By Emma Loura

Commissioners on Thursday took the final steps in approving a budget that will mean a 5% increase in county property taxes for the average homeowner.

Under this budget, the owner of a $100,000 property who paid $516.45 in taxes last year would pay $542.15 on the property, now valued at $105,000, based on the average valuation increase of an existing, single-family home.

The commission approved a county budget certificate in the amount of $108.98 million and a $6.99 million budget for special district funds.

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City officials will proceed with a roughly $75,000 professional services agreement with Kansas City-based architecture firm WSKF, Inc. to design a new training ground facility for the Manhattan Fire Department.

The item was approved by city commissioners Tuesday on the consent agenda, but not before some discussion over why the city is choosing to bond the project.

“By going out and getting the temp notes or bonding, we have the ability to wrap this into a larger project if we choose to,” fire chief Scott French said.

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City officials will proceed with a roughly $75,000 professional services agreement with Kansas City-based architecture firm WSKF, Inc. to design a new training ground facility for the Manhattan Fire Department.

The item was approved by city commissioners Tuesday on the consent agenda, but not before some discussion over why the city is choosing to bond the project.

“By going out and getting the temp notes or bonding, we have the ability to wrap this into a larger project if we choose to,” fire chief Scott French said.

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City officials will proceed with a roughly $75,000 professional services agreement with Kansas City-based architecture firm WSKF, Inc. to design a new training ground facility for the Manhattan Fire Department.

The item was approved by city commissioners Tuesday on the consent agenda, but not before some discussion over why the city is choosing to bond the project.

“By going out and getting the temp notes or bonding, we have the ability to wrap this into a larger project if we choose to,” fire chief Scott French said.

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