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Wildlife and Parks Commission to meet Aug. 14 in Garden City

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

TOPEKA – The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Finnup Center at the Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City.

The meeting will begin at noon and continue until all agenda items are addressed.

The meeting will begin with a report from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, including a public hearing on the following regulations:

County modifies non-profit rate for facility usage

ROBERT PIERCE

• Leader & Times

Seward County’s facility fee waiver policy has been revised for events hosted by non-profit agencies.

Monday, commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a flat fee rate of $300 for the Ag Building and $600 for the Activity Center at the fairgrounds.

The move came after qualified applicants were permitted in past years to submit a facility fee waiver, which eliminated all fees for events. Recently, county officials received requests to revise the waiver to allow applicants to instead pay a reduced fee.

Chamber cuts ribbon on Eli Fancysweet

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

Maria Elisa Morales has known for a long time she wanted to have a career in something creative, and recently, she took a big step with that in opening her new store Eli Fancysweet at 1038 N. Kansas Ave.

As she tells it, she has long been known for her creativity.

KDOT seeking comments on draft 2026 STIP

Kansas Department of Transportation

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) requests comments on the draft Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026-2029 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) document.

The STIP is a project specific publication that lists all KDOT administered projects, regardless of funding source, and includes projects for counties and cities as well as projects on the State Highway System.

Plan revision webinars planned for assessment comment period

Cimarron National Grassland

PUEBLO, Colo. — The Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands’ land management plan revision team will host a three-part webinar series for the public.

Participants will gain an understanding of the grasslands plan revision process and timeline, receive an overview of the assessment documents, and learn how to participate in the planning process.

Nine virtual Microsoft Teams meetings in August and September make up this three-part series. Each webinar series covers identical topics offered on various dates and times.