The Barton County Commission will meet Monday morning and the Great Bend City Council will meet Monday evening.

The Barton County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the Barton County Courthouse, 1400 Main in Great Bend. The meeting will be open to the public but will also be streamed live due to COVID-19. It will be live-streamed through Microsoft Teams. Citizens may view the meeting through their own sign-in or by signing in anonymously. 

To participate, follow the link: https://bit.ly/3p3t2PC. Those who wish to take part in the discussion of any item can call 620-793-1800 for instructions.

The agenda includes a Colon Cancer Awareness Month proclamation, a Severe Weather Awareness Week proclamation and the county’s participation in the Federal Funds Exchange program.

The Great Bend City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, at the Great Bend Events Center, 3111 10th St., and the meeting will be open to the public.

But, due to COVID-19, one can also view the meetings on Access TV via Cox Cable Channel 20 or live online at www.facebook.com/gbcitycouncil/. The meeting will be recorded.

The agenda includes a $600,000 community development block grant to help fund improvements to an approximately 13 block section of Broadway between Polk & Morton Streets and the reconstruction of the intersection at 19th & Harrison, the artificial turf project for the Great Bend Sports Complex and an executive session for matters of attorney-client privilege.