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Property owners in Riley County should expect a change of value notice coming in the mail in early March. The Riley County Appraiser’s Office has completed all of their studies needed for 2024 property valuations. County appraiser Anna Burson says residents can expect some level of valuation increase for residential properties. The change of value [...]

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Riley County Commissioners approved staff to move forward on an Assistance to Firefighters Grant application Thursday. The grant was one of two presented by Budget and Finance Officer Brittany Phillips to help pay for future facility upgrades. The commission and County Clerk Rich Vargo support the assistance to firefighters grant which is offered through the [...]

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Space needs within the Riley County Courthouse remain a top concern for local court officials. 21st Judicial District Chief Judge Grant Bannister spoke Thursday to the commission, encouraging they consider facility upgrades to the courthouse. He continued on saying the courthouse, which was built in 1906, has serious space limitations, which sometimes causes issues with [...]

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The Riley County Police Department held a town hall meeting Tuesday evening to inform citizens about their crime reduction plan. RCPD Director Brian Peete spoke to the public about future goals he has for the department… Peete also spoke about his five year plan, the new license-reading cameras that are going to implemented, along with [...]

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Riley County commissioners decided Monday to curb their discussions on finances for their looming facility upgrades. A space study analysis was conducted in 2012 and projected the costs to be around $25 million. Due to inflation, the commissioners now believe that this number could be between $40-$60 million dollars. During their Monday meeting, the commissioners [...]

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Manhattan city officials say upgrades to CiCo Park have hit a snag due to financial issues. Concepts and renovations were approved by voters in 2017, however since then there has been a 50-80% increase in inflation which has caused the park’s projected cost to increase. The city originally had $8.5 million budgeted for the project, but [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is looking to add new technology within local communities in an effort to reduce crime. Since Director Brian Peete took charge last year, the violent crime was down just over 11% from the five year average. Captain Erin Friedline added that cameras would help lower that number even more. The [...]

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City officials are focused on upgrading their online technology. The city’s enterprise resource planning system, or ERP, serves as the financial operating system for the city, and Assistant Manhattan City Manager Jared Wasinger says it has room for improvement. Improvements will include easier access to building permits, utility billing, and online business with the city. [...]

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The City of Manhattan is ramping up to do major construction on the intersection of Kimball and Denison. Currently the city is doing lots of utility work on water lines in order to avoid a decreased capacity of water services, especially at K-State. Assistant Manhattan City Manager Jared Wasinger spoke on the project’s current timeline [...]

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The Manhattan City Commision will hold a work session Tuesday to dicuss economic development and housing incentives. The community development staff will also lead a dicussion on strategies and funding opportunities for new local work force housing. Assistant City Manager Jared Wasinger… The city had previously conducted a housing market analysis that concluded there was [...]

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