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GB Council sets unsafe structure hearing; County Commission talks overlook improvements
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The Great Bend City Council will meet Monday night and the Barton County Commission will meet Wednesday morning, and both plan virtual meetings due to COVID-19 public gathering restrictions.

The Great Bend City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, at City Hall, 1209 Williams. 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:

• Setting a public hearing for a property at 814 Monroe.

• A Great Bend Events Center bathroom remodel.

• A bid for crack sealing city streets.

• An airport letter agreement with engineering firm Burns & McDonnell for improvements to the Great Bend Municipal Airport.

• The leases for two airport hanger.


County Commission

The commission will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday 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 streamed through Microsoft Teams. Citizens may view the meeting through their own sign-in or by signing in anonymously. 

To participate, follow the https://bit.ly/3sXge2b. Those who wish to take part in the discussion of any item can call 620-793-1800 for instructions.

The agenda includes:

• A proclamation for May as National Bike Month.

• A proclamation for May as Mental Health Awareness Month.

• Support for a Kansas Department of Transportation Transportation Alternatives Program project involving K-4 scenic overlook improvements.

• The sale of county sandpit property south of Ellinwood.

• A review of the county’s 2020 budget planning meeting last Monday night.

• A review of the Kansas County Commissioners Association Conference  in Salina last week.

Following the agenda meeting, the following appointments are scheduled:

•  10 a.m. – review of bids for the Airport Road overlay project and the Federal Funds Exchange for 2022 with Barry McManaman, county engineer.

• 10:30 a.m. – glass recycling project with Sunflower Diversified Services with Shawn Bates, Sunflower Diversified, and Phil Hathcock, solid waste director. 

• 10:45 a.m. – engineering services for the County Landfill with Hathcock.

• 11 a.m. – burn ban level discussion with Luke McCormick, Great Bend fire chief. 

• 1:15 p.m. – executive session for matters of attorney/client privilege. 

• 1:45 p.m. – water and wastewater improvements with Chris Komarek, Ellinwood city manager.

• 2:30 p.m. – regular business discussion with Matt Patzner, director of operations.