By Rose Gruenbacher

A small committee will form this week to address road closures in Aggieville after several concerned Aggieville business owners spoke up during the monthly meeting of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board on Monday.

They expressed continued concerns about the perception the district gets from streets into the area being shut down on Friday and Saturday nights, and the decline in business they say it’s caused.

Executive director of the Aggieville Business Association, Dennis Cook, told the board that through his seven years as director, he’s pushed for increased safety and security in the area.

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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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James Kujath of James Gordon and Associates told Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board members on Monday that RCPD was $130,000 under its 2023 budget.

“That’s a good thing, as if they went over, they’d be violating state statute,” Kujath said.

Kujath said personnel services increased by $2 million in 2023 because the department gave out many raises, including costs related to jail payroll. He added that the department saw a $60,000 decrease in commodities and a $100,000 decrease in capital outlay from the previous year.

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