Joan Strickler observer
Commissioner Kearns presiding, McCulloh present.
A hearing was held to discuss a public use permit requested by the county’s public works department. Rod Meredith described plans involving a partnership with K-State to obtain grant funds to build up to seven types of wind towers on the shop site grounds. The wind towers would be of various sizes and made by competing companies. The project can provide research data as well as offer the opportunity for students, land owners and all interested persons to view options in wind energy development. The towers will fulfill the energy needs of the buildings at the shop site. Any additional energy might be sold back to the electrical grid. The planning board had voted unanimous approval of the project. The Commission voted to approve the project subject to the availability of funds through the U.S. Department of Energy grant.
The Riley County Historical Museum and K-State Volunteer Center of Manhattan are holding a reception on Kansas Day, January 29, at 3:00 p.m. at Riley County’s Historical Museum. Oral histories will be gathered from individuals who have received the Spirit of Martin Luther King Community Service Award and who have contributed to the “diversity of the community and the greater good”. K-State students, faculty and community members are being recruited to help implement the project which will create video highlights for a recognition event on Monday, April 26. Digitally recorded histories will be archived at the Historical Museum with copies available at the Manhattan Public Library.
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