By Emma Loura

Riley County officials approved the final plat of University Park Unit 15 on Thursday. This replats two lots, Lots 270 and 271, into one single lot on the subdivision. This passed on a 3-0 vote.

“The site is located approximately 100 feet northeast of Hawthorn Lane, on the south side of Redbud Drive in Sherman Township,” planner Bob Isaac said. “The property was originally platted as Lots 270 and 271 University Park in 1951, and later rezoned residential in the 1974 zoning conversion process.”

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By Rose Gruenbacher

Riley County commissioners on Monday unanimously voted to have MakeMyMove proceed with an application for a federal grant on behalf of the county.

MakeMyMove is a company that facilitates relocating households to areas looking for new residents.

Commissioners in Thursday’s meeting decided to move forward in the process of a grant application through the state of Kansas to bring new households into the county. The company will apply for the Home in the Heartland Grant.

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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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By Emma Loura

Riley County officials are working to prepare a new fireworks resolution to replace the county’s existing regulations following a change in state law. At Monday’s meeting, the county counselor and emergency management director proposed an updated resolution that would extend the sale of fireworks by a couple of days and increase the fee for a fireworks’ sales permit.

The regulations the county currently has in place are from 1978.

Senate Bill 199 allows for the year-round sale of fireworks for permanent retailers and extends the sale of fireworks for seasonal retailers from June 20 to July 7 for seasonal vendors. However, counties retain their authority to regulate when fireworks are sold and discharged/fired. The law came into effect April 24.

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury

Riley County and the city of Manhattan will enter an official agreement to split costs for aerial surveys.

Riley County commissioners on Thursday signed their part to formalize the deal, which in the past had only been a verbal agreement that the city would reimburse the county for its portion of the survey costs.

The county continues to own the contract with EagleView Technologies for pictometry, an aerial survey technique for creating maps via imagery from above. The new multi-year contract, lasting until August 2029, states that the county will pay EagleView Technologies the full cost of three flights and that the city will pay the county a total of $73,607 in six payments of $12,267.

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By Emma Laura

The Riley County commissioners on Monday swapped out their citizen appointment to the county law board after uncovering a potential conflict of interest.

Orville Maupin now will fill one of the seven roles on the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board after the commission previously picked Gary Olds to do so.

Commissioner Greg McKinley said the move came about after commissioners learned Olds wants to petition to alter the makeup of the police board by turning it into a separate, elected board.

“We thought that it would be a conflict of interest that he would be on the board and at the same time pushing to change it,” McKinley said.

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By Emma Laura

The Riley County commissioners on Monday swapped out their citizen appointment to the county law board after uncovering a potential conflict of interest.

Orville Maupin now will fill one of the seven roles on the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board after the commission previously picked Gary Olds to do so.

Commissioner Greg McKinley said the move came about after commissioners learned Olds wants to petition to alter the makeup of the police board by turning it into a separate, elected board.

“We thought that it would be a conflict of interest that he would be on the board and at the same time pushing to change it,” McKinley said.

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Riley County commissioners on Monday approved three new members to the body overseeing police.

Gary Olds and county commissioners Greg McKinley and Kathryn Focke will serve on the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board beginning Jan. 1.

McKinley will fill the spot reserved for a county commissioner, currently held by John Ford, whose term is expiring. Focke will be the city-county alternate, taking over for Manhattan city commissioner Karen McCullough.

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