County crews too busy to help Garnett
GARNETT Rain damaged county roads mean Anderson County wont be able to help the City of Garnett with chip and seal projects on some city streets this summer, according to The Anderson County Review. Rain and flooding likely will require hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix rural roads and repair work will keep county road crews too busy to help with city needs, Garnett City Manager Chris Weiner told city commissioners.
Road crews get to work after floods
FREDONIA Wilson County road crews were working overtime to fix the most heavily damaged roads and bridges after recent flooding, The Wilson County Citizen reported. Crews also will need to reclaim gravel from the countys road ditches. The department received delivery of two new motor graders and a boom mower. The county has submitted documentation to recoup state and federal emergency funds and declared a State of Local Emergency for the flash flooding May 27.
Houses to be razed
PARSONS Five condemned homes are expected to be demolished by the City of Parsons, according to the Parsons Sun. The city hopes to find someone interested in taking over the properties for development. The homes, formerly used as apartments, were condemned by the city; a credit union bought the properties and then sold them to the city. They were recently used for a fire school.
Chanute looks at
broadband utility
CHANUTE Fiber optic broadband is the next phase of city utilities, Chanute commissioners were told Tuesday, according to The Chanute Tribune. The city discussed how to provide fiber optic broadband service to homes, including how the service would be installed, how to fund the initial construction and how to encourage customers to sign up. Another issue would be how to handle utility shut offs if a customer did not pay a bill; the city attorney said all utilities would likely be on one bill. A commissioner suggested internet service be cut off for non-payment before electricity and water.
Many at meeting on Osage River Basin
LYNDON As flooding consumed the area, more than 180 people attended a meeting hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the Osage River Basin System, The Coffey County Republican reported. Another 2,100 logged into a Facebook Live link for the meeting. Topics included the flooding in and around the lakes and how to inform the public on how the Osage River Basin System works, what determines when the lakes release water, when not to release water and how much water is released.
