City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a request to vacate a small public utility easement near the hotel project in Aggieville.

The easement, in the 1200 block alley between Moro and Laramie Street, was created to allow telecommunications lines to enter the formerly-planned Midtown building while avoiding the narrow alleyways where utility lines were often damaged.

“Now the new building is going to sit over in this area, and then this is actually going to be part of the parking garage,” public works director Brian Johnson said. “Obviously those utilities don’t want to go through the parking garage to get to the building, so they’re going to come around to 12th Street.”

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Riley County Police are investigating after a Manhattan couple reported someone attempted to break into their home on Laramie Street.

Officers filed a report for attempted burglary and criminal damage to property Wednesday in the 700 block of Laramie Street. The residents who reported the incident told police an unknown person damaged their door, causing an estimated $500 in damage.

Police are asking anyone with information to call RCPD or Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers.

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