By Cole Bertelsen

Manhattan residents may be surveyed this fall about their interest in improvements and additions to CiCo Park.

Deputy city manager Jason Hilgers sought the USD 383 school board’s input Wednesday night on the city of Manhattan’s interest in making changes to the park.

One potential addition to the park which received notable interest from the community is indoor aquatic facilities.

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It’s been a rocky start for the Manhattan Parks and Rec Department after taking control of concessions earlier this year at its facilities.

At Monday’s Parks and Rec advisory board meeting, Director Aaron Stewart noted the challenges the 41 staff members have faced as they navigate shifting sales and attendance trends at various events and activities.

“This is all brand new to us, and so I will give Janelle (Fritzson) And Rachel (Simar) lots of credit,” he said. “They’re learning as they go, and this is going to be a process over two three years to really refine that out.”

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A new hotel project in Manhattan’s Aggieville district will begin construction on Monday.

In a Friday news release, BHS Construction announced it plans to start the Hampton Inn project at 12th and Laramie Street. City officials in January approved $20 million in bonds for the hotel along with an amended development agreement with Midtown Land Company, LLC.

The hotel will feature 105 rooms along with a 100-stall parking garage.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

Riley County commissioners on Thursday said meetings with the city are pointless if county commissioners are not allowed to ask questions or participate in discussions.

Commission member John Ford said he disagrees with the structure of the joint county and city meetings, calling the current system for updates “pointless.”

“If we have something of interest or a challenge to discuss, I’m good with that, but just to talk about what’s going on … I can email certain city people and they’re usually pretty good about answering. I don’t need a 4 o’clock middle-of-the-afternoon meeting to accomplish that.” Ford said.

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