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NOTICE TO BID The City of Concordia is accepting bids for the demolition of the unsafe and dangerous structures (garage/shed and house) located at

Volunteer Drive

324 West 2nd street. All bidders must meet the City's demolition requirements and have a demolition permit before work may be commenced. Bids or bid inquires shall be submitted to the office of the City Clerk, P.O. Box

Concordia Fire/EMS is accepting applications for Volunteer Firefighters and EMT's.

603, Concordia, Kansas 66901. For detailed

Volunteers work directly under the supervision ol the paid professional staff of Concordia Fire/EMS. Concordia Fire/EMS handles a wide variety of emergency situations, including fires, car accidents. and medical emergencies. The department offers an excellent in-house training program. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. We are searching for people who are dedicated to helping and protecting the people of our community. The tire and emergency medical service is not for the meek or the

information on this project contact Bruno Rehbein at City Hall. (785) 243-2672. All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Demolition Bid". Bids must be submitted no later than 3:00 P.M. Friday.

March 4. 2011. Proof of general $500,000.00 general liability insurance must be provided with bids. Bids received after the 3:00 P.M. deadline will be

returned to the bidder un-opened. Fax bids will not be accepted. The City of Concordia is an equal opportunity employer

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CONCORDIA PLANNING C0MM1!

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR1NC

(a) Findings of governing body. The governing body

A Girls Jr. Softball is

finds that the presence of junked, wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, discarded, or abandoned vehicles, or parts thereof, in and upon all property

Friday, April 8th Friday, April 22nd

Legals

S1°N0T1CE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Sec. 13-3. Inoperable vehicles

for K-18, Peewee Baseball

T-Ball Deadline is

The city of Concordia reminds owners of inoperable vehicles that

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within the city is a matter affecting the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the city, for the following reasons:

will conduct a public hearing ona propos

Comprehensive Plan tor Ccflcwto.J pubfc hearing will be held at7:00 p.m.

Tuesday. April 5.2011.The meeting*, held atthe City Commission room In Hall.701 Washington.

The proposed comprehensive i

was prepared under the direction ot Concordia Planning Commission.

(1) Such vehicles serve as a breeding ground for flies, mosquitoes, rats, and other insects and rodents; (2) They are a danger to persons, particularly children because of broken glass, sharp metal

protrusions, insecure mounting on blocks, jacks or supports and because they are a ready source of fire and explosion;

(3) They encourage pilfering and theft, and constitute a blighting influence upon the area in which they are located, thereby causing a loss in property value to surrounding property.

(4) They constitute a fire hazard in that they block access for fire equipment to adjacent buildings and structures.

Public Notice ishereby given that I

City ot Concordia Planning Commissi

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1-\\6frA MdiChloin.ZlM Any vehicle taken by the city pursuant to this ordinance will be sold by the city, with the proceeds applied to the cost of abatement.

Plan sets out goals tor the commun* such subjects asstreets, economic di

opmenl, housing, recreation and o entorcement. Aluture land use mai properties within the city limits is also ot me Plan.

Members ot the public are .invited tendandpartdpateinthis.PuMcHe. The Planning Commission^ Jake,! on the plan Wowing the public he Once the Plan isapproved by the Pla Commission itwill besent to the Crty mission lor its consideration and adk Copies ot the proposed Compi sive Plan areavailable tor public insp

during regular business hours atthe

otthe City Clerk. Concordia City H. WashingtonStreet.

Reasonable accommodation! available tor persons needing assi

Requests tor accommodations sh
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260 Animal Trust Fund

255 Police Dept Grants S Donations

Concordia. Kansas:

Post Closing Adjustments

Demo work

Employees of Midlands Contracting tear up portions of Broadway Street Tuesday mon preparation for asewer line replacement. The city received aCommunity Develop™"

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Changes made to comprehensive plan By Jessica LeDuc

is the recommendation to put

Blade Staff Writer

two people on your board from outside the city. That allows your

A heated public hearing earli er this month regarding the city's proposed comprehensive plan set the stage for much of the same when the Planning Com mission met Tuesday night to discuss the issue again. But, the nearly 80 people in

includes land within a quarter

tion to zone and enforce building codes in the county...I don't believe many of these people

mile of Highway 81 from the city limits north to the properties

talked about corridors.

annexed in 2010.

look at. It's not personal or against individuals, it's just try ing to make tlie commercial part of Concordia look good to those coming into town." Smith asked how any zoning changes would affect farmers. Kaup said city and county zoning regulations cannot be applied to land being used for agriculture production. On a split vote -four to three-the Commission approved that option B be in the compre hensive plan. Mike Gallagher. Steve Champlin and Judie Deal

want that."

opportunity to formally speak and tlie Commission discussed,

smaller area of extraterritorial

at length, what had been the point of contention at tlie public hearing - extraterritorial juris

zoning immediately adjacent to the highway corridors leading into (he city. Last night, Jim Kaup. who has been working with the city to formulate the comprehensive plan, brought two options to the Planning Commission in regard to extraterritorial zoning. Tlie first option was to simply delete all reference to having the City Commission direct the Plan ning Commission to study tlie pros and cons of extrateiTitorial

didn't

have

the

diction.

In tlie public hearing draft of the comprehensive plan, chapter nine addressed land use and

growth management. In order to plan for areas outside tlie city's limits, Kansas law requires a city's Planning Commission to include

nonresidents.

In

the

original plan, one of tlie goals was that "tlie city should deter mine whether developed and developing areas adjacent to the city should be subject to city land use regulations." A way to determine that, according to the plan, was to rec ommend that tlie City Commis sion appoint two nonresidents to the Planning Commission, which would then study whether it is in tlie best interests of the commu

nity for the city to regulate land use and development over unin corporated land adjoining the city.

That statement in the public healing draft of the plan resulted in most of tlie comments at the

public heaiing on April 5. "Most of the people in this room txc >;ot residents of Con cordia. " Joe Gerard said at the

ublic heaiing. 'The big concern

limits. The recommendation also

"When we first started talking about the comprehensive plan, we never talked about going three miles out (with zoning), we

board to make the recommenda

After tlie public •hearing, the Planning Commission discussed recommending to the City Com mission that it study a much

attendance

quarter mile of those highways and within a half mile of the city

regulation. Kaup pointed out that both tlie 1990 and 2000 comprehen sive plans addressed tlie issue of land development on the fringes of the city. Both plans recom mended that the city extend

building code enforcement and subdivision regulation outside tlie city limits. Option "B" addressed the fact that a great deal of opposition was raised by the public regard ing the extension of the city's jurisdiction outside city limits. Kaup said tlie Planning Commis sion's recommendation would be

a veiy limited one -"that tlie city study tlie question of whether it should plan for the growth and developmea. of land south along Highway 81 and east and west along Higliway 9, that is within a

'These options seem like all or nothing," said Planning Commis sion chair Teddy Lineberry. Td like to look at option B because it leaves some compromise and allows us some regulation on tlie corridors that lead into Concor dia."

Kaup said if the Planning Commission included the option in the plan, it was still only a rec ommendation that the City Com mission look into the issue.

There are two highways and each is a corridor into the city," Kaup said. "What growth devel ops is going to have conse quences to the city." Lineberry said it was the Plan ning Commission's responsibili ty to consider how the town looks to those coming in via the high way. She said she had heard there is a possibility of an adult book store or strip club moving in to tlie old Chinese restaurant

building north of Concordia. That's what people would see first coming into town." she said.

"It's definitely something to

all voted for option A (removing the extraterritorial jurisdiction study recommendation), and Tuggle, Lineberry, LaDonna Peltier,

and

Smith

voted

for

option B. After agreeing to move forward

with option B, the Commission ers made slight changes to the language. The Planning Commission will recommend to the City Commis sion that it study whether land along Highway 81 -south to

"I think we need to consider how

Plum Road and north to Union

our town is viewed as people

Road - within a quarter mile on either side be subject to city land

come into town."

Planning Commission mem ber Dennis Smitli said when they look at rezoning issues, the Com mission plays "devil's advocate." 'That's what this plan is," Smith said. "It's looking at what tilings could happen down tlie road and working to prevent

use regulations. The language including zoning along Higliway 9 was removed.

Kaup said the revision was "significantly less ambitious than the plan now on the books." He

said

he

would

make

the

changes discussed, and have a

them or make them better."

revised draft to the Commission

Suzy Tuggle said she agreed with Lineberry.

in time for its next meeting on May 10.

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After not quite 18 months on the job. Concordia Police

with Kurt Zimmer

Chief Chris Edin said he

Monday. Mav 23

thinks he has a sense of the

city and the issues he and his officers face. He will share

7 p.m.

that Monday evening. May 16, in a free public talk titled "The State of Our Community Through the Chiefs Eyes: A one-year perspective of the

Concordia Sports Complex (American Legion Field)

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He has a bachelor's degree in

2011 Concordia Speakers Series. It will begin at 7 p.m.

business from George Fox University in Newburg. Ore.,

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of the

and also received an associ

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and Washington. Edin will give a 30-40 minute presentation and then will answer questions from the audience. The ses

tice

from

Portland

(Ore.)

Community College. Upcoming speakers in the series include Cloud County Community College president

sion will end no later than

Danette Toone on June 20

8:30.

and Cloud County Conven

There is no charge for any of the sessions and tlie public is encouraged to come to any or all of them. No registration is needed, but those wanting more information may con

The

2011

Needs Forums tiiat were held

Concordia

for which the Sisters of St.

liired Edin in December 2009

Joseph were hosts. More than 100 individuals and rep resentatives of local organiza tions and agencies took part in those working lunches to identify concerns in Concor dia and Cloud County and

succeed

former

Chief

Danny Parker. A veteran of 18 years in law enforcement, Edin was previously the patrol supervisor-sergeant with the Thurston County (Washington) Sheriffs Office.

then work toward solutions.

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Animal Shelter receives grant for canine flu vaccine O'Connor Animal Shelter, Concordia, now has help in protecting dogs against canine influenza virus (CIV), a

highly contagious disease that spreads easily from dog to dog, especially those in close proximity. The shelter received a grant for the vaccines as part of a Petfinder.com Foundation program to build community immunity against this respiratory infection. The foun dation partnered with Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, a global animal health company and makers of the NOBIVAC(r) Canine Flu H3N8 vaccine, to fund the

grant.

Because CIV is relatively new, most dogs have not built up immunity to the disease. Dogs can get the disease by

being exposed to those that have it. as well as playing with toys or drinking from bowls used by other dogs. Peo ple also can unwittingly spread the germ if they come in contact with infected dogs. "Shelters and rescue organizations are often the first places that new diseases already in the community be come evident. Dogs come in from the community and are released back into it, and often move to and from states with confirmed cases," said Liz Neuschatz, director of the Petfinder.com Foundation. "Canine flu can be a real

problem for shelters, where one sick dog can cause an outbreak through an entire facility. We are pleased to be part of this effort to help protect the community by pro viding canine flu vaccine to O'Connor Animal Shelter— City of Concordia."

Dog flu is a growing problem throughout the U.S. It has been confirmed in 35 states so far, but tracking the disease is hard because it is so difficult to diagnose. Dogs

Flushing it fVW 14, «20l| City of Concordia employees Jeff Roberts, left, and Gary Strafrilush one of the fire hydrants

on Wednesday morning. The city is flushing and testing the hydrants this week (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)

are contagious before they show any symptoms. By the time the dog starts coughing, it's too late. Virtually all dogs exposed to the virus will become infected, and some will get more serious infections, such as pneumonia,

which can be fatal. Dogs that go to doggie daycare, board ing facilities, groomers and shows and are vaccinated for canine cough (Bordetella) are also at risk for canine flu.

Information about canine flu is available at www.doginflenza.com.

The grant for Building Community Immunity seeks to

protect all at-risk dogs in the community, including those in close proximity with other dogs, as is the case with shelters and rescue facilities. It also provides greater as surance to adopting families that their new pets will be healthier and much less likely to be sick or get more seri ous, and sometimes fatal, infections. The grant further links Petflnder.com member shelter and rescue grant re cipients with local veterinarians to protect all adoptable dogs in their care. The program promotes veterinary vis its for wellness exams and, when appropriate, the second dose administration of Nobivac canine flu vaccine. The Petflnder.com Foundation was created in 2003 to

respond to needs of its Petfinder member shelters and

rescue groups and to assist them in ensuring that no pet is euthanized for lack of a home. The vaccine grant will help keep dogs healthy and adoptable. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, based in Boxmeer, the Netherlands, is focused on the research

development, manufacturing and marketing of animal health products. The company offers customers one of the broadest, most innovative animal health portfolios, spanning products to support performance and to pre vent, treat and control disease in all major farm and com

panion animal species. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, subsidiaries of Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Sta tion NJ, USA. For more information, visit www.intervet.

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NOTICE CITY OF CONCORDIA HOUSING REHABILITATION AND DEMOLITION PUBLIC MEETING

A publicmeetingon housing rehabilitation and demolition will be held in City of Concordia Commission Room, 701 Washington Street on

May 19, 2011 at 7:00 pm. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the possible application submittal to theKansas Department of Commerce for housing grant funds for the target area of "East 5th & 6th Streets from Lincoln to Drake".

Citizens are encouraged to attend to gain information

aboutthe grantprogram. Pre-application forms will be distributed at the meeting and will also be available at City Hall. For information call 785-243-2672.

M«3 13, 2011

Amendment1to airport plan approved assessment of the proposed

plan is nearly complete, the

president and CEO of the hos pital, spoke to the airport advi sory board about the possible airport park site. He said the

additional work to add the hos

hospital had engaged with its

pital site to the plan is outside the scope of services outlined in

move forward with an amend

hospital site north of the Armory. Waller also presented drawings for another potential site - in Airport Park, east of the

architects and engineers to determine the feasibility and estimated cost of building the

ment to the airport master plan

camping area.

Alfred Benesch. Total cost of

hospital in the Airport Park.

the airport master plan, which

That work has yet to be com

port advisory board chairman,

has been in the works since

said

Aviation

2008, is $123,300. Benesch

pleted. Lowell said, but the site appears to be a good develop

Administration requires that the taxiway and additional air

proposed the supplemental agreement for a total additional

tal.

& Company for an amendment of the airport master plan draft

craft apron area needed for the new hospital must be located

cost of $9,350.

to accommodate the proposed

on airport property. "In order to put the Airport Park site, in play for taxiway connectivity to the primary

plan now would save both the

airport advisory board, the hos pital would like to keep both

city and the hospital time, at a

sites - between tlie Armory and

much lower cost, for the addi

F&A Food Sales, and in Airport

tional professional Benesch will provide.

Park - as options for the new hospital. (see Airport on page 8)

By Jessica LeDuc

Larry Uri announced that Brad

finalized, must be amended,"

Blade Staff Writer Last month, Concordia city commissioners heard about a different location for the pro

Waller, of Alfred Benesch, had

Lowell said.

posed new hospital. At Wednes day's meeting, they agreed to

tal in the Airport Park. Tlie commission unanimous

ly approved a supplemental agreement with Alfred Benesch

Airport Park site with taxiway connectivity and additional air

craft apron area for a cost of Last month. City Manager

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the With the fire department

has been on the job for three months, said since April

Commission then voted 5-0 next to City Hall, he said

165 families have received

Lowell's

suggestion,

to appoint Link to an ex offi

assistance.

exhaust fumes can enter

should he choose to accept

The

Council

also is responsible for Club 81, the summer lunch pro gram, and the holiday store.

cio position on the board, the building. The new sys tem would alleviate that

it.

During staff comments. Finance Director Amber

Farha said surveys are now available to gather input on a park in the south flood

control project area. She said the survey is available on the city's web site, on the

city's Facebook page, and at City Hall. On July 13 at

problem, removing fumes In other business, the through a filter system. Commission approved reso He said he also plans to lutions declaring several apply for an equipment

executive

properties dangerous and grant, which would be used slating them for demolition. to purchase a new Jaws of The properties, and owners, Life tool.' The last one was

matching funds for contin

who will have designs for a

ued restoration work at the

park area to discuss.

Brown

cent, and Eubanks said he

application to get the prop

erty on the city's demolition

Building Inspector Bruno Rehbein said he would like

to get started immediately on demolishing the houses. "None of these are the owners' concern," he said.

"They don't want anything to do with them."

Rehbein said there was only about $10,000 remain ing in the city's demo fund, and he didn't know if the

budget would allow for all the houses to be demol ished. He said he would solicit bids for the demoli

new sludge pump at the wastewater treatment plant, in the amount of $13,082.

Several organizations made funding requests from the Commission.

Joe Jindra and Linda

Sutton, representing the Small Business Develop ment

Center,

asked

for

$14,000 to help keep the office open.Jindra said they would be making the same

request from the county. The SBDC serves 11 coun ties in Northcentral Kansas. Gary Dvorak with the

Senior

Citizens

Center,

asked for $4,000 as a wage

tions, and see how many supplement for staff at the

could be torn down.

Fire Chief Larry Eubanks got the go-ahead from the

Center. He said the same request will be made of the

County Commission. The

Commission to apply for the Center serves more than Assistance to Firefighters ' 100 people a day, which is

Grant. Eubanks said the •? the highest attendance in department has received t the Area Agency on Aging's the grant every year for the ' 18-county service area.

past three years. This year, ; Anita Strommen, execu he willapply for the grant in *'; tive director of the Cloud two areas- facilities and ' County Community equipment. Eubanks said he plans to

Resources Council, asked

for $12,000, which is a con-

Grand

of the

asked

ging and curtains. Those sion to discuss East Hills

and Glorianna Ford, was had that in his budget. taken off the list because The Commission also the Fords turned in an approved the purchase of a

program.

director

theatre. Last year, the city After a 10-minute execu provided $20,000 to assist tive session for preliminary in the replacement of the discussion of acquisition of 104-year-old stairway, cat real estate, with Farha and.| walk and ladder backstage. Public Works Director Ron She said the second and Copple, where no action third phase of that project is was taken, the Commission the replacement of the rig adjourned to a study ses

are: 319 West 3rd. William purchased in 1977. and a

West 1st. owned by Everett

noon, city staff will meet with an architect from Bow for man, Bowman and Novick

Susan Cantine-Maxson,

and Mary Strait; 429 East new one would be more effi 2nd. Polish Traders. Willow cient and easier to use. Cost Springs. Mo.; and 210 West of that would be $55,000. 1st. Lori Adam. The city's match on both A fourth property. 233 grants would be five per

od Heating, Air, Plumbing /vork on the lights at Con;a LeDuc)

since 2008. Strommen. who

cost an estimated $44,000.

passed on a 4-1 vote. At

,uwi 24, 2Dl|

Commission has provided

,

two items will cost an esti

Estates, the comprehensive

mated $83,000.

plan, and a loader.

HiSEMSMai

City will be sealing streets The city of Concordia will be sealing the streets starting Friday. Aug. 5. The con tractor will notify the property owners at the time they are in that area.

Streets will be opened in the evening. The City is asking the adjacent property

Day 2—14th Street (Lincoln to Hill), 16th Street (Lincoln to Hill). 18th Street

(Crestview to Republican). Day 3—14th Street (Republican to State), 16th Street (Republican to State),

owners to not park on the sealed streets

18th Street (Republican to State), 13th Street (Highland Drive to Willow), Sunset

for two hours.

Trail.

Slurry sealing schedule follows but might be revised because of weather: Day 1—Kile Street, Kemp Street, 13th Street (Olive to Hill), 15th Street (Olive to Hill). Crestview, Willow (leave half of

Day 4—15th Street (Republican to State). 17th Street (Republican to State), Crescent Lane.

For more

information

contact Don

Dean at 243.1755 or Ron Copple at

243.2670. (UH3U.& Z/, Z0ll

driveway to golf course open).

CITY OF CONCORDIA, KANSAS TREASURER'S QUARTERLY REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD FROM April1,7011 THROUGH June 30, 2011 1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

Ending Cash

Ending Cash Receipts

Balances

FUNDS

t 1.028.997.74 4.086.78

100 General Fund

203 Industrial Development

205 Special Highway 206 DARE. Grant

207 Civil Asset Forfeiture

208 Cybercrimes 212 EmergencyTelephone System 214 Animal Shelter

217 Special Park and Recreation 221 Computer Equipment/Replacement 222 Vehide Equipment Reserve Acct 223 BAT. Reserve Fund

230 Judges TrainingFund 245 911 Wireless

250 251 260 270 290 301 303

Fire Dept. Grants Firefighter Donations Animal Trust Fund Cemetery Endowment Recreation Grants & Donations Bond and Interest Tax Increment Bond Fund

444 450 452 526 550

TIF Projects Capital Improvement Projects North Development &Sewer Infrastructure Employee Health Care Central Garage Fund

601 607 608 630

Water/Sewer General Water/Sewer Projects Water/Sewer Bond & interest Airport Fund

94.602.38 44 82 5.298.87 2.472.70 76,000.43 13.833.42 73,382.87 11,964.90 547,864.94 3.859.70 1.113.00 37,645.94 5,713.09

S

Expenditures

928,76264

900,826.42

$

Balances

J 1.056.933.96 13,900.46

9.813.68 31.480.69

•

16.779.63

149.82

105.00

"

4,000.00 383.85

7.407.54

6.358.11 1,758.50 2.453.83 961.94

3.241.67 •

575.00

1,461.94 39,488.54

1,721 50 4,156.67 112,100.00

1,350.00 1,987.66 114,142.18

•

703 Escrow Fund

3.076.84 '

8.695.00 38.863.13 51,353.74 195,298.38

92,759.51 467.218.80

:

11,957.03

735 Library Fund

-

736 Library EmployeeBenefit 750 Continuing Econ. DevelopmentGrant

-

780 Cloud County Landfill

437,741.44 34,378.35

802 Water Protection Fund

1.316.70

J 4,195,601.03

TOTALS

-

-

42,787.93 788.515.17

• 43.998.36 519.568.98

'

"

4.356.00

2,717.50

5,242.32 42,454.92 9.998.51 7,447.71 74.205.50 1.468.13 $ 2.370,143.14

4.693.84

42,454.92 9,998.51

161.511.27 9,796.37 407.730.06

15.797.79 12.367.50 32.958.77 10.000.00 12.505.51 '

445.189.15 *

104.066.16

S

1.325.67 2,382,007.81

Checking Accounts

3.330,000.00 2,000,000.00 2,747.83 $ 5,332,747.83

I. Amber Farha. do hereby certify that the above statement is correct.

39,328.51 40,141.39 7,551.20 177.041.56 601,209.85 20.266.40 268.129.42

66.23

Cash on Hand

Canital Leases TOTAL

3.859.70 1,484.50 39.814.95 3,670.91

4,517.69 1,459.16 %4,183,736.56

CASH AVAILABLE

LIABILITIES:

General Obligation Bonds TIFGeneral Obligation Bonds

508.951.40

100.00

(1,900.00)

68.23

704 Fraternal Order of Police 725 COC Cafeteria Plan

1,298.87 2,088.85 74.951.00 12.350 25 75.836.70 11,464.90

175.25

175.25

36.251.67 40,141.39 7,551.20 92,977.05 172.854.18 71,620.14 463,427.80 2,000.00 161.511.27 8.585.94 676.676.25 15.797.79 12.367.50 31.320.27 10.000.00

109,303.44

MoneyMarkets &Savings Accounts Certificates of Deposit

Reconciling Items per Bank Rec TOTAL CASH & INVESTMENTS

Cj7+

2.388.33 855.16324

1,902,401.58 1.352,265.92 71.517.49 $ 4,183,736.56

(First published in The Concordia Blade-Empire on July 26, 2011.) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CLOUD

COUNTY, KANSAS

(Published in The Concordia Blade-

Empire Tuesday, August 2, 2011.) NOTICE OF HEARING BY THE CONCORDIA PLANNING COM

PROBATE DIVISION

MISSION

in the Matter of the Estate of Eleanor

C. Tyler, who was sometimes known as Eleanor Tyler, and whose full name was Eleanor Christine Tyler, deceased. Case No. 11-PR-31 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The State ol Kansas to All Persons Concerned:

Notice is hereby given that a public

hearing willbe held by the Concordia Plan ning Commission to consider a repiat of East Hills Estates.

C Properties LLC seeks to repiat the East Hills Estates Planned Unit Develop ment subdivision in order to reclaim land

granted as public access in and across

You are hereby notified that on July

Block 5.

22, 2011. the will of the above-named de

Said tract generally lies south of 11th

cedent dated June 24. 2004, was admitted

Street and West ot "L" Street, and is more

to probate in the above-captioned proceed ings and Steven J. Tyler was appointed as

particularly described as follows:

Executor ot such will, without bond.

the East One Half (E 1/2) of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter

You are further advised that under the

provisions of the Kansas Simplified Estates Act, the Court need not supervise admin istration of the estate and no further no

tice of any action of the Executor or other proceedings of the administration will be given, except tor notice of petition to sell, lease or mortgage real property and notice

A Tract in the North One Half (N 1/2) of

(NW1/4), and the West Forty-Two (42) teet of the North One Half (N 1/2) of the South east Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section Three (3),

of final settlement of the decedent's estate.

Township Six (6) South, Range Three (3) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian. Cloud County, Kansas, together with one-hart of all rights-of-way and easements adjacent

Youare furtheradvised that ifwrittenobjec

to all of the above described lots.

tions to simplified administration are filed

The public hearing wiH be held in the City Commission room, City Hall, 701 Washington, Concordia, Kansas, on the 23rd day of August, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. All persons desiring to be heard on this request shall have the opportunity to

with the Court, the Court may order that supervised administration ensue. All creditors are notified to exhibit their

demands against the estate within four (4) months from the date ol the first publication of this notice as provided by law,and iftheir demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Reasonable

accommodations

& LONG. CHARTERED

2011.

Kansas Supreme Court #09501

613 Washington-Box 549

Bruno Rehbein

Concordia, Kansas 66901-0549

Secretary

[email protected]



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and replacement oftile inthe front entryway of< Hall. The areais approximately 27'xl4'. Thisis

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beginning ofthe larger project ofreplacing floori' the entire City Hall building. The tile must beofa

slip material. Area can be measured and examir during business hours.

Bids willbe accepted until 10:00 a.m., Septembf 2011, and must be submitted in a sealed envelo marked "officeflooring." Envelopes received thei will be returnedto the sender, unopened. Bids wi

opened at 10:00 a.m., September 2,2011. All bids must be submitted in writing to the City (

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prefers not using chemicals in the city water wells. An

amendment

to

the

Concordia Airport Advisory Board was also approved. The amendment does away

addresses. so that again I

may offer this service to all those people who would benefit from this service," she said.

Because

of

the

state

with limitations on terms

statute. Uri said, the city

officers of the board can serve. Uri said the Board wanted to take out the term limits to enable its chair,

does not have a choice in the matter because of state law.

continue

"When does the law of common sense come in?"

serving in that capacity. "Their desire is to keep

terrorist or a stalker. It's

Kirk

Lowell,

to

Ferguson asked. "I'm not a

him in at least one more

something to think about. I

year to wrap up the master plan work," Uri said.

would like some help."

An ordinance establish

ing a $50 fee for temporary

Commissioner Tim Park

er said he didn't feel the city

should go out on a limb

cereal malt beverage licens

with the issue and break

es was also approved. The fee is for events in parks or

the law. Mayor Marsha Wentz agreed, saying the city is bound by the law and

elsewhere, and limits the event to one week. The ordi

cannot do anything.

nance ajsp^et^a. two-year^_, . In other action items, tlje appointed alcoholic! liquor license fee Commission Cathy Miller and Mike Lin

at $600.

Verna

Ferguson,

who

den to three-year terms on

operates Concordia's wel

the

come

Appeals

service,

spoke

to

Board

and

of

Zoning

proclaimed

about

June 11. 2011, as Thelma

obtaining names of new

Starr Workman Day. A gift

water customers

from Workman's estate has been used to fund an exhib

Commissioners

for

her

business. Ferguson calls upon newcomers to the community, gives them samples and advertise

June

ments from local business

Orphan Train Complex.

es, and compiles their personal information into a

adjourned to a study ses

newsletter, which she sells.

sion to discuss construc

Ferguson said when Congress enacted the priva cy act. the city stopped giv-

tion of a street in East Hills

it, "Orphan Train Riders to Kansas," which will open on

The

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National

Commission

Estates and the compre hensive plan.

uy uuugias ^onn ana tieanor Uift

Budget (continued from page 1) "We have enough money." Edin said, indicat ing the program did not depend on the city's contri bution. "We can pay for all the kids to play." Commissioner Gary Fraser said he didn't think

the city should be support

ing these types of organiza tions, and Mayor Marsha Wentz agreed, saying if par ents want their children to

play, they can pay. "The taxpayers don't need to pay for it," she said. On a

unanimous vote,

the Commission rejected the $500 request. The

Commission

the

amount

of

three-year contract. During the manager's report, Uri updated Com missioners on an incident

that happened last week at the swimming pool. A child's lips came in contact

with a pool chemical, Uri said. Pool employees had used the white powder chemical to adjust the pool levels, and had spilled some by the baby pool,

$150,000 building will be split with the County, for

slight breakout, but is fine

an amount not to exceed

however, were not satisfied

$75,000, together with half the closing costs. The previ

with the pool employee's response to the situation. Uri said he agreed with the parents, and has taken steps to prevent a similar

Street.

Commission

inary

also

signing an engi contract with and Johnson for prepare a prelim

design

for

storm

drainage control and a pos sible sidewalk-walkway system along Broadway between

13th

and

17th

streets.

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drainage issue along the east side of the

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$12,450, was also signed. This is the third year of the

The

6th

approved neering Campbell $6,280 to

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Gilmore

and Phillips for the city's

East

discount store will be made

>

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which the child came in

available for development.

b t

to better channel the water.

approved jointly purchas ing property with the Coun ty Commission, at 1401

ous location of the ALCO

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said, and the project will try

Mother-

contact with.

Uri said the child suf

now. The child's parents,

incident.

He said the pool man agers have been removed from the responsibility of using the pool chemicals, which

is

now

under the

control of a full-time city

employee. In the future. Uri said, it may end up being a city employee who makes all chemical adjustments to

the pool, rather than the pool managers. The

Commission

adjourned to a study ses

house by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Drainage from heavy rains is getting closer

sion

to the Sisters' property. Uri

recently in Kansas City.

to

discuss

a

Fire

Department vehicle and meetings Uri attended

[CONCRETE PROPOSAL The City ofConcordia will be accepting proposals at the City office for the

purchase of concrete for the project,

17th Street, Lincoln to Broadway. Proposals will be accepted until 10:00 a.m.on September 1, 201 I.

Interested persons can pick up specifications at City Hall, 701 Washington, Concordia, KS 66901.

rkflqsf i&iFii (Published in the Blade-Empire on Friday, August 5, 2011) NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

The governing body of City of Concordia

will meet onAugust 17,2011 ai 5 30pm. atCommission Chambers ofConcordia CityHall forthepurpose of hearing and answering objectionsof taxpayers relatinglo theproposeduseof all fundsand theamountof ad valorem tax.

Detailed budget information isavailable at City Hall, 701 Washington andwillbeavailable atthishearing BUDGET SUMMARY

Proposed Budget 2012 Expenditures and Amount of2011 AdValorem Taxestablish themaximum limits ofthe2012 budget. EstimatedTax Rate is subject to change depending on the final assessedvaluation. Prior Year Actual for 2010

Current Year Estimate for 2011

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Actual

Expenditures

Tax Rate *

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Amount of 2011

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contract with Campbell and Johnson Engineers for $3,475 for survey work for preliminary infrastructure

p

posed jail could be built on that site.

Uri said the information

gathered by Campbell and

Johnson will let the City know what it may take to extend infrastructure to the engineering for the south area, should it be developed. The

development.

In August, the city pur chased from Lynn and Patri cia Mosher 56 acres of land south of the airport. Ken

Commission

also

approved the vacation of 13th Street between Kyle and L streets, the repiat of East Hill Estates, and

Johnson, with Campbell appointed Randy Green and Johnson, said after wood and Cheryl Lanoue to reviewing previously sur three-year terms on the

veyed topographic informa Board of Building Trades. After a 15-minute execu tion along Highway 81 and tive session with Uri. to dis the Mosher site they discov

ered they needed to acquire additional elevation and

topography dataalong High way 81 to be able to prepare

preliminary

Dumping it in Asphalt torn up in the 100 block of East 17th Street by city of Concordia workers is dumped into the back of a truck Wednesday morning. (Blade photo by JayLowell)

cuss acquisition of real estate,

the

Commission

adjourned. An intergovern mental meeting will take

construction place Wed.. Sept. 14. at 6:30 p.m. .in the Commission

costs for', proposed', infrastructufe for the area. A pro-

meeting room.

Recreation meeting canceled The Concordia Recreation Advisory

Board meeting scheduled for tonight has been canceled. Next meeting will be Nov. 8

Concordia Recreation Announces its

Kansas City Chiefs Bus Trip Kansas City Chiefs vs.

Minnesota Vikings

Sunday, October 2 Price $80

(includestickets & busfare)

Tickets on sale NOW at Concordia City Hall 55 Available - first come, first served .Contact Tom Gennette @City Hallfor details • 785-243-2670

Cityapproves funds for engineering work By Jessica LeDuc

sewer service to the proposed

move

Blade Staff Writer

jail, but he'recommended the

With the possibility of a new jail and hospital locating south of the Concordia Municipal Air port, the Concordia City Com mission approved spending

Commission go ahead and spend city dollars to have the

goes out there." Commissioner Gary Fraser

recently purchased the former

said no one could locate on the

ALCO retail building on East

studies done before accepting any proposal from the County Commission for the jail reloca

land without the city first studying how to provide utili

pany. Lowell said there is much

ties.

work to do to the interior of the

$22,000 for engineering work

tion.

in that area Wednesday night.

forward

with

whoever

During staff comments, Kirk

will be 90 days to ready the building. The City and County

6th Street to offer to the com

building, as well as to the exte

tan, to conduct a traffic impact

At last week's intergovern mental meeting. Lawrence Goldberg, president of Gold berg, Sullivan and McCrerey

study for $13,500, and a utility

Inc., the County's jail archi

service evaluation for $8,750.

Both studies will begin within

tects, said preliminary num bers indicate extending water

CloudCorp, updated the Com mission on "Project Bird," a proposed aerospace manufac turing company interested in locating in Concordia. Lowell said he had spoken

the next week, and are sched

and sewer to the site would cost

with Barbara Hake with the

uled to be completed in Novem

between

Kansas Department of Com

Finance Director Amber Farha

ber.

$375,000.

The traffic impact study will evaluate accessing Highway 81

Kansas Department of Trans portation rights-of-way.

Two contracts were approved with BG Consultants, Manhat

at one of three intersections:

Highway 81 and College Drive; Highway 81 and Airport Park; and Highway 81 and Plum Road.

City Manager Larry Uri said the studies will give the city a much better understanding of how much water and sewer extensions will cost should the

jail and/or hospital locate on the land recently purchased by

the city south of Concordia. Uri said the County's jail

$350,000

without

and

using

Uri told Commissioners last

Lowell,

executive director of

ly very low, and bond council

in the works.

has suggested refinancing sev eral bonds to take advantage of it. She said it is something the

The company had set August 31 as its deadline to choose a

and one in Oklahoma. At this

has beat out five

Oklahoma

architects want us to do. or

communities and

15 Kansas

what the County wants us to do. but I don't think you can accept their proposals without knowing what our own esti

communities to stay in the race to land the company. 'They are past their August

of costs to extend water and

taken care of and then we can

Also during staff comments, said interests rates are current

site. Three communities remain

architects have their own idea

said.

merce earlier this week, and

neering would be a develop ment cost the city would seek to recover from whatever entity ended up building in tlie area. "This isn't what tlie County's

Uri said. "We need to get these studies done so we get that

"They informed Barb that

they will be moving that Janu ary startup date so the commu nity will have time to get it (the building) operational," Lowell

she indicated the project is still

night that the $22,000 engi

mates are for these extensions,"

rior.

in the running-two in Kansas point, Lowell said, Concordia

31 deadline, but that's their

choice," Lowell said. 'They are doing a lot of due diligence." Should the company choose Concordia,

Lowell said there

city should look into, as inter est rates are currently in the

four-percent range, and have fallen to 2.19 percent. In other business, Mayor Marsha Wentz proclaimed Sept. 25 as the official day of celebra tion for Trinity United Methodist Church's anniversary.

125th

The Commission adjourned to a study session to discuss south development land sales and infrastructure.

Uri to be feature

in Speaker Serie Concordia City Managei Larry Uri will be the fea

tured presenter for the Con cordia Speaker Series Monday. Sept. 26 at the Nazareth Motherhouse.

Uri. in his third year as Concordia city manager will speak at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mother-

house, 1300 Washington The 30- to 40- minute pres entation, "Building Com

Uri says harmony needed to get things done

munity," is free to the public. There will be time at

The Cloud County Health'"

As Larry Uri marked his

Center board is still pursu-"

the end of his talk for audi

third anniversary as Con

ing proposals on three prop- -• erties near the airport, he;'said. While it will be an ex--'-' pensive project, he said, it'

ence questions. The session

cordia City Manager Mon

day evening, he recalled the interview with the five City Commissioners that got him the job. "I told them that to do this

Is also a critical one for the community. ] The same is true of the-

kind of job for any length of

flood control project at the

time, you need one over

south edge of Concordia, Urf

weening goal," he told the

; will end no later than 8:30 p.m.

Larry Uri

growth of the Coram Needs

Forums

that

This is the seventh of

conducted throughout

; eight monthly talks sched' uled for 2011. There is no charge for any of the ses sions, and the public is encouraged to attend any or

and 2010. which were

j

ed by the Sisters o Joseph. More than IOC pie and representativ local organizations agencies took part ii working lunches, v

said. The new dam as pro-"'

all of them. Registration is

crowd at the Nazareth Motherhouse in attendance for the seventh presentation in the 2011 Concordia Speak

posed would be four times the size of the 100-year-old1'

not

information, contact Sister

identified concerns in

earthen structure now there,

Marcia

cordia and Cloud Co

785.243.2149 or by e-mail,

and found ways to

ers Series. "I told them mine

"We've been working on;' this since 1996," Uri said. "A:'

[email protected].

toward solutions.

dam must be built. A park]

dia city attorney since 1976 and was named city manag

Thurner. outreach sp

er

2008.

ist for the Domestic

Under Concordia's city manager/commission form of government, Uri is the top employee hired by the fivemember city commission.

lence Association of Ce

he said.

was harmony. They didn't

really say anything to that and we just moved on." .,,,,< That goal of harmony,

can be built."

The City hopes to have a more definite plan and firm

is one Uri said he takes se

riously, and one he has worked toward since being

named City Manager in Sep tember 2008. It's a key com

ponent, he said, in building community, which was the title of his presentation Mon day evening.

"Harmony is not so hard to find, particularly in this community." he said. "It's there for the asking." To create the kind of har

mony needed to get things done, the first thing needed is respect. Uri said. "You have to treat peo

ple with respect, no matter what's going on. You have to assume good faith." The next requirement is to create connections- some

'_

dollar figures on the projectJ

by the end of the year, he'1

Answering questions

Concordia CityManager LarryUriresponds to a question from the audience during his presentation Monday evening

as part of the 2011 Speakers Series at the Nazareth Motherhouse.

one."

Another element to build

ing harmony at City Hall and in the community. Uri

said, is "figuring out who's conductor

Added to the elements oP respect, connections. con=. ductor-choir, and marchingi

along, Uri said there was one

ample, but it is not your only

the

said.

and who's

the choir." meaning who will demonstrate leadership and initiative, and who will join

in and get the job done. "When I've reached out and asked conductors in

this community to join the

thing he said the Sisters of choir, they have - willingly,"

"She still comes to hear

more factor needed for con

her son give a report," he

tinuing harmony: Perspec

said.

tive.

Uri said the final neces

"Our problems large and

sary element for harmony is marching along - the will

small are not insurmount able," he said. "But some

ingness to keep working on a project, even when it's dif

or get out oftown to see that.

ficult and will probably take

And that allows me to see

times I have to just step back

what we've accomplished." a long time to complete. The final presenter in tlie Projects that he said re quire "marching along," in 2011 Concordia Speaker Se clude the joint purchase by ries will be Cameron Thurn the city and the county of er, an outreach specialist for the former ALCO property on East 6th Street, the pro

the Domestic Violence As sociation of Central Kansas. On Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Thurn

St. Joseph of Concordia, who

he said.

have been host to the Speak er Series, have excelled at.

One of the community's

posed flood control project

conductors who has joined

and the south Concordia

er, who works in DVACK's

park between Highway 81 and College Drive, and the proposed new hospital on

Concordia office, will discuss

property near the airport

and open to the public.

He cited Neighbor to Neigh

many choirs over tlie years

bor, the downtown center for women the Sisters opened in

said, introducing her to the

May 2010 as "a shining ex-

audience.

is his mother, Edith Uri, he

domestic violence in rural communities. Her talk is free

S^tHdur Z6(2'ii

required.

For

more

Allen

at

Uri has served as Concor

in

The

September

2011

Concordia

Speakers Series is an out-

The final speaker i series

will

be

Can

Kansas (DVACK), bas Concordia. On Octobe

Thurner will presenl program. "Domestic lence and Sexual AssaRural Communities."

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Uri to be featured

in Speaker Series Concordia City Manager Larry Uri will be the fea

tured presenter for the Con cordia Speaker Series Monday, Sept. 26 at the Nazareth Motherhouse.

Uri, in his third year as Concordia city manager, will speak at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mother-

needed to get things done

house. 1300 Washington. The 30- to 40- minute pres entation, "Building Com munity," is free to the public. There will be time at

The Cloud County Health' Center board is still pursu^'

the end of his talk for audi

Ing proposals on three prop-'^

ence questions. The session

erties near the airport, hfr-

will end no later than 8:30

said. While it will be an ex-:-'

p.m.

pensive project, he said, itv is also a critical one for the community. ',

identified concerns in Con

he said.

785.243.2149 or by e-mail, [email protected].

cordia and Cloud County, and found ways to work

not

required.

For

Allen

more at

Uri has served as Concor

toward solutions.

The final speaker in the

dia city attorney since 1976 and was named city manag

Thurner, outreach special

er

ist for the Domestic Vio

in

September

2008.

series

will

be

Cameron

lence Association of Central

by the end of the year, he';

Under Concordia's city manager/commission form

of government, Uri is the top

Concordia. On October 24.

said.

employee hired by the fivemember city commission.

Thurner will present the

Added to the elements oP respect, connections, con.-, ductor-choir, and marching,

"She still comes to hear

more factor needed for con

her son give a report," he

tinuing harmony: Perspec

said.

tive.

"Our problems large and small are not insurmount- . able." he said. "But some

and who's ingness to keep working on

times I have to just step back

ling who will a project, even when it's dif- or get out of town to see that. idership and ficult and will probably take

And that allows me to see

vho will join )b done. reached out

a long time to complete. Projects that he said require "marching along," in-

what we've accomplished."

nductors in

elude the joint purchase by

ries will be Cameron Thurn

The final presenter in tlie 2011 Concordia Speaker Se

f to join the the city and tlie county of er, an outreach specialist for ; - willingly," the former ALCO property the Domestic Violence As on East 6th Street, the pro-

sociation of Central Kansas.

posed flood control project

On Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Thurn

o has joined and the south Concordia er. who works in DVACK's /er the years park between Highway 81 Concordia office, will discuss Edith Uri, he

ed by the Sisters of St. Joseph. More than 100 peo ple and representatives of local organizations and agencies took part in the working lunches, which

Marcia

along, Uri said there was one

community's

and 2010. which were host

earthen structure now there,

dollar figures on the project]

ig out who's is marching along - the will-

that were

information, contact Sister

The City hopes to have a more definite plan and firm-

it City Hall Uri said the final neceslmunity. Uri sary element for harmony

eight monthly talks sched' uled for 2011. There is no

Forums

conducted throughout 2009

all of them. Registration is

can be built."

ent to build-

of

posed would be four times _ the size of the 100-year-old1''

this since 1996," Uri said. "A:dam must be built. A parley

lotyouronly

seventh

said. The new dam as pro-1'

"We've been working on'-'

311 Speakers Series at the Nazareth Moth-

the

south edgeofConcordia, Uri"

flood control project at the :

y Manager LarryUriresponds to a question ce during his presentation Monday evening

Needs

This is

charge for any of the ses sions, and the public is encouraged to attend any or

The same is true of the-

questions

Larry Uri

growth of the Community

and College Drive, and the

rig her to the proposed new hospital on property near the airport.

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domestic violence in rural communities. Her talk is free

and open to the public. Oil

The

2011

Concordia

Speakers Series is an out-

Kansas (DVACK), based in

program,

"Domestic

Vio

lence and Sexual Assault in Rural Communities."

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newjail dkihsedatnieetiii By Brad Lowell Blade-Empire Editor Cliff Sullivan of Goldberg,

Sullivan & McCrerey Archi tects, St. Joseph. Mo., said this morning at an informa tion gathering meeting at

City Hall that the infrastruc ture budget for the proposed new 80-bed jail is $425,000

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Concordia Firefighter'Chuck Nondorf sprays water on a la,Wnmower that caught fire in a field south of Cloud Village Wedrlesday afternoon. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)

and a 1500 gallon minute fire protection s

ply. Monaco said. Kurt Kocher. represer the Cloud County He Center, said at this mor no decision has I reached on the location

and if that isn't enough the

proposed

Cloud County board of com

"Obviously, funding is

missioners will have to look at other sites.

issue and the potei infrastructure cost will»

The county currently is considering the Mosher

said. "And a lot of older

new

hosp

heavily on that decision

property south of Concordia

pie don't like the idea of

for construction of the $4,915,500 project. Thaniel Monaco of BG Consultants, Manhattan,

ing on 81 Highway."

said that the infrastructure

jail.

portion of the study should be completed In mid-Novem

Sheriff Brian Marks that traffic shouldn't b issue because with

ber. He said that his compa

Toasted

as a 200 gallon per mil water service to the fac

Sullivan said that it w

take 9 to 12 months for struction of the prop

ny will be studying the water demands, potential gas and

changes and visitation:

electrical needs and sewer

any one day.

line extension.

Representatives of city, county, hospital

By state regulation an eight gallon per minute sewer will be required as well

peak might only be 35 c£

Rural Water District r

were In attendance.

Accepting grant Concordia Fire Chief Larry Eubanks, right, received a $2,000 grant from State Farm Insurance agent Garry Peterson. The money will be used to purchase smoke and carbon monoxide detec tors, which the Concordia Fire Department will have available for those in need. (Blade photc

by_Jay Lowell)

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"Project Bird" flying to Chanute In the end. the bird flew to Chanute.

After

several

months

of

anticipation, CloudCorp Exec

pany, the City of Concordia

cordia and Cloud County, and

and Cloud County together

was very comfortable with this area's recruitment plan to help bring the company to Concor

purchased the former ALCO building on East 6th Street.

work of global operations span ning from North America to Europe and Asia. Employees at the new facility will concen trate on light sub-assembly

Lowell

Lowell said that ultimately.

announced Tuesday evening

workforce availability won the

"Spirit officials stated that

that Concordia did not land

project for Chanute. Spirit offi

the Concordia/Cloud County

rently

"Project Bird," an aerospace manufacturing facility.

cials said the regional work

Wichita.

force in the Chanute area is

Project Bird Team is comprised of people that Spirit would like

Spirit AeroSysterns, Inc.. of Wichita, publicly announced

much larger than in the Con

to work with." Lowell said.

cordia area. The unemploy ment rate is greater in Chanute, and that region cur

in Wichita and is the world's

utive

Director

Kirk

Tuesday that it will locate its new facility in Chanute, Kan.,

dia.

Spirit AeroSystems is based

largest independent supplier of

assembly work on underwing aircraft components as part of a multi-phased project.

who are laid off, Lowell said. to a comfort level with available

commercial airplane assem blies and components. In a press release Tuesday, Spirit officials indicated an existing facility in Chanute was

The highly competitive race to land the company had come

workforce in

chosen in collaboration with

rather than Concordia. The

facility

will

support

sub

down to Concordia, Chanute and one Oklahoma communi

ty. Concordia and Cloud Coun ty began trying to land the

project in June, and was one of 17 Kansas and six Oklahoma

communities in the running. In an effort to land the com

rently has a large number of experienced assembly workers "We just could not get Spirit Cloud

County

performed

in

After completion of site preparations, Spirit will begin hiring with a goal of 35 employ ees working at the Chanute site by the end of 2012. Mea sured hiring is projected to continue

for

several

more

years, with total employment estimated to reach 125-150.

Chanute based on a number of

priorities, including infrastruc

beneficial for the area's future.

ture requirements, an avail able workforce and major highway access.

"Even though we lost this economic prize, that communi ty cooperation is a key to the future prosperity of Cloud County," he said.

the Kansas

more people unemployed, but thankfully, our region does not have that problem," Lowell said

Commerce

On the positive side. Lowell said Spirit was impressed with

being

Even though Concordia and Cloud County lost out on the manufacturing facility, Lowell said the cooperation shown among various entities will be

when the Chanute area has

in an e-mail release.

work for the 737, which is cur

Department of and

the

city of

the quickness and profession

Spirit's Chanute facility is

alism of responses from Con

the latest expansion in its net

cU5,a3H

Finding the source

Field of dreams

Concordia Firefighter Rick Knudsen heads in to find the source

Amember of the OptimistClub does dirtworkat Rasure FieldTuesday morning, the facil

of a fire at a residence at 1022 Washington Saturday after

ity will feature a baseball field and soccer fields. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)

noon. Concordia Fire Chief Larry Eubanks said the cause of the fire at the duplex is undetermined at this time, but an elec trical issue has been ruled out. The fire was contained to the

bedroom and bathroom of the south apartment, while the north

apartment sustained heavy smoke and minor water damage. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)

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