him in at least one more
year to wrap up the masterplan work," Uri said.
An ordinance establish
ing a $50 fee for temporarycereal malt beverage licenses was also approved. Thefee is for events in parks orelsewhere, and limits theevent to one week. The ordi
Verna Ferguson, whooperates Concordia's welcome service, spoke toCommissioners about
obtaining names of newwater customers for her
business. Ferguson callsupon newcomers to thecommunity, gives themsamples and advertisements from local business
es, and compiles theirpersonal information into anewsletter, which she sells.
Ferguson said whenCongress enacted the privacy act. the city stopped giv-
addresses. so that again Imay offer this service to allthose people who wouldbenefit from this service,"
she said.
Because of the state
statute. Uri said, the citydoes not have a choice in
the matter because of state
law.
"When does the law of
common sense come in?"
Ferguson asked. "I'm not aterrorist or a stalker. It's
something to think about. Iwould like some help."
Commissioner Tim Park
er said he didn't feel the cityshould go out on a limbwith the issue and break
the law. Mayor MarshaWentz agreed, saying thecity is bound by the law andcannot do anything.. In other action items, tlje
Commission appointedCathy Miller and Mike Linden to three-year terms onthe Board of ZoningAppeals and proclaimedJune 11. 2011, as Thelma
Starr Workman Day. A giftfrom Workman's estate has
been used to fund an exhib
it, "Orphan Train Riders toKansas," which will open onJune 11 at the National
Orphan Train Complex.The Commission
adjourned to a study session to discuss construc
tion of a street in East Hills
Estates and the comprehensive plan.
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Budget(continued from page 1)"We have enough
money." Edin said, indicating the program did notdepend on the city's contribution. "We can pay for allthe kids to play."
Commissioner GaryFraser said he didn't think
the city should be supporting these types of organizations, and Mayor MarshaWentz agreed, saying if parents want their children to
play, they can pay."The taxpayers don't
need to pay for it," she said.On a unanimous vote,
the Commission rejectedthe $500 request.
The Commission
approved jointly purchasing property with the County Commission, at 1401East 6th Street. The
$150,000 building will besplit with the County, foran amount not to exceed
$75,000, together with halfthe closing costs. The previous location of the ALCO
discount store will be made
available for development.The Commission also
approved signing an engineering contract withCampbell and Johnson for$6,280 to prepare a preliminary design for stormdrainage control and a possible sidewalk-walkwaysystem along Broadwaybetween 13th and 17th
streets.
Uri said the city hadbeen asked to address the
drainage issue along theeast side of the Mother-
house by the Sisters of St.Joseph. Drainage fromheavy rains is getting closerto the Sisters' property. Uri
said, and the project will tryto better channel the water.
An audit engagement letter with Jarred, Gilmore
and Phillips for the city'saudit in the amount of
$12,450, was also signed.This is the third year of thethree-year contract.
During the manager'sreport, Uri updated Commissioners on an incident
that happened last week atthe swimming pool. Achild's lips came in contactwith a pool chemical, Urisaid. Pool employees hadused the white powderchemical to adjust the poollevels, and had spilledsome by the baby pool,which the child came in
contact with.
Uri said the child suf
fered a small burn and a
slight breakout, but is finenow. The child's parents,however, were not satisfied
with the pool employee'sresponse to the situation.Uri said he agreed with theparents, and has takensteps to prevent a similarincident.
He said the pool managers have been removedfrom the responsibility ofusing the pool chemicals,which is now under the
control of a full-time cityemployee. In the future. Urisaid, it may end up being acity employee who makesall chemical adjustments tothe pool, rather than thepool managers.
The Commission
adjourned to a study session to discuss a Fire
Department vehicle andmeetings Uri attendedrecently in Kansas City.
[CONCRETE PROPOSALThe City ofConcordia will be accepting
proposals at the City office for thepurchase of concrete for the project,17th Street, Lincoln to Broadway.
Proposals will be accepted until10:00 a.m.on September 1, 201 I.Interested persons can pick upspecifications at City Hall, 701
Washington, Concordia, KS 66901.
rkflqsf i&iFii(Published in the Blade-Empire on Friday, August 5, 2011)
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
The governing body of
City of Concordia
will meet onAugust 17,2011 ai 5 30pm. atCommission Chambers ofConcordia CityHall forthepurpose of hearing andanswering objectionsof taxpayers relatinglo theproposeduseof all fundsandtheamountofad valorem tax.Detailed budget information isavailable atCity Hall, 701 Washington andwillbeavailable atthishearing
BUDGET SUMMARY
Proposed Budget 2012 Expenditures and Amount of2011 AdValorem Taxestablish themaximum limits ofthe2012 budget.EstimatedTax Rate is subject to change dependingon the finalassessedvaluation.
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Net ExpenditureTotal Tax Levied
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4,000,000
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1,190,000
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Commissioners disagree on several itemsBy Jessica LeDucBlade staff writer
There was little business to
deal with at Wednesday's Concordia City Commission meeting, but two of the itemsresulted in split votes.
Commissioner Gary Fraservoted against spending $25,969for a new pickup for the FireDepartment, and CharlesJohnson voted against a TaxIncrement Financing ordi-'nance.
Captain Jim Menard toldCommissioners that bids had
been received from both Con
cordia Chevrolet/Buick and
Wbmack Sunshine Ford for the
purchase of a new truck for theFire Department. The truckwould replace the current GMCEnvoy, which will be transferred to the Police Department.Menard said the truck will be
used to travel to training, andto go to Glasco if there is anambulance call, as there is onlyone EMT on duty there. Inaddition, the truck would be
used to transport wet fireequipment back to the station.
rather than 'firefighters Using~~wherr-the Commission consid- section <3fthe ordinance, which
authorized the mayor, citymanager, city clerk, and othercity officials to take "suchaction as may be appropriate ordesirable to accomplish thepurposes of the ordinance." Heasked that that section be
removed from the ordinance,calling It a "pretty broad statement."
Uri said he would need to
check with the city's bondcouncil to see if the section
could be removed, and said the
language is the same as otherTIF ordinances.
"This is a big project andthat's a broad statement,"
Johnson said. "If you leave itthis way, the Commission is outof it and you could make decisions without us knowingabout it."
After Johnson's motion to
approve the ordinance, minusthe section in question, died forlack of a second, a motion to
approve it as it appearedpassed 4-1 with Johnson casting the dissenting vote. ••
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their personal trucks.Fire Chief Larry Eubanks.
who was not in attendance, rec
ommended the purchase of a2012 4x4 for $25,969 fromConcordia Chevrolet/Buick.The funds would come from the
Fire Department's specialequipment reserve fund.
Fraser said he had issues
with spending that muchmoney on a brand new truckwhen the budget is being cut for2012. Last month, the Commis
sion approved a 2012 budgetthat called for a 10-percent cutin the general fund, a 56-percent cut in equipment reservetransfers and a 40-percent cutin capital project transfers.
City Manager Larry Uri saidthe purchase was budgeted forthis year, and he thoughtEubanks saw an opportunity toaddress a need at the Fire
Department.On a 4-1 vote, with Fraser
voting against it, the Commission approved the purchase ofthe $25,969 pickup.
The other split vote came
ered an ordinance to adoptredevelopment project plans forthe Broadway sidewalk (Heavy'sBBQ) and south flood controlproject.
Uri said the public hearingand ordinance approval is thenext step to take in paying forthe projects with Tax IncrementFinancing funds. The sidewalkat Heavy's, at the corner of 7thand Broadway streets, wasreconstructed, and engineeringwork has begun for the areasurrounding the site where anew dam will be built in the
south development.In regard to the south flood
control project, Uri said theordinance would allow the cityto "go all in if need be" byauthorizing it to spend to thelimit of TIF's borrowing power,which is roughly $2 million.After engineering work is completed, which Uri said shouldbe by the end of the year, theCommission will have a better
idea as to where the project willgo next.
Johnson took issue with a
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In other business, theCommission approved acontract with Campbell andJohnson Engineers for$3,475 for survey work forpreliminary infrastructureengineering for the southdevelopment.
In August, the city purchased from Lynn and Patricia Mosher 56 acres of landsouth of the airport. KenJohnson, with Campbelland Johnson, said afterreviewing previously surveyed topographic information along Highway 81 andthe Mosher site they discovered they needed to acquireadditional elevation andtopography dataalong Highway 81 to be able to preparepreliminary constructioncosts for', proposed', infra-structufe for the area. Apro-
posed jail could be built onthat site.
Uri said the informationgathered by Campbell andJohnson will let the Cityknow what it may take toextend infrastructure to thearea, should it be developed.
The Commission alsoapproved the vacation of13th Street between Kyleand L streets, the repiat ofEast Hill Estates, andappointed Randy Greenwood and Cheryl Lanoue tothree-year terms on theBoard of Building Trades.
After a 15-minute executive session with Uri. to discuss acquisition of realestate, the Commissionadjourned. An intergovernmental meeting will takeplace Wed.. Sept. 14. at 6:30p.m. .in the Commissionmeeting room.
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Cityapproves funds for engineeringworkBy Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
With the possibility of a newjail and hospital locating southof the Concordia Municipal Airport, the Concordia City Commission approved spending$22,000 for engineering workin that area Wednesday night.
Two contracts were approvedwith BG Consultants, Manhat
tan, to conduct a traffic impactstudy for $13,500, and a utilityservice evaluation for $8,750.Both studies will begin withinthe next week, and are sched
uled to be completed in November.
The traffic impact study willevaluate accessing Highway 81at one of three intersections:
Highway 81 and College Drive;Highway 81 and Airport Park;and Highway 81 and PlumRoad.
City Manager Larry Uri saidthe studies will give the city amuch better understanding ofhow much water and sewer
extensions will cost should the
jail and/or hospital locate onthe land recently purchased bythe city south of Concordia.
Uri said the County's jailarchitects have their own idea
of costs to extend water and
sewer service to the proposedjail, but he'recommended theCommission go ahead andspend city dollars to have thestudies done before acceptingany proposal from the CountyCommission for the jail relocation.
At last week's intergovernmental meeting. LawrenceGoldberg, president of Goldberg, Sullivan and McCrereyInc., the County's jail architects, said preliminary numbers indicate extending waterand sewer to the site would cost
between $350,000 and$375,000. without usingKansas Department of Transportation rights-of-way.
Uri told Commissioners last
night that the $22,000 engineering would be a development cost the city would seek torecover from whatever entityended up building in tlie area.
"This isn't what tlie County'sarchitects want us to do. or
what the County wants us todo. but I don't think you canaccept their proposals withoutknowing what our own estimates are for these extensions,"
Uri said. "We need to get thesestudies done so we get thattaken care of and then we can
move forward with whoever
goes out there."Commissioner Gary Fraser
said no one could locate on the
land without the city firststudying how to provide utilities.
During staff comments, KirkLowell, executive director of
CloudCorp, updated the Commission on "Project Bird," aproposed aerospace manufacturing company interested inlocating in Concordia.
Lowell said he had spokenwith Barbara Hake with the
Kansas Department of Commerce earlier this week, and
she indicated the project is stillin the works.
The company had set August31 as its deadline to choose a
site. Three communities remain
in the running-two in Kansasand one in Oklahoma. At this
point, Lowell said, Concordiahas beat out five Oklahoma
communities and 15 Kansas
communities to stay in the raceto land the company.
'They are past their August31 deadline, but that's their
choice," Lowell said. 'They aredoing a lot of due diligence."
Should the company chooseConcordia, Lowell said there
will be 90 days to ready thebuilding. The City and Countyrecently purchased the formerALCO retail building on East6th Street to offer to the com
pany. Lowell said there is muchwork to do to the interior of the
building, as well as to the exterior.
"They informed Barb thatthey will be moving that January startup date so the community will have time to get it (thebuilding) operational," Lowellsaid.
Also during staff comments,Finance Director Amber Farha
said interests rates are current
ly very low, and bond councilhas suggested refinancing several bonds to take advantage ofit. She said it is something thecity should look into, as interest rates are currently in thefour-percent range, and havefallen to 2.19 percent.
In other business, MayorMarsha Wentz proclaimed Sept.25 as the official day of celebration for Trinity UnitedMethodist Church's 125th
anniversary.
The Commission adjournedto a study session to discusssouth development land salesand infrastructure.
Uri says harmony needed to get things doneThe Cloud County Health'"
Center board is still pursu-"ing proposals on three prop- -•erties near the airport, he;'-said. While it will be an ex--'-'pensive project, he said, it'Is also a critical one for thecommunity. ]
The same is true of the-flood control project at thesouth edge ofConcordia, Urfsaid. The new dam as pro-"'posed would be four timesthe size of the 100-year-old1'earthen structure now there,
he said. '_"We've been working on;'
this since 1996," Uri said. "A:'dam must be built. A park]can be built."
The City hopes to have amore definite plan and firmdollar figures on the projectJby the end of the year, he'1said.
Added to the elements oPrespect, connections. con=.ductor-choir, and marchingialong, Uri said there was onemore factor needed for continuing harmony: Perspective.
"Our problems large andsmall are not insurmountable," he said. "But sometimes I have to just step backor get out oftown to see that.And that allows me to seewhat we've accomplished."
The final presenter in tlie2011 Concordia Speaker Series will be Cameron Thurner, an outreach specialist forthe Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas.On Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Thurner, who works in DVACK'sConcordia office, will discussdomestic violence in ruralcommunities. Her talk is freeand open to the public.
As Larry Uri marked histhird anniversary as Concordia City Manager Monday evening, he recalled theinterview with the five CityCommissioners that got himthe job.
"I told them that to do thiskind of job for any length oftime, you need one overweening goal," he told thecrowd at the Nazareth Moth-erhouse in attendance forthe seventh presentation inthe 2011 Concordia Speakers Series. "I told them minewas harmony. They didn'treally say anything to thatand we just moved on." .,,,,<
That goal of harmony,is one Uri said he takes seriously, and one he hasworked toward since beingnamed City Manager in September 2008. It's a key component, he said, in buildingcommunity, which was thetitle of his presentation Monday evening.
"Harmony is not so hardto find, particularly in thiscommunity." he said. "It'sthere for the asking."
To create the kind of harmony needed to get thingsdone, the first thing neededis respect. Uri said.
"You have to treat peo
ple with respect, no matterwhat's going on. You have toassume good faith."
The next requirement isto create connections- some
thing he said the Sisters ofSt. Joseph of Concordia, whohave been host to the Speaker Series, have excelled at.He cited Neighbor to Neighbor, the downtown center forwomen the Sisters opened inMay 2010 as "a shining ex-
Answering questionsConcordia CityManager LarryUriresponds to a question
from the audience during his presentation Monday eveningas part of the 2011 Speakers Series at the Nazareth Moth-erhouse.
ample, but it is not your onlyone."
Another element to building harmony at City Halland in the community. Urisaid, is "figuring out who'sthe conductor and who'sthe choir." meaning who willdemonstrate leadership andinitiative, and who will joinin and get the job done.
"When I've reached outand asked conductors in
this community to join thechoir, they have - willingly,"he said.
One of the community's
conductors who has joinedmany choirs over tlie yearsis his mother, Edith Uri, hesaid, introducing her to theaudience.
"She still comes to hearher son give a report," hesaid.
Uri said the final necessary element for harmonyis marching along - the willingness to keep working ona project, even when it's difficult and will probably takea long time to complete.
Projects that he said require "marching along," include the joint purchase bythe city and the county ofthe former ALCO propertyon East 6th Street, the proposed flood control projectand the south Concordiapark between Highway 81and College Drive, and theproposed new hospital onproperty near the airport
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Uri to be feature
in Speaker SerieConcordia City Managei
Larry Uri will be the featured presenter for the Concordia Speaker SeriesMonday. Sept. 26 at theNazareth Motherhouse.
Uri. in his third year asConcordia city managerwill speak at 7 p.m. in theauditorium of the Mother-
house, 1300 WashingtonThe 30- to 40- minute presentation, "Building Community," is free to thepublic. There will be time atthe end of his talk for audi
ence questions. The session; will end no later than 8:30
p.m.
j This is the seventh of
; eight monthly talks sched-' uled for 2011. There is no
charge for any of the sessions, and the public isencouraged to attend any orall of them. Registration isnot required. For moreinformation, contact Sister
dia city attorney since 1976and was named city manager in September 2008.Under Concordia's citymanager/commission formof government, Uri is the topemployee hired by the five-member city commission.
The 2011 Concordia
Speakers Series is an out-
Larry Uri
growth of the CoramNeeds Forums that
conducted throughoutand 2010. which were
ed by the Sisters oJoseph. More than IOCpie and representativlocal organizationsagencies took part iiworking lunches, videntified concerns in
cordia and Cloud Co
and found ways totoward solutions.
The final speaker iseries will be Can
Thurner. outreach spist for the Domestic
lence Association of Ce
Kansas (DVACK), basConcordia. On Octobe
Thurner will presenlprogram. "Domesticlence and Sexual Assa-
Rural Communities."
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needed to get things done
questionsy Manager LarryUriresponds to a questionce during his presentation Monday evening311 Speakers Series at the Nazareth Moth-
lotyouronly "She still comes to hearher son give a report," he
ent to build- said.it City Hall Uri said the final neces-lmunity. Uri sary element for harmonyig out who's ismarching along - the will-
and who's ingness to keep working onling who will a project, even when it's dif-idership and ficult and will probably takevho will join a long time to complete.)b done. Projects that he said re-reached out quire "marching along," in-nductors in elude the joint purchase byf to join the the city and tlie county of; - willingly," the former ALCO property
on East 6th Street, the pro-community's posed flood control projecto has joined and the south Concordia/er the years park between Highway 81Edith Uri, he and College Drive, and therig her to the proposed new hospital on
property near the airport.
The Cloud County Health'Center board is still pursu^'Ingproposals on three prop-'erties near the airport, hfr-said. While it will be an ex-:-'pensive project, he said, itvis also a critical one for thecommunity. ',
The same is true of the-flood control project at the :south edgeofConcordia, Uri"said. The new dam as pro-1'posed would be four times _the size of the 100-year-old1''earthen structure now there,
he said."We've been working on'-'
this since 1996," Uri said. "A:-dam must be built. A parleycan be built."
The City hopes to have amore definite plan and firm-dollar figures on the project]by the end of the year, he';said.
Added to the elements oPrespect, connections, con.-,ductor-choir, and marching,along, Uri said there was onemore factor needed for continuing harmony: Perspective.
"Our problems large andsmall are not insurmount- .able." he said. "But sometimes I have to just step backor get out of town to see that.And that allows me to seewhat we've accomplished."
The final presenter in tlie2011 Concordia Speaker Series will be Cameron Thurner, an outreach specialist forthe Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas.On Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Thurner. who works in DVACK'sConcordia office, will discussdomestic violence in ruralcommunities. Her talk is freeand open to the public.
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Uri to be featured
in Speaker SeriesConcordia City Manager
Larry Uri will be the featured presenter for the Concordia Speaker SeriesMonday, Sept. 26 at theNazareth Motherhouse.
Uri, in his third year asConcordia city manager,will speak at 7 p.m. in theauditorium of the Mother-
house. 1300 Washington.The 30- to 40- minute presentation, "Building Community," is free to thepublic. There will be time atthe end of his talk for audi
ence questions. The sessionwill end no later than 8:30
p.m.
This is the seventh of
eight monthly talks sched-' uled for 2011. There is no
charge for any of the sessions, and the public isencouraged to attend any orall of them. Registration isnot required. For moreinformation, contact Sister
dia city attorney since 1976and was named city manager in September 2008.Under Concordia's citymanager/commission formof government, Uri is the topemployee hired by the five-member city commission.
The 2011 Concordia
Speakers Series is an out-
Larry Uri
growth of the CommunityNeeds Forums that were
conducted throughout 2009and 2010. which were host
ed by the Sisters of St.Joseph. More than 100 people and representatives oflocal organizations andagencies took part in theworking lunches, whichidentified concerns in Con
cordia and Cloud County,and found ways to worktoward solutions.
The final speaker in theseries will be Cameron
Thurner, outreach specialist for the Domestic Vio
lence Association of Central
Kansas (DVACK), based inConcordia. On October 24.
Thurner will present theprogram, "Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in
Rural Communities."
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Toasted _ jConcordia Firefighter'Chuck Nondorf sprays water on a la,Wnmower that caught fire in a field south ofCloud Village Wedrlesday afternoon. (Blade photo byJessica LeDuc)
newjaildkihsedatnieetiii
By Brad LowellBlade-Empire Editor
Cliff Sullivan of Goldberg,Sullivan & McCrerey Architects, St. Joseph. Mo., saidthis morning at an information gathering meeting atCity Hall that the infrastructure budget for the proposednew 80-bed jail is $425,000and if that isn't enough theCloud County board of commissioners will have to look
at other sites.
The county currently isconsidering the Mosherproperty south of Concordiafor construction of the$4,915,500 project.
Thaniel Monaco of BGConsultants, Manhattan,said that the infrastructure
portion of the study shouldbe completed In mid-November. He said that his compa
ny will be studying the waterdemands, potential gas andelectrical needs and sewer
line extension.
By state regulation aneight gallon per minutesewer will be required as well
as a 200 gallon per milwater service to the facand a 1500 gallonminute fire protection sply. Monaco said.
Kurt Kocher. represerthe Cloud County HeCenter, said at this mor
no decision has I
reached on the location
proposed new hosp"Obviously, funding isissue and the poteiinfrastructure cost will»
heavily on that decisionsaid. "And a lot of olderpie don't like the idea ofing on 81 Highway."
Sullivan said that it w
take 9 to 12 months for
struction of the propjail.
Sheriff Brian Marks
that traffic shouldn't b
issue because with
changes and visitation:peak might only be 35 c£any one day.
Representatives ofcity, county, hospitalRural Water District r
were In attendance.
Accepting grantConcordia Fire Chief Larry Eubanks, right, received a $2,000 grant from State Farm Insuranceagent Garry Peterson. The money will be used to purchase smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, which the Concordia Fire Department will have available for those in need. (Blade photc
by_Jay Lowell) ^Jf^A^T 1Z. %>«
"Project Bird" flying to ChanuteIn the end. the bird flew to
Chanute.
After several months of
anticipation, CloudCorp Executive Director Kirk Lowell
announced Tuesday eveningthat Concordia did not land
"Project Bird," an aerospacemanufacturing facility.
Spirit AeroSysterns, Inc.. ofWichita, publicly announcedTuesday that it will locate itsnew facility in Chanute, Kan.,rather than Concordia. Thefacility will support subassembly work on underwingaircraft components as part ofa multi-phased project.
The highly competitive raceto land the company had comedown to Concordia, Chanute
and one Oklahoma communi
ty. Concordia and Cloud County began trying to land theproject in June, and was one of17 Kansas and six Oklahoma
communities in the running.In an effort to land the com
pany, the City of Concordiaand Cloud County togetherpurchased the former ALCObuilding on East 6th Street.
Lowell said that ultimately.
workforce availability won theproject for Chanute. Spirit officials said the regional workforce in the Chanute area is
much larger than in the Concordia area. The unemployment rate is greater inChanute, and that region currently has a large number ofexperienced assembly workerswho are laid off, Lowell said.
"We just could not get Spiritto a comfort level with available
workforce in Cloud Countywhen the Chanute area has
more people unemployed, butthankfully, our region does nothave that problem," Lowell saidin an e-mail release.
On the positive side. Lowellsaid Spirit was impressed withthe quickness and professionalism of responses from Con
cordia and Cloud County, andwas very comfortable with thisarea's recruitment plan to helpbring the company to Concordia.
"Spirit officials stated thatthe Concordia/Cloud CountyProject Bird Team is comprisedof people that Spirit would liketo work with." Lowell said.
Spirit AeroSystems is basedin Wichita and is the world's
largest independent supplier ofcommercial airplane assemblies and components.
In a press release Tuesday,Spirit officials indicated anexisting facility in Chanute waschosen in collaboration with
the Kansas Department ofCommerce and the city ofChanute based on a number of
priorities, including infrastructure requirements, an available workforce and majorhighway access.
Spirit's Chanute facility isthe latest expansion in its net
work of global operations spanning from North America toEurope and Asia. Employees atthe new facility will concentrate on light sub-assemblywork for the 737, which is cur
rently being performed inWichita.
After completion of sitepreparations, Spirit will beginhiring with a goal of 35 employees working at the Chanutesite by the end of 2012. Measured hiring is projected tocontinue for several more
years, with total employmentestimated to reach 125-150.
Even though Concordia andCloud County lost out on themanufacturing facility, Lowellsaid the cooperation shownamong various entities will bebeneficial for the area's future.
"Even though we lost thiseconomic prize, that community cooperation is a key to thefuture prosperity of CloudCounty," he said.
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Finding the sourceConcordia Firefighter RickKnudsen heads in to find the sourceof a fire at a residence at 1022 Washington Saturday afternoon. Concordia Fire Chief Larry Eubanks said the cause ofthe fire at the duplex is undetermined at this time, but an electrical issue has been ruled out. The fire was contained to thebedroom and bathroom of the south apartment, while the northapartment sustained heavy smoke and minor water damage.(Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)
Field of dreamsAmember of the OptimistClubdoes dirtworkat Rasure FieldTuesday morning, the facility will feature a baseball field and soccer fields. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)
Commission forgives citizen's waf;er billbut also for gas soldBy Jessica LeDuc
Blade staff writer
A mysterious water leakresulted in a $422 bill for MellnaHemphill, which the ConcordiaCity Commission wiped off thebooks Wednesday.
Hemphill, speaking duringpublic comments, said she hadreceived the $422-water bill,
which was the result of usage of157,000 gallons of water lastmonth. Her family normallyaverages usage of about 3.500gallons per month.
When she was notified of the
leak on the 15th -800 gallonsper hour -she said every effortwas made to find the source of
the leak. It was never found. A
new meter was put on, and itwas still indicating a leak,though there was no visiblewater anywhere.
Finally, Hemphill said, thewater line was replaced, whichsolved the problem.
Last night, Hemphill had aprintout of her water usage. Itindicated that the leak started
on the 8th. and she wasn't
informed of it unhl the 15th.
"It wduld be nice if we could
have that refunded, because it
looks like someone should have
noticed it (the leak) earlier," shesaid.
City Manager Larry Uri saidthe City does not have thejcapa-bility to continuously read alltlie city's water meters. It wasn'tuntil the meter was read for the
monthly billing, that the problem was found. The new meters.
which have been installed for a
number of households, will givea report of daily usage, but onlywhen it is read every month.
Uri said the City's policy is torefund half a property owner'swater bill if there is a leak.
Utilities Director Chad Buck
ley said everything Hemphillreported was accurate, and hedid not know where the 157,000
gallons of water went. He said itcould have found a storm drain
or the fiber optic cable trenchalong 11th Street. But the meterat her house was a new one, he
said, as was the second one that
was put on, and both read thatthere was a leak.
Commissioner Charles John
son said if there was no evidence
of leaking water or mud,Hemphill should just pay anaverage monthly bill. His comment became a motion, which
passed on a 5-0 vote.Later in the meeting, Uri pre
sented an option to Commissioners to purchase new meters.
The City has been working atreplacing water meters in phases. The price of meters will go upnext year, he said. With interestrates currently extremely low.he suggested the City borrowthe necessary money to purchase enough meters to finishreplacing all the older ones intown.
The water meter company'slease purchase price was toohigh, JJri said, and with interestrates so low; a bond would bemere feasible. i
Uri said the money that hadbeen used to pay a meter reader,a new hire who recently quit,could be used to make the bond
payment.Uri said he would bring a
more formal proposal back tothe Commissioners at the next
meeting for approval.Also during his manager
report, Uri said the O'ConnorAnimal Shelter had an inspection earlier this week, which it
failed again. The only option forthe Shelter to continue operating is to fix the structural problems, he said.
He asked the Commission for
permission to use $20,000 inthe Animal Shelter fund to make
the repairs. He also said therepairs need to be made immediately, which would not givehim time to properly advertisethe project for bids.
Concordia Police Chief Chris
Edin said he has already talkedto several local contractors, and
all have told him they are toobusy. He said he is still lookingfor a contractor to do the work.
During actual business itemson the agenda, the Commissionapproved a new 10-year franchise agreement with KansasGas Service.
The franchise allows the gascompany to put lines in cityrights-of-way. which then paysthe City five-percent of its grossreceipts for sales within the citylimits.
The new franchise also paysthe City not only for gas sold by
KGS, but also for gas sold byother vendors and shippedthrough the KGS lines. In recentyears, many of the higher volume users in town have purchased their gas from vendorsother than KGS. Those vendors
are allowed by law to delivertheir gas through the KGS system, and not have to pay a fee tothe City.
The Commission also
approved a resolution to ask theCounty Commission for permission to annex a piece of land forPrairie Land's new substation
west of town.
When the Commission
awarded Prairie Land the fran
chise to provide electricity to thenorth development, the company agreed to construct a newsubstation. The company wasnot able to purchase land closeto the north development, so itis locating the new substation atits existing site west of Concordia on Highway 9.
The only other item of business was Mayor Marsha Wentzproclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
During staff comments,Police Chief Edin reported that acitizen in Concordia is posing asan undercover officer. He said
he could not elaborate on the
case, as it is under investigation, but wanted people to knowthat this imposter is affiliatedwith the Police Department.
"It's very inappropriate forsomeone to do this, and it's a
criminal offense," Edin said.
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFCONCORDIA. KANSAS. ANNEXINGPROPERTY INTO THE CITY OFCONCORDIA. KANSAS, PURSUANT TOK.S.A. 12-519 ETSEQ.
BE IT ORDAINED by the governing bodyof the City of Concordia, Kansas:
Section 1. Prairie Land ElectricCooperative. Inc.. as owner, haspetitioned for the annexationinto the Cityof Concordia of the real estate described
below.
Section 2. The governing body finds thatIhe propertydescribed in Section 3 of thisDrdinance qualifies for annexationpursuant to state law. The governingbody further finds that ResolutionNo.2011-1912 requested that the Board ofCounty Commissioners of Cloud County.Kansas, find and determine that therequested annexation will not hinder orprevent the proper growth anddevelopment of the area or that of anyincorporatedcity located in Cloud County,Kansas, all pursuant to K.S A. 12-5200.The governing body finds that the Boardof County Commissioners made lawfulfindings pursuant to K.S.A. 12-520C.
Section 3. The following describedpropertyis hereby annexed intoand madepari of the City of Concordia, Kansas to-wit:
The East 200 feet of the following
described parcel of real estate: A tract ofland in the Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of
the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section
Thirty-one (31). Township Five (5) South,Range Three (3)West ofthe6'h P.M., inCioud County, Kansas, more particularlydescribed as follows. Beginning at a pointon the Highway Right-of-way line, which
point is 77.70 feet East and 60.05 feetNorth of Ihe southwest corner of the
Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of theNortheast Quarter (NE/4) in said SectionThirty-one(31). thence Northat a right
angle, 300 feet, thence East parallel to theHighway Right-of-Way line,900.0 feet,thence South 300.0 feet to the Highway
Right-of-Way, thence West along saidHighway Right-of-Way 900.00 feet to the
point of beginning.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall file acertified copy of this ordinance with theCounty Clerk, and the Register of Deedsof Cloud County, Kansas,
Section5. This ordinance shall take effect
3nd be in force from and after its
publication in Ihe official city newspaper.
Passed by the governing body of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas, this 19th day of
October, 2011.
Asign beneath the sign UCX. 13., SO V\Shane Haug works on the front of the 6th Street Fashions &Footwear building, 218 W. Sixth St.,Wednesday morning When the sign was removed it revealed the J C Penney Co sign beneath it J C.Penney opened in that location in 1954 (Blade photo by JessicaLeDuc)
It Sne oZl wfs honored for his years of service on the Concordia Airport AdvisoryBoardWednesday nigh,'s Concordia City Commission meeting. He was presenteea plaquebylteve Rfchard feft, L chair o, the Advisory Board, and Concordia Mayor Marsha Wentz.right. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc) (jCX . oU , °&J I )
Digging it upAn employee of Koch Excavating does dirt work at Gottschalk &CompanyCPA's LLC, 1515 East Sixth Street Trafficway Thursday morning. (Bladephoto by Jay Lowell) 7Y\ OKI Qf"\\\
Gty, county discuss future ofbuildingBuckley said he plans to use
city crews to replace die remaining meters, and hopes to havethe majority of them installed bynext year.
In other business, the Com
mission approved spending$73,527 on a new computer-aided dispatching system. Concordia Police Chief Chris Edin
said the money for the new system, which is badly needed,would come from the E911
fund. Money in that fund comesfrom cellular phone 911 fees,and is to be used for purchasessuch as this one.
The resignation of RayPalmer from the Airport Advisory Board was also approved.The Commission appointedLance Link to fill Palmer's position on the board, and also
appointed Beverly Taddiken asan ex officio - nonvoting - mem
ber.
The Commission also
approved the annexation of apiece of land for Prairie Land'snew substation west of Concor
dia, and agreed to sponsor theConcordia Lions Club Duclos
Grant application for more treesto be planted in Pleasant HillCemetery.
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
During a study session following the Concordia City Commission meeting Wednesdaynight, city and county Commissioners discussed the future of
die former ALCO building.The city and county pur
chased the property last monthin an effort to land an aerospacemanufacturing company. Thatproject, by Spirit AeroSystemsInc.. Wichita, was to supportsub-assembly work on under-wing aircraft components aspart of a multi-phased project.The company ultimately choseChanute, Kan., to expand itscompany.
Last night. Mayor MarshaWentz said the entities needed
to figure out how to manage theproperty, while still keeping itready to showcase to any potential business prospects.
Both the city and countycommissioners agreed that athird party needed to managethe property, and suggestedthat entity be CloudCorp.
"I think that makes a lot of
sense because this is the first
time I know of that the city andcounty have joined together to
acquire an asset like this," saidKirk Lowell, executive director
of CloudCorp.Lowell said he would need to
check with the CloudCorpboard about serving as propertymanager. He asked that boththe city and county agree to apolicy for the building's use.
County Commissioner GaryCaspers said they needed a policy in place if they were going toallow the public to use tliebuilding. Concordia City Manager Larry Uri said he wouldlook into the issue, as well as
any rental fees that could becharged, and draft a policy forboth boards to review.
Uri said he would also puttogether a budget of all proposed costs to present. Lowellsaid the building needs someroof work, as well as some inte
rior demolition to make it more
appealing to businessprospects.
If die numbers are agreeableto both parties. Uri said costscould be split between the county and the city.
County Commissioner Johni-ta Crawford also presentedcosts of insuring the building.The county's insurance carrier.
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During business items, theCommission approved purchasing approximately 1,800 watermeters with a $400,000 GO
bond.
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ley said there are 2.542 metersin the city, and 752 havealready been replaced. Most ofthe city's water meters are old,which results in inaccurate
water bill readings. New meterswill be almost 100-percent
accurate.
The money to make the bondpayment will come from whatthe city had been spending toemploy a meter reader, whorecently quit.
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On display \ ]-. On /siiCaricatures of Frank Carlson, created by Concordia cartoonist Don' fvlus/ck are pairt of the"Frank Carlson: Prairie Politician" display that will be unveiled at an open house from i-4 pmSaturday in the Carlson Room at the Frank Carlson Library. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)
Exhibit to celebrate
Carlson's political careerBy Jessica LeDuc
Blade Staff WriterFrank Carlson's legacy lives on in Concor
dia witli his namesake, the Frank CarlsonLibrary, and now a new exhibit there will celebrate tlie history of his long political career.
Born in 1893. Carlson was a farmer in hisnative Concordia prior to entering politics. In1928. he was approached by four businessmen-while he was cutting wheat-who urgedhim torun for the Kansas House ofRepresen-tadves. He won Uiat election and served twoterms in tlie Kansas House.
Following his tenure in Uie Kansas Legislature, he moved on to serve 12years in the U.S.House of Representatives. From Uiere. Carlson turned his sights to the Kansasgovernor'soffice, winning in 1946 and1948. After servingas governor for four years, he continued hispolitical career in tlie U.S. Senate, where heserved for 18 years until his retirement.
Carlson wasneverdefeated in anyofthe 13elections he ran in - and spent 34 years inpublic office. He is the only Kansan in statehistory to have served in the House, Senateand as governor, and was named Kansas'"Favorite Son" at die 1969Republican National Convention.
Tlie Frank Carlson Library was built in1976 and included a room that was dedicatedto its namesake. Many artifacts tn the roomwerepart of Carlson's WashingtonD.C.office.He personally selected some of his favoritemementoes for the Carlson Room display.Among dieitems Uiat hadbeen ondisplay areincluded political cartoons, inaugural licenseplates, and dozens ofphotographs.
As Uie years went by. tlie artifacts began toshow their age. Library Director Denise deRochefort-Reynolds said ink was fading, andpictures had begun to discolor. Somethingneeded to be done wiUi Uie room in order topreserve it for years to come.
"We needed to do something forpreserva-Uonand make UieCarlson Roommore acces
sible," de Rochefort-Reynolds said. "Heimportanthistorical figure. Heis a hugetofame forConcordia, and manypeople.know who he was. Wewanted to re-farnilpeople wiUi his story."
Helpto do that came in Uie wayofa $:grant from Uie Kansas Humanities CoiWith Uiat money, a team of peopleset cAprilof Uiis year to begin the process ofvating Uie exhibits.
"We were so fortunate to receive Uie KsHumanities Council grant and to be ableUiis during Uie Kansas sesquicentenniaRochefort-Reynolds said.
First up. de Rochefort-Reynolds said,to find a way to better display Uie artifPrior to Uie remodel, shelf after shelf of ison memorabilia was behind glass, ancdisplayed in chronological order.
"We decided to maximize Uie exhibit st.and generate ongoing interest with tempcdisplays." de Rochefort-Reynolds said. TUiat. she said, they plan to rotate the artiion a quarterly basis to keep people corback to find something new.
They did Uiebest they could in 1976what theyhad."deRochefort-Reynolds sathe original Carlson Roomexhibits. "We'rebringingit into Uie 21st century."
Anopen house on Saturday, Nov. 5, froi4 p.m. will mark the official opening ofcompleted exhibit. Library staffis expecnearly all of Carlson's family to be in atdance, de Rochefort-Reynolds said.
At 7 p.m. Uiat evening. Dr. Robert Linprofessor, of history at K-State, will pres"And Frank Came Home: Frank Carlson ;His Washington Experiences." His preseition is made possible by Uie grant fromKansas Humanities Council.
"Wefelt we needed to make the room a \to really understand him (Carlson) and whedid." deRochefort-Reynolds said. "No pielse has these items. Noone else in Uienattells his story."
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Picking up the pileCity of Concordia employees clean up the leaves that have(Blade photo byJay Lowell)
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OtyapprovesmeterpTCl^it could be done as sooiBy Jessica LeDuc
Blade Staff Writer
With very litUe on the agenda, Concordia City Commissioners made quickwork of their meeting Wednesday.
The only formal business was approving a resolution authorizing the purchase of approximately 1,800 watermeters wiUi a $400,000 GO bond.
Last month. Utilities Director ChadBuckley said of Uie 2,542 meters in thecity, 752 have already been replaced.Most of the city's water meters are old,which leads to inaccurate water bill readings. New meters will be almost 100-percent accurate.
When issued. City Manager Larry Urisaid the bond will be repaid in 10 years,which will come solely from water andsewer funds. In October, Buckley toldCommissioners the bond payment wouldcome from what the city had been spending to employ a meter reader, who recently quit.
City crews will replace Uie remainingmeters, and Buckley said he hopes tohave the majority of them installed bynext year.
Commissioner Lyle Pounds asked Uriif the $100,000 budgeted for meter purchases for next year could be used to payon the bond. Uri said staff would have to
wait and see about using that money topay down the bond. It may have to beused for expenses that come up whencrews are replacing the old meters.
During the manager's report, Uri saidUie airport master plan is nearing com
pletion. He said it could be done as sftonas next week, and will be distributed toCommissioners for their review.
Courtesy letters will be going out tofive owners of junk vehicles, giving them30 days to remove the vehicles. By cityordinance, inoperative vehicles in thecity limits are prohibited. Uri said staffwould see how the process goes, andmove forward with the removal of addi-Uonal junk vehicles.
Bruno Rehbein, city building inspector, told Commissioners work on theO'Connor Animal Shelter is ongoing. Theexterior pens have been reinstalled, andnew concrete has been poured. The exterior repairs are basically complete, hesaid, and work continues on the interior.The state inspector will come back whenrepairs are complete.
Concordia Police Chief Chris Edinupdated the Commission on the Wednesday afternoon arrest of Matthew Mur-dock. who was wanted in connectionwith a vandalism spree in northeasternCloud County last week. The PoliceDepartment assisted Uie Cloud CountySheriffs Department in using Murdock'scell phone to locate him in Salina, wherehe was arrested.
During public comments. Uri presented a letter to Greg Hattan from PresidentBarack Obama congratulating him onhis retirement from public office.
After a 20-minute executive session
for attorney-client privilege with Uri,' with no action being taken, the Commission adjourned.
Tall task _Concordia Firefighters work high above the ground to extinFui* a fire in a grain aryerat AgMark Terminal LLC Friday morning. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)
the KS 150 celebration. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)
whose company also did theengineering work for theCity's north developmentwater and sewer project,water and sewer extensionsalone would cost approximately $768,000. '
Extending natural gasservice was estimated tocost $73,000, and electricalinfrastructure would beabout $150,000.
City Manager Larry Urisaid Monaco was still working on the highway turnoffquestion, which was notincluded in the report. Alsonot included was an undetermined fee that KDOTwould charge for using itsright-of-way.
Artie Lucas, with Goldberg. Sullivan and McCrerey. said last night that theCounty had $425,000 in thejail budget for infrastructure extensions. There hadbeen talk previously, hesaid, of the new hospitallocating in the same area,and infrastructure costsbeing split three ways. Atthis time. Uri said, thesouth site is the hospital'sthird choice.
If the County were toassume all extension costs,Lucas said, the jail wouldnot be built there because itwould not cash flow.
County CommissionerGary Caspers asked if theCity had a timeline on howmuch it wanted for the fiveacres needed for the jail.Mayor Marsha Wentz saidthey had not discussed aprice tag for the land, butwere more concerned withinfrastructure costs.
"We needed to see how
much it would cost the cityto make improvements for acounty jail," she said.
County CommissionerGail Engle said it was a cityjail, too, and asked howmuch of the infrastructurecosts the city would be willing to assume.
Uri said the City hadreached the point whereborrowing any more moneywould lead to an increase in
the mill levy.In September, Goldberg
told intergovernmental entities that the new jail wouldbe funded with revenueincreases from having anew facility - not taxpayerdollars. Last night CountyCommissioner JohnitaCrawford said they hadalready promised countytaxpayers that taxes wouldnot be raised to pay for thejail.
"But it will, because if weassume costs, we'll have toraise taxes," Wentz said."You've said you won't raisetaxes to pay for the jail. Whydo we have to?"
Uri said if the city were toshare costs of the infrastructure, it would probablyhave to raise two or threemills to pay for it.
"Your promise to the taxpayers can't be met at thissite," he said.
Crawford said she understood what the City Commissioners were saying, andif they could not commitfunds to the project, theCounty would need to find anew jail site.
"There's just no waybecause you're strapped formoney and we're strappedfor money," she said."Maybe our second site is a
better site because it willwork into our budget better."
Wentz said the City Commissioners needed to discuss the project now thatsome firm numbers were in
hand.
"I wouldn't say give up onthe site," she said. "It's notthe land that's going tobreak you, it's these costs."
Crawford asked that theCity give them an answer atthe next meeting, which isDec. 7. But she said it mightnot be a bad idea for theCounty to go shopping foralternative sites for the jail.
"We better start lookingfor another place becauseyou don't have the money todo it, and we can only affordhalf," Crawford said. "Weneed to find a place wherewe can afford the infrastructure with our budget."
During the business portion of the meeting. Commissioners approvedrefinancing and issuing of alittle more than $4 millionin bonds. Uri said the bondswill be refinanced to lock ina lower interest rate, estimated to be at about 2.2percent.
During his managerreport, Uri said the parkdesigners for the southdevelopment will attend aspecial meeting on Dec. 14.The dam engineers are alsoexpected to attend themeeting, to present preliminary costs for the configuration of the new dam.
After a 10-minute execu
tive session for attorney-
client privilege with Uri,where no action was taken,the Commission adjournedto the study session.
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
The construction of anewjail south of ConcordiaMunicipal Airport may havehit a snag after City Commissioners met with CountyCommissioners in a studysession Wednesday night.
Last night. Commissioners were able to review preliminary costs for extendingwater, sewer, gas and electricity to five acres of landsouth of the airport, whichCounty Commissionershave said was their preferred location for the jail. Ina memo from Thaniel Monaco with BG Consultants, heestimated that the utilityextensions would be nearly$1 million. Monaco said hisestimate of costs was withina 10-percent contingency.
At an intergovernmentalmeeting in SeptemberLawrence Goldberg, president of Goldberg, Sullivan &McCrerey, the County'sarchitect for the jail construction, said their budgetestimated utility extensionsto cost $425,000. At thatmeeting, he said their preliminary numbers indicatedextending water and sewerto the site would costbetween $350,000 and$375,000.
For water infrastructure,Monaco recommended thecity install a 10-inch watermain, which would providethe minimum flow for fireprotection. Cost of the waterextension was estimated at$258,000.
The proposed jail wouldalso require an 8-inch lineto provide sanitary sewerservice. Monaco's reportsaid. Probable cost for that
Lightrepairs MOV ca.City of Concordia employee Chris Jackson repairs one of the snowflakmas lights Tuesday morning. (Blade photo byJay Lowell)
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Revised jail plan presented to CityBy Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
After last month, it was clear
to Cloud County Commissioners that building a new jailsouth of Concordia is not eco
nomically feasible. Last night, anew - and cheaper - solutionwas presented during a Concordia City Commission studysession to build it in the north
development.During a study session last
month with City Commissioners, the County Board reviewedpreliminary costs for extendingwater, sewer, gas, and electricity to five acres of land south ofthe airport. The esUmated costfor utility extension to the sitewas nearly $1 million- muchmore than the $425,000 theCounty had budgeted for infrastructure.
The consensus of the CityCommissioners at that time
was that the City could notafford to assume any of the
utility extension costs, withoutraising taxes.
After looking at two othersites - land east of the old
ALCO building or a tract of landin the north development -County Commissioner GailEngle said he is in favor ofbuilding north of Concordia.
Engle said he, Sheriff BrianMarks and CloudCorp Executive Director Kirk Lowell had
looked at several lots available
for purchase in the north development Wednesday morning.
"It looks like it could be a
very favorable location, I wasreal happy about the site outthere," Engle said. "It seems tofit our bill for what we're look
ing for. in my opinion."Lowell presented three
architect's renderings for thejail and law enforcement centerto be located in the north devel
opment. The two most feasibleplans place the jail on two lotsof land just south of Union
Road.
If the jail were to face towardthe north, Lowell said, the onlyinfrastructure cost would be
installing 630 feet of sanitarysewer line for an estimated cost
of $41,000.The second option would be
to locate the jail on the samelots, but construct it so it faces
toward the west. That planwould mean construction of 40
feet of concrete street, in addi
tion to water and sewer line
extensions. The estimated cost
of that option. Lowell said, wasnearly $209,000.
The county would also haveto pay approximately $12,000per acre in the north development, and need four to five
acres.
While the north developmentarea is serviced by water andsewer, it does not have natural
gas service. City Manager LarryUri said Kansas Gas Service
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Engle said he would be infavor of splitting that $250,000cost with the city. Commissioner Johnita Crawford said it
would benefit the city for thecounty to help with the gasline.
Uri said the gas companyhad indicated that if the citypaid to install the gas line, itwould get a reimbursement forfuture gas use on the line. Atthe time the water and sewer
lines were being installed, Urisaid, Kansas Gas Service was
not interested in installing aline to undeveloped area.
"Hypothetically. if Uie countypaid to put in the gas line,would you be willing to sharethat (reimbursement money)with the county?" Crawfordasked. Uri said it would be
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The City Commission of the City ofConcordia, Kansas will conduct a PublicHearing on Wednesday evening,December 21. 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in theConcordia City Hall Commission Room ata Regular Meeting of the CityCommission. The purpose of the PublicHearingis to provideopportunityfor publiccomment and City Commissionconsideration of an application submittedto the Cityof Concordia Revolving LoanFund{CRLF).
Kristina and Chris Edin of Concordia
submitted a business financing applicationto the CRLF Program. The saidapplication is for securing funds to helpsupport the business startup needs of theEdin's proposed new business named,Threads for Him. The new retail business
is a clothing and accessories store formen that will carry dress attire, casualattire and workingattire. ThreadsforHimwill target middle school, junior highschool, and senior high school age youngmen; twenty to thirty year old men; andmiddle aged men forty to fifty years old.However, Threads for Him will also carrysome attire and accessories that older
gentlemen can wear. Threads forHimwilllocate in Downtown Concordia. Kansas at
117 West 6th Street. That building was
previously occupied by Dreiling'sDepartment Store. The new business isscheduled for opening to the publicsometime in March 2012.
Total estimated project cost is $284,000of which a direct business loan of $78,700
is requested from the CRLF Program.Requested CRLF monies are forequipment, inventory and working capital.The new business project willcreate 2.25Full-Time Equivalent {FTE) jobs in theConcordia community.
Other aspects of the CRLF loanapplication presented at the PublicHearingare also publiclydiscussed andconsidered. The City will record oral andwritten comments and said documentation
becomes part of the City of ConcordiaCommunity Development Block GrantCitizenParticipation Plan. The ConcordiaRevolving Loan Fund is funded all or inpart from the Kansas Department ofCommerce, Small Cities CommunityDevelopment Block GrantProgram.
Reasonable attendance accommodations
are available to persons with disabilities.Please submit requests for suchassistance to Stacey Crum, City Clerk byclose of Cily business at 5:00 p.m. onTuesday afternoon, December 20, 2011.
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Half the lies tney tellabout me aren't true.
—Yogi Berra
ot2cA*,aow(Published inTheConcordia Blade-
EmpireDecember 9.2011)
ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -3026
AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGORDINANCE NO. 2011-3024, WHICH
GRANTED TO KANSAS GAS SERVICE,A DIVISION OF ONEOK. INC., ITSSUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS A
NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE.PRESCRIBING THE TERMS THEREOF
AND RELATING THERETO, AND
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES ORPARTS OF ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT WITH OR IN CONFLICT
WITH THE TERMS HEREOF.BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF
CONCORDIA KANSAS:
SECTION 1: That the definition
•Volumetric Rate" of Ordinance No. 2011-3024 is hereby amended to read asfollows:
•Volumetric Rate* shall mean $.2263(5%); per MCF for Transport Gasdistributed lo Transportation Consumers.The Volumetric Rate shall be subject to
adjustment and recalculation in the futurein accordance with the provisions set forthbelow. The Volumetric Rate Calculation
form incorporated herein and attachedhereto as Attachment A shall be used for
recalculating the Volumetric Rate. Thereshall be an annual recalculation of theVolumetric Rate which shall be effectiveeach January 1. The recalculation shallbe based on Settlement Prices for the
twelve(12) month period beginning in Julyof the second (2nd) preceding year andendingin June of the precedingyear. ForIhe fifteen (15th) day of each monthduring said twelve (12) month period, theSettlement Prices for natural gas for thenext twelve (12) months will be summedand divided by twelve (12) to determinean average Settlement Price. Theaverage Settlement Prices for each of thetwelve (12) months shall then be summedand divided by twelve (12) and multipliedby five percent to obtain the volumetricRate to be effective January 1 of the nextsucceeding year. The Volumetric Ratesshall be calculated in accordance with theprocedures set out herein and filed withthe City Clerk by July 31 of each year forthose rates to be effective on January 1 ofthe following year.
SECTION 2: That the foregoingamendment of Ordinance No. 2011-3024
shall become effective and be in force andshall be and become a binding contract
between the City and the Company, theirsuccessors and assigns after its passageand approval by the City, acceptance byihe Company, and publication in theofficial City newspaper.
SECTION 3: That the definition
•Volumetric Rate" of Ordinance 2011-
3024 is hereby repealed.SECTION 4: That all provisions and
requirements of Ordinance 2011-3024 notspecificallychanged herein shall remain inlull force and effect.
PASSED AND APPROVED by theGoverning body of the City of Concordia,Kansas this 7th day of December, 2011.
Cloud County board of commissionersMonday approved signing the 2012 fundingagreement between CloudCorp and CloudCounty. Amount is $55,000.
In other business the board discussedthe location for the proposed Law Enforcement Center and reviewed a draft of a "Letter of Intent" with CloudCorp. Norman andSherry Johnson, rural Concordia, and Dar-rel Hosie, former Concordia city commissioner, expressed their concerns aboutlocating the proposed Law EnforcementCenter in the North Development.
Justin Murdock. Solid Waste director,
discussed the meeting he attended with theRepublic County commissioners regardingthe proposed rate increase for 2012. Theboard approved the Solid Waste Inter-localAgreement with Republic County for 2012at a rate of $60 per ton plus fuel compensation.
Murdock told the board he attended the
Solomon Valley E-Waste Coalition meetingin Osborne Dec. 9.
In other matters the board
—approved appointment of Dan Gerberas a Cloud County representative to theNorth Central Flint Hills Area Agency onAging board replacing Betty Saunders.
—approved the appointment of MelissaBradley to the Convention and TourismBoard replacing Tejal Patel.
—acknowledged the resignation ofElaine Paul as a Home Health RN at the
Health Department effective Dec. 19.—placed a call to Joe Norton, Gilmore
and Bell concerning the jail project.—received information from Diana Cog-
gin on Clean Line Energy and the proposedprojects it is developing for the state ofKansas. CHS Government students attend
ing were Michaela Copple and Jamie Mor-
Adjournment was aT4:20 p.m.
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
Since 1996, there has beentalk of replacing the dam at20th street at the south edge ofConcordia. At a special meetinglast night. City Commissionersfinally found out how much it,and developing the surrounding area will cost - an estimated$5 million.
Kevin Shamburg with KLAEnvironmental Services saidthe new dam at 21st Street isbeing designed to withstand a200-year flooding event, which
(4s estimated at 8.7 inches ofJrain over a 24-hour period.* The 300-foot wide damwould also have a 65-foot spillway and include a permanentreservoir of water to the south.In addition. Shamburg said, a
,55-foot wide road bed will runacross the dam. allowing for21st Street to be completedbetween State Street and Highway 81.
"It provides significantlygreater flood protection thanwhat you currently have."Shamburg said. "We really utilized all the space we haveavailable to provide flood control."
The 21st Street dam is esti
mated to cost $1.08 million.Because there is not enough
room to provide adequate floodprotection at 21st Street,Shamburg said a dam furthersouth at Plum Road was also
required.."It's very difficult to provide
flood protection at 21st Streetwithout the Plum Road dam,"
he said. The cost of that dam is
much less than what it wouldcost to reconfigure the 21stStreet dam to get the same protection."
By constructing a dam atPlum Road, he said, it willessentially shut off all floodwa-ter before it can reach the 21st
Street dam.
The dam at Plum Road isestimated to cost $1.03 million- making the total for bothdams approximately $2.1 million.
Shamburg said the cost estimates for both dams, and especially the Plum Road are on theconservative side. All indications are that the estimates are
very conservative with costs forearth fill, and he said he hopesto be "pleasantly surprised"when bids come in far the work.
City Manager Larry Uri saidcity staff shared Shamburg'sconfidence that the preliminarynumbers are on the high side.
At this point, Shamburgsaid, KLA is 65-pei-cent complete with the preliminarydesign work. Once the preliminary work is completed, if KLAaggressively pursues the project's design, it could be completed in six to eight months.
The City and KliA have beenworking closely with the U.S.Army Corps of Engineersthroughout the dam planningprocess. Commissioner LylePounds asked Shtimburg if hethinks the City should continueits relationship with the Corps.
Shamburg declined toanswer, but said he feels theCorps is out of its element on aproject as small as Concordia's:
He did say that he is discouraged by the progress they havemade with the Corps.
"The wheels of progress turnpretty slow." Shamburg saidabout working with the Corps."I'm pretty discouraged at howlong it takes to make smallsteps with them."
Commissioners also heard areport on the mass grading forcommercial lots located in thesouth development area. Theprice tag on dirt work thatneeds to be done to make thelots available for sale is$500,000.
Ken Johnson with Campbelland Johnson Engineers presented a report on utilities thatwill need to be relocated,repaired or replaced with theconstruction of the dam andcommercial lots.
To relocate the sewer lines on
both the east and west side ofthe project area will cost anestimated $275,000. he said.To extend the water line willcost another $154,000.
If a storm sewer along College Drive is relocated, he said itcould add another $300,000.However, he said, it might notneed to be replaced dependingon the configuration of the commercial lots.
Johnson added another
$24,000 to the total to replace astorm sewer located alongHighway 81.
The final big-ticket itemrelated to the flood control project is a park area. P.J. Novickpresented the final master planof the park, which includes 1.3miles of walking trails, outdoor
gathering spaces, a 116-spaceparking lot adjacent to CollegeDrive, and an amphitheater, allfor $1.7 million.
Earlier in the meeting. Commissioners heard from engineers about costs to extendutilities to the Airport Park,which is one of the proposedsites for a new hospital.
Johnson told Commissioners
it would cost about $ 144.000 toextend a new 10-lnch water line
to the property. In addition, hesaid, there is a private sewerline that runs through theproperty, which would need tobe replaced if the hospital isconstructed at that location.
Cost of that would be about
$35,000.If the hospital were to locate
north of the airport, Johnsonsaid water and sewer alreadyserve the site, and it would costan estimated $250,000 to construct a suitable road to the
location.
Thaniel Monaco with BGConsultants provided a breakdown of potential developmentcosts associated with the Airport Park site in regard toKDOT access, and water andsewer infrastructure.
At the Airport Park site,Monaco said water infrastructure would cost an estimated
$204,000; sewer would runapproximately $315,000; andKDOT access at both CollegeDrive and a north entrance
would cost $900,000. Includingthe numbers Johnson presented, infrastructure costs for ahospital at Airport Park wouldapproach $3 million.
Letters to the EditorDear Editor,
It is a sad day when a longtime resident was overlookedin the quick sale of land to an outsider.
I, Kent Smith (54). a lifetime resident and property ownerin Cloud County, was made to feel like a criminal, treatedwithout respect, and falsely advised by two of our so-calledleaders and representatives in the City of Concordia (Mr.Larry Uri and Mr. Bruno Rehbein) in a December 1st, 2011meeting.
In 2008.1 purchased a piece of ground from Mrs. MarilynMihm and her son, Jon Mihm, located at 435 E. 1st here in
Concordia. I paid cash for this land and had a deed in mypossession signed by Mrs. Mihm. There was an old houseon the property; however it was scheduled for demolitionthat I was not told of at the time of sale. I went to the Cityoffice and talked with Mr. Rehbein and he advised me to
not do anything with the deed and that, yes, the demolitionpermit was issued to Jon Mihm. He also said that whoeverpurchased the ground would be responsible for all the costsof demo and capping of utility lines which would exceed$7,000. Mr. Rehbein told me. as a friend, to stay clear of theproperty even though I had money invested. Mr. Rehbeintold me that the land would probably be advertised andsold on a sheriff auction as normal procedure. I was waitingfor that to happen.
Just recently a friend, who was a witness to the sale,called me and said someone was moving in a trailer houseon my property and wanted to know if it was me. I said no.I then called Mr. Rehbein and asked what was going on andhe said that the property sold and that the City waived allthe demo and capping fees against the property. An outsider from Salina came to town and inquired about an emptylot for sale to place a trailer house on. Mr. Rehbein knew Ihad monetary interest in and owned the property as he hadsent letters out to me in the past and had these in his files
Mr. Uri (attorney, lawyer, acting city manager) startedthemeeting bystating repeatedly that heapologized for thissituation and said that the property should have been advertised in the newspaper and put up for auction as properties have been in the past. He said several times that it washis fault and he did not do it right. I asked. So what do wedo next? and my sister asked, Howdo you fix this? Call theoutside party and tell them the propertywas alreadysold?
He abruptly said in a rude and disrespectful tone, Theproperty is sold; it is a done deal; that's it. He then askedWhat do you want? Mysister and I said. Fix it and make itright. I thensaid. Iwant my money back. Mr. Rehbein spokeupandsaid. It'spartly my fault, Kent, because Iforgot thatyou owned the property. I really find this hard to believe asMr. Rehbein hadsent letters to me regarding this propertywhich should have been in his flies. I feel Mr. Rehbein tolda he and I will holdhim accponWiIefdr it. ""''
I feel Mr. Uri and Mr. Rehbein went secretly behind myback and against city procedures to make a quick sale ofS1500 from an outsider so the City wouldn't have to mowand maintain theproperty. Itappears that thev donothaveto follow city procedures. I even took care ofmowing andtrimming theproperty as Ido all ofmy property Iown sinceI thought it was mine. I was denied reimbursement for allofmy maintenance ofthis property. They get paid for maintaining vacant property; why shouldn't I?I feel thisiswrongand it left a bitter taste.
Just a little about how my sister and I were treated byMr. Uri while inhisoffice. We felt notwanted inthe community as Mr. Uri commented he could care less if we do anyfurther business inConcordia. That hurtas we botli resideand have family ties here. Also. Mr. Uri was very grabbyverbally pushy and displayed very poor professionalismtowards us and his employees. He was very demanding
I was never contacted or informed about an outsider who ey ,orced me to sign a paper stating that I would nothold them responsible for the way the sale of this propertywas handled before receiving my reimbursement; however Ifelt I was dealt a great injustice. My sisterand I were madeto feel as criminals for his wrongdoing as the police werecalled either by Mr. Uri himself or one of his employees thathe instructed to do it. One ofthe officers came in each ofthe front doors of the city offices while two more police carspulled up outside. At the time this happened, Iwas having aquiet conversation with Mr. Rehbein when Mr Uri verballydemanded I leave. I told him thatI was a Concordia citizenand paid my bills here-that I had every legal right to be inthis building. I will see what legal action I pursue next.
Mr. Uri, at some point, had tq make contact with MrsMihm to have her signature on the transfer of deed Shefailed to mention that I had paid her and her son cash forthe property already so theycould paytheirbills. I feel thatthe Mihms were fraudulent. I feel strongly that both theCity and the Mihms took full advantage ofme as they bothknewI had purchased the property.
In closing I would like to apologize to all city employeesunder Mr. Uri. I would like to apologize for his unprofes-sionahsm asa city leader, lawyer/attorney, etc. inthe waythathe conducted himself and treated you as employees. Ifeel sorry for those ofyou who have to work under him IfIwere a city commissioner or official Iwould strongly look atMr. Uri's position. He is not a person I would want to workfor or appoint to a position in the future. We need an honest, self-controlled person who does the right legal thingeachand every time regardless ofthe situation. Follow thelaw. We as citizens of Concordia have to.
Thanks and please be careful!
was interested in the property. I was upset. I requested thismeeting with Mr. Uri and Mr. Rehbein about this matter.Charolette Deneault, my sister who was also a witness tothe sale, was present.
Oec. \h* SCI) Sincerely,Kent Smith
Citypaves wayfor new business
By Jessica LeDucBlade Staff Writer
A new business will soon
join Concordia's downtownlandscape after actiontaken by the Concordia CityCommission Wednesdaynight.
Threads for Him. ownedby Kristina and Chris Edin,received a $78,700 loanfrom tlie Concordia Revolv
ing Loan Fund (CRLF) lastnight, putting it on track forits March 1, 2012 opening.
The new men's clothingand accessory store willoccupy the former Dreiling'sDept. Store building at 117West 6th, and will carrydress, casual and workingattire. Threads for Him will
cater to boys from middleschool-age up and to youngand middle-aged men.
Kirk Lowell, CloudCorpexecutive director, told
Commissioners last nightthat the Edins plan to invest$28,400 of their own moneyin the $284,000 project. Theowners of Dreiling's. Garyand Sheila Caspers. arewilling to offer a seller cany-back loan of $28,400. Of the
$227,200 remaining to befinanced, Lowell said Cen
tral National Bank is willingto loan the Edins $93,500.
They (the bank) areunable to fulfill the entire
loan request due to collateral coverage not meeting thebank's requirements andrepayment based on projected earnings of the newbusiness," Lowell said.
expand and remodel the fitting rooms, paint the interior, and install new carpetand decor.
As of the end of Novem
ber, the Concordia Revolv
ing Loan Fund's balancewas $424,624. Lowell saidthere are currently threeoutstanding loans-to Rod'sFood Store, Coppoc Sportsand Buy The Book -whichare providing a monthlyincome of $2,297.
"I believe it's (Threads for
Him) going to be a very goodproject," Lowell said. "It'll bereal exciting for the community."
During city managercomments, Larry Uri gave, afollowup report to lastweek's special meeting onthe Concordia flood controlproject.
Last week, Kevin Sham
burg with KLA Environmental Services, Inc., told the
Commission that the total
cost of the dams at 21st
Street and Plum Road
would cost an estimated
$2.1 million. Commissioners also heard from several
other engineers about coststo move utilities, performmass grading needed forcommercial lots, and devel
oping a park around the21st Street dam, alltotalling about $5 million.
Uri said last night KLAand the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers are planning tomeet in February to discussthe project.
To make up the difference, the Edins applied for aCRLF, as well as receivingmoney from StartUpKansas, a program that provides loans for startup businesses in rural Kansas
communities. In addition,
the Edins have applied for adowntown revitalization
grant of $5,000, which willbe matched by anotherbank loan of $5,000.
Edin's CRLF is a direct
loan for seven years at two-percent interest, and will be
used for equipment, inventory and working capital.The Edins plan to remodelthe building's facade.
"We need to get to a pointwhere we know if workingwith the Corps will be beneficial to us," Uri said. "Wehope to get that after theFebruary meeting."
Uri said he would like to
see the Commission move
forward with tire earthwork
needed for the commercial
lots in 2012. He said gettingthat aspect of the projectdone will help determinehow much it will cost to
construct the dam.
"This will give us an ideaas to how much it will cost
to do the dam because the
biggest variable is earthwork," Uri said.
(see City on page 8)
City(continued from page 1)The engineer last week
estimated the cost of dirt
work to be approximately$500,000, but Uri said,hefelt that estimate was veryhigh and the work shouldnltcost that much.
He also said both the
Corps and KLAwould preferthat the commercial lots becompleted to make the damdesign easier.
In addition to readyingthe commercial lots for sale,Uri said he would also likethe city to acquire theremaining land rights needed for the project in 2012.
In other business, the
Commission approved the2012 agr.-ement for serviceswith Clouo'Corp. At Lowell'srequest, the Commission
agreed to fund CloudCorp ata level of $55,000. which is$5,000 more than 2011.Lowell said the Cloud County Commission had alreadyapproved the agreement inthe same amount.
The 2012 contract with
the city's engineers, Campbell and Johnson Engineers, PA, was also
approved. The monthly feewill remain the same as2011 at $1,200 per month!
The purchase of a newdispatch work station, inthe amount of $31.490, wasalso approved. Police ChiefChris Edin asked that themoney come from either theemergency telephone fund,which has a balance of
$44,706. or the 911 fund,that has a $41,392 balance.
The money in both fundscomes from a 911 tax oncellular phones and landlines, and is to be used foremergency equipment.
Edin also presentedinformation on purchasinga weather camera for
$7,000 that will be used bydispatch and emergencymanagement. The camerawill be mounted on top ofthe Wentz Eyecare building,and be used by emergencypersonnel -and the public-to monitor the weather on
the weatherbug web site.Edin updated Commis
sions on a federal grant thatwill be used to purchaseseven tasers for the Police
Department. The total forthe tasers and equipmentwas $6,299.45. Edin saidthe balance for the purchase will come from hiscivil forfeiture fund.
The Commission also
approved the purchase oftwo ADA-approved swimming pool access lifts andtwo sets of stairs for Con
cordia's swimming pool. Theinstallation of the equipment is required to makethe pool more handicappedaccessible.
The Commission wentinto two executive sessions.10 minutes for attorney-client privilege and five minutes for non-electedpersonnel. No action wastaken.
DcP5T&>'i
Legals(Publishedin the Concordia Blade-Empire
on December 23rd and
December 30th. 2011)
(First published in The ConcordiaBlade-Empire, on Friday. December 23,2011.)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CLOUD
COUNTY, KANSASPROBATE DIVISION
In the Matter of the Estate of
Dale Cool, also known as
Dale D. Cool, whose lull name
was Dale Duane Coot, deceased.
Case No. 11-P-60
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR PROBATE
OF WILL AND NOTICE TO CREDI
TORS
The State of Kansas to All Persons
Concerned:
You are hereby notified that on December 22. 2011, a petition was filed in suchcourt by Gene Johnson, as one ol the nominated Co-executors under the will of Dale
D. Cool dated September 20, 2005. praying lor admission to probate of such will,which is filed with said petition, and thatLetters Testamentary be issued to himselfand Dana Brewer, as Co-executors of said
will, without bond.
You are hereby required to file yourwritten defenses thereto on or before the
13th day of January, 2012, at 2:00 o'clockp.m., ol that day, in the above court, in thecity of Concordia, in such county and state,at which time such cause will be heard.
Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course on that
petition.All creditors are notified to exhibit their
demands against this estate within four (4)months from the date of the first publicationof this notice as provided by law, and iftheirdemands are not thus exhibited, they shall
BE IT RESOLVED by the GoverningBody of the City of Concordia, Kansas:
WHEREAS, the enforcing officerpursuant to K.S.A. 12-1750 et seq.. asprovided by Section,7-47 (c) of the Codeof Ordinances of the City of Concordia.Kansas, has informed the governing bodythat in his opinion the following structureis unsafe and dangerous:
The premises located at 304 East 16thStreet Concordia, Kansas and more
completely described as:
The West 36 feet of lot 8 and all ot lot
9. block 37. Concordia Original Town Site,in the City of Concordia, Cloud County,
Kansas.
AND WHEREAS, the enforcing.officerhas determined that the structure should
be condemned and ordered repaired or
demolished, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1752.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING
BODY OF THE CITY OF CONCORDIA.
KANSAS that on February 1. 2012, at5:30 o'clock p.m.. the owner, the owner'sagent, any lienholders of record and anyoccupant ol such structure may appear atCity Hall. 701 Washington Street.Concordia, Kansas, and show, cause why
such structure should not be condemned
and order repaired or demolished. Noticeshall be given by the City Clerk asrequired by K.S.A. 12-1752.
Passed by the Governing Body andsigned by the Mayor this 21st day ofDecember, 2011.
Marsha L. Wentz, Mayor
ATTEST: ,£&.Stacey Crum rjf"*)!)City Clerk %•*-'
Per Section 19-72 (a) of the Concordia Code, thedirectorshall put intoeffect a parking prohibition on
parts of all snow emergency routes commencingDecember 1 and terminating March 1; (b)While theprohibition is in effect, no person shall park or allowto remain parked, any vehicle on any portion ofanysnow emergency route towhichi^applies; however,nothing in this section shall barconstrued to permit
parking at any time or place^vhere it is forbidden byany other provision of lawTCitizens should remove
parked vehicles whe/^he weather forecast orconditionsipontain stoet, snow or ice to keep these
ets clear.
The following streets or portions ofstreets within the city are hereby
designated snow emergency routes:
Second Street from Cedar to ValleyValley from Second to Sixth Street
Cedar from Second to Eighteenth StreetArcher from Sixth to Eighteenth Street
Eleventh Street from east city limits to west city limitsEighteenth Street from Cedar to Lincoln StreetState Street from Eighteenth to Campus Drive
Campus Drive from State to RepublicanSixth Street from Second Avenue to Doster
Per Section 19-76 of the Code, a vehicle parked inan emergency snow route will be towed at the
owner's expense and/or ticketed.
Please feel free to contact the Director ofPublic Works, 243-2670, if you have any
questions.
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NOW FORMINGConcordia Recreation's 2012
Women's.3asketf3all league
When: Sundayevenings -5:30, 6:30 & 7:30
Games Beam: .January ft. 2012Where: Concordia Middle School
Contact: Tom Gennette @Concordia CityHall, 755.245.2670 or 275-1092
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Countyapproves
funds for
heater repairFoIJowing a discussion with Larry Uri,
Concordia cfiy manager, Cloud Countyboard of commissioners Tuesday approvedauthorizing 91,012 for the cost of heaterrepair to thefirmerALCO building.
The city of Soncordia also will pay $1,012for the heater |epair. Hood Heating hasbeenhired to do the work.
In other business the board approved thepurchase of a 2008 Doosan wheel loader forthe highway department for the low quote of$87,000given fey SellersEquipment,Salina.Other quotes jbr the loaders, presented byhighway administrator Andy Asch wereFoley Tractor, $109,000 for a 2009: Victor L.Phillips, $93,100 for a 2008; and MurphyTractor, $91,060 for a 2009.
Chad Blackwell from Murphy Tractor andMark Johrisontfrom Sellers Equipment bothwere in tri disauss their companies' quoteswith the board]
The board approved a resolution presented by Asch to(transfer from the Road andBridge Fund tojthe Road and Bridge SpecialMachinery Equipment Fund such amountnot to exceed 25 percent of the Road andBridge Fund biidget. Appropriation of suchamount will be determined by the annualaudit as available for transfer.
Susie Haver and Tammy Britt, co-tourismdirectors, discussed Travel-Tourism boardappointments with commissioners. Terms
-ofthree members—Ron- Heams, TejaL Pateland Larry SoreU—expire Dec. 31. The boardapproved the nomination ofMistyMonzontoreplace Hearns and for Patel and Sorell toextend their terms all through Dec 312014.
In other matters the board—approved department payrolls totaling
$119,399.89.
—reviewed monthly expense vouchers,—reviewed information from county
treasurer Sheryl Williams stating theamount of sales tax and compensaUng usetax received in December (November sales) 'was $66,331.28. compared to the
^ $57,243.13 received in December 2010.—approved $2,500 be encumbered from
the Election Fund budget for the year 2011for the purchase ofadvance ballot mailingand return envelopes and other electionsupplies.
—conducted a five-minute executive session to discuss non-elected personnel withRobert Walsh, county attorney, and SteveWilliams, who is employed in the countyappraiser's office.
—received information from Diana Ger-ing, Health Administrator. Uiat the homehealth aides will be attending a drug identification class presented by Mike Copple Jan11.
—approved $340 encumbered funds forCloud County Convention and Tourism foran eighth of a page ad for the 2012 KansasSampler Guide.
—discussed various items with ArleneClayton.
Adjournment was at 11:45 a.m.
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CITY ELECTIONJanuary 24, 201 2, at noon, is the filing
deadline for one (1) City Commission seatto be contested in the April 3, 201 2, City
General Election. To file for the CityCommission, the signatures of at least
twelve (12) qualified electors are required ona petition or the candidate may pay a filing
fee of $10.00. The filing will be for theposition now held by Charlgg, J^farjso.q.yJt,,-,
more than three (3) candidates file for theposition, there will be a primary election held
on February, 28, 201 2.Forquestions, or to file, please visit the City
Clerk's office at City Hall.
Johnson files for
citycommissionseatCharles Johnson is the first person to officially file for
Concordia city commissioner. He seeks to continue serving in the seat he now holds.
Deadline to file for the one city commission seat to becontested in the April 3 city general election is noon. Jan.24. To file for city commission, signatures of at least 12qualified electors are required on a petition or the candidate may pay a filing fee of $10.
If more than three candidates file for the position, a primary election will be held Feb. 28. Those with questionsor who wish to file may visit the City Clerk's office at CityHall.
f .DOG TAX 0*^7Section4, City Code:All dogs five months of age and
older must be licensed. Alldogs must have acertificate of Rabies Vaccination. License fees are fivedollars ($5.00) foreach male dog and spayed female
dog, and eightdollars($8.00)foreach unspayedfemale dog, each dog over four (4) in a family, tendollars ($10.00). All persons, firms or corporations
owning or harboring a dog or dogs within the city limitsmustprovide a license fortheirdog beforethe 1st day
ofApril or a fifty percent (50%) fee will be added tos regular tags hereinspecified.
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(Published intheConcordia Blade-Empireon December23rd and
December30th,2011)
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-1918
BE IT RESOLVED by the GoverningBody of the Cityof Concordia, Kansas:
WHEREAS, the enforcing officerpursuant to K.S.A. 12-1750 et seq.. asprovided by Section 7-47 (c) of the Codeof Ordinances of the City of Concordia,Kansas, has informed the governing bodythat in his opinion the following structureis unsafe and dangerous:
The premises located at 304 East 16thStreet. Concordia, Kansas and morecompletely described as:
The West 36 feet of lot 8 and all of lot9, block37, Concordia Original TownSite.
inIheCity ofConcordia, Cloud Counly,Kansas.
AND WHEREAS, the enforcing officerhas determined that the structure shouldbe condemned and ordered repaired ordemolished, all pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1752.
. NOW. THEREFORE. BE ITRESOLVED BY THE GOVERNINGBODY OF THE CITY OF CONCORDIA.KANSAS that on February 1, 2012. at5:30 o'clock p.m., the owner, the owner'sagent, any lienholders of record and anyoccupant of such structure may appear atCity Hail. 701 Washington Street.Concordia, Kansas, and showcause whysuch structure should not be condemnedand order repaired or demolished. Noticeshall be given by the City Clerk asrequired by K.S.A. 12-1752.
Passed by the Governing Body andsigned by the Mayor this 21st day ofDecember, 2011.
