Brandon Peoples

The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday sent a rezoning request for two properties east of City Park back to the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board. The applicant, Gavin Schmidt, has been petitioning to rezone 300 North 11th Street and 1020 Leavenworth, for almost a year. Doing so would allow both properties, which currently have deteriorating [...]

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An amended development agreement was approved this week for a workforce housing project on Moro Street after the developer increased the scope of the project. The city commission in June approved an initial agreement for Frontier Development to receive a property tax abatement for a five-unit townhome project at 716 Moro St. Company partner Tyler [...]

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A week after controversial comments made by board member Katie Allen, regarding the murder of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk, the USD 383 school board Wednesday evening approved a resolution calling for her resignation. The measure passed on a 5-1 vote, with Jayme Morris-Hardeman the lone member to oppose. Allen abstained from voting, but in her [...]

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After several meetings and public discussion, the Manhattan City Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday to consider exceeding the revenue neutral rate before voting to finalize the 2026 fiscal year budget. The budget includes a 1.35-mill increase, bringing it to 54.459, and increasing property taxes for the average Manhattan homeowner by 7.7% based on [...]

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The future of indoor aquatics and upgrades to CiCo Park remain a hot topic in Manhattan. Parks and Recreation officials are preparing a revised survey to gauge public support for a $60 million indoor water facility. Director Aaron Stewart told the Parks and Rec advisory board Monday that he and deputy city manager Jason Hilgers [...]

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Riley County dispatch officials said the storm siren activation that occurred just after 10 a.m. Wednesday was accidental and was believed to have been caused following testing of K-State’s emergency notification system. Officials said there was no emergency reported. Typically, the sirens are tested on the first Monday of each month, unless the first Monday [...]

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City officials are moving forward with plans to acquire final easements for the K-18/Fort Riley Boulevard sidewalk gap project. City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that allows the city to continue negotiations with the two remaining property owners and, if necessary, proceed with condemnation to secure the land. “We do have monetary verbal [...]

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City commissioners pushed back Tuesday on a draft survey that would measure public interest in supporting a future indoor aquatics center. The city of Manhattan hopes to poll 400 registered voters to gauge support for funding a potential project through property or sales taxes. Commissioners, including Jayme Minton, raised concerns that some of the survey [...]

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City commissioners meet Tuesday night with a full agenda, including finalizing a survey on a potential indoor aquatics facility. Previous studies showed a strong desire from the community for indoor aquatics, which only increased with the shuttering of K-State’s Natatorium. City staff have contracted with ETC Institute to design the statistically-valid survey, which they hope [...]

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At Tuesday’s work session, city commissioners agreed to issue a request for qualifications to find a hauler to help consolidate trash and recycling bins into centralized locations. Deputy city manager Jason Hilgers said the plan, first introduced in 2017 as part of the Aggieville community vision ordinance, includes gathering feedback from local businesses, exploring options [...]

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