Township seeks Kasold extension changes
The Wakarusa Township board members prefer a more expensive alignment for Kasold Drive extended near the South Lawrence Trafficway.
Commissioner Jere McElhaney said he attended a Wakarusa Township Board meeting last week at which the members told him they preferred the alignment that would eliminate some of the existing curves.
The project entails the reconstruction of East 1200 Road, known as Kasold Drive extended, from 31st Street across the trafficway to North 1250 Road. He said the township also would like to do a cost-share program with the county from the Wakarusa River bridge on East 1150 Road to County Road 458.
Keith Browning, the county's director of Public Works, said he soon will come back to the commission with the project's alternative routes and an estimate for purchasing rights of way. The preferred alternate was estimated to cost about $1.5 million.
Mowing contract approved for business park
Douglas County commissioners Monday approved a first-time mowing contract for the East Hills Business Park.
The East Hills Board of Trustees will contribute $2,000 toward the estimated $25,000 for an independent contract. The county's maintenance department had been mowing the park's undeveloped land.
The county and the Douglas County Development Inc., which acts as a broker for the park's property, will share the remaining costs, resulting in a $11,500 split. The county's percentage of the contract would change as land is sold, so DCDI eventually would pay all the expenses when the park is fully developed.
Emergency spending on power switches OK'd
A recent emergency expenditure by County Administrator Craig Weinaug received the commissioners' blessing.
Last month Weinaug authorized spending $11,468 to replace four transfer switches at the county's Emergency Communication Center.
The administrator is authorized to spend more than $10,000 for emergency repairs and purchases without soliciting bids with the requirement that the commission be notified about the purchase.
If the switches were not replaced, the center would not have access to backup power in case of a loss of electricity to the building.
Commission to hit road to meet with townships
Douglas County commissioners plan to have four away-meetings with the county's township boards to hear comments from rural residents.
Commissioner Jere McElhaney suggested meeting with the townships after his recent meeting with the Wakarusa Township, at which people raised questions about roads and policy issues.
The first meeting will be in Lecompton in about a month, followed by meetings yet to be scheduled in Baldwin, Eudora and Vinland throughout the rest of the year.
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