Robert Busby

July 26, 2022 – Green Valley Area Transportation Plan

Pottawatomie County and Bartlett and West are hosting an Open House at the Green Valley Community Center at 3770 Green Valley Road, Manhattan, KS, on August 4 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm to discuss and receive feedback on the proposed Green Valley Area Transportation and Thoroughfare Plan. Please review the Transportation Draft Plan ahead …

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July 26, 2022 – Manhattan to Annex Near Excel Road

The Manhattan City Commission recently voted 4-0 to annex land for the future development of Scorpion Biological Services. Scorpion will purchase the land after it is annexed. The new facility is planned to be more than 500,000 square feet and employ more than 500 people. The Pottawatomie County Commission previously voted 3-0 to approve the …

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July 21, 2022 – Blue Township 2023 Budget Draft

As is required every year, the Blue Township Board recently submitted its draft 2023 budget to Pottawatomie County. It’s worth nothing that this budget includes $181,620 in unspecified Capital Improvements for the current year and $45,000 in unspecified Capital Improvements for the next year. Our best assumption is that the lion’s share of this is …

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March 30, 2022 – Manhattan Chamber Supports Annexation

In its recently published “2022 Local Agenda“, the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce emphasized, among other things, the annexation of what it calls the “Blue Township Urban Growth Area” as a key part of its “Growth Initiatives.” While the Chamber specifically mentions property owners requesting annexation, it also calls for “Island Annexation”. This type of annexation …

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Feb 10, 2022 – City Commission Largely Opposes Annexation

At their work session on February 9, the Manhattan City Commission largely opposed annexation of the Green Valley area. In the study conducted by Bethesda, Maryland, consultants TischlerBise, Inc., the area was divided into four Financial Analysis Zones (FAZ). Projections indicated a possible net benefit to the city of over $23 million over a 20 …

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Feb 5, 2022 – City of Manhattan Preparing to Annex Green Valley

The City of Manhattan is almost certain to move forward with its plans to annex the Green Valley area. On Saturday, February 5, 2022, The Mercury published on its front page, “City to talk fiscal impact of Green Valley annexation”, written by Christian Bright. According to The Mercury, newspaper of record for the City of …

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