Community Newsletter Week of April 9 - 13 2018 a Publication of the City of Dodge City Public Information Office 1
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Community Newsletter Week of April 9 - 13 2018 A publication of the City of Dodge City Public Information Office 1. Street crews have been removing the remaining snow fence in areas throughout town. Crew’s also bladed gravel roads and spread salt throughout town after the precipitation over the weekend. 2. Sanitation will have a route change for the areas of 5th to 2nd from Spruce to Comanche. These areas will be switched from alley bins to poly carts and the new route day will be Monday starting April 23rd. 3. A longhorn calf was born at the Longhorn Park located at the airport last Tuesday afternoon. 4. The Community Housing Association of Dodge City will have a volunteer paint day on Wednesday, April 18th, at 9:00 am (weather permitting) to paint the exterior of 1521 Mulberry Circle. There will also be an open house and hamburger feed at 1521 Mulberry Circle on Friday, May 4th, at 11:00 am. For more information regarding both events, see the attached flyers. 5. Due to the weather forecast the Long Branch Lagoon Egg Hunt and Bazaar has been officially canceled. Last chance to get the Buy 3 Get 1 Free deal for Long Branch Lagoon season passes is this Sunday, April 15th. There will be three chances to buy in person this weekend, or purchase online at lbldodgecity.com. Other pass options include their fitness pass and mega pass bundle, also ask about their Jr. Lifeguard Program and Swimming Lessons! • Times and locations for in-person purchasing opportunities: • Daylight Donuts : Saturday, April 14th, from 8am to 11am • Red Beard Coffee: Saturday, April 14th, Noon to 4pm • Tea2Go: Sunday, April 15th, Noon to 4pm 6. The State of Kansas will be honoring two of our Kansas military heroes, SGT Gregg Steimel and PFC Richard Conrardy, by dedicating an approximate 6 mile section of US-50 in Ford Co., from Dodge City to Wright, KS., Saturday, April 21st. SGT Steimel and PFC Conrardy were killed in combat in July 1970 in Vietnam. For their actions, Sergeant Steimel was posthumously awarded the Distinguised Service Cross, Bronze Star, and a National Defense Service Medal; and Private Conrardy was posthumously awarded a Silver Star. 7. Warm weather mid-week allowed for Parks staff to work on laying the bonded-rubber safety surfacing at Jean Russell Park this week. The safety surfacing requires a specific amount of time and consistent warm temperatures to cure. There is still work to be done at the park, over the next few weeks that is weather dependent. The park is anticipated to be open to the public once again near the end of April. 8. On Friday, Melissa McCoy and Nicole May with the City of Dodge City attended the Municipal Training Institute on municipal finance. The course focused on topics such as cash forecasting, budgeting basics and monitoring, tax lid impacts and revenue sources. 9. The City of Dodge City and Main Street had an opportunity to make a presentation to Ambucs on Monday morning about the Eisenhower Park project. The presentation included information about the improvements to the park and some about the history as well. • April 9th AMBUCS Club Notes • Eisenhower Park in downtown Dodge City was established in 1976, in observance of the nation's 200th birthday. Melissa McCoy , Dodge City Project Development Coordinator, told AMBUCS Club members that "Betty" Muncy donated the land for the park with the request it be named Eisenhower Park. McCoy said that after over forty years of use it has been decided some changes should be made. Planned changes include shade sails, new benches, landscape improvements, artificial lawn and more electric outlets for public use. Installation of a plaque recognizing the donor and history about the site will be made. McCoy said that it is hoped the improvements will all be completed this year. • Next Monday morning, April 16th, AMBUCS Club meeting guest speaker will be Kerry Tirman, Western Plains Medical Complex CEO. Tirman will give an update report on changes that have taken place at the WPMC since his employment last year and changes that he hopes will be made in the coming years. Relocation of the WPMC physical therapy treatment site will be discussed. Anyone who would like to hear Tirman's report is welcomed. They do not need be an AMBUCS Club member. The free admission meeting will be held in the Dodge House Hotel Convention Center starting at 7:00 am and ending by 7:45 am. 10. The Dodge City Police Department had two promotions go into effect on Monday, April 9th. Field Training Officer Chad Kelley was promoted to Corporal and Corporal Justin Warkentin was promoted to Sergeant. 11. SCAM ALERT!!!DCPD has had reports of some folks receiving messages or phone calls demanding money and stating that if they do not follow through they will end up getting murdered. The suspects are sending videos of Hispanic men and women being killed in various ways. These videos appear to be ones that can be found on the internet from possible drug cartel violence. The victims are not aware of this so they end up sending money. This is the latest internet scam. Do not send money to those that you do not know, especially to another country. If you have any questions contact law enforcement. City Commission Meeting City Hall Commission Chambers Monday, April 16, 2018 7:00 p.m. MEETING #5095 Warrior Project – Biogas Facility Ribbon Cutting DODGE CITY, Ks. — The City of Dodge City is set to host a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the Warrior Project Biogas Facility on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 10:30 am. The ribbon cutting will take place at the project site located at 11079 Warrior Road, Dodge City, Kansas and a reception will follow at Boot Hill Museum in the Long Branch Saloon. In 1984; the City of Dodge City’s South Wastewater Treatment Plant was completed, with an expansion project completed in 2004. The wastewater treatment plant is a non-discharging facility that treats 5.7 million gallons of waste water a day. Wastewater to the plant comes from National Beef Packing and municipal waste. An anaerobic digestion process produces raw biogas at an average rate of 1.6 million cubic feet of biogas per day. “That number can rise to over 2.25 million cubic feet of biogas per day in the summer months,” said Ray Slattery, Director of Engineering for the City of Dodge City. “For the past 14 years since the completion of an expansion project, City staff has been looking for ways to utilize the raw bio-gas the plant creates.” Utilizing the by-product from the water treatment plant for useful means has the potential to produce revenue as well as cut City expenses, Slattery said. In March 2016, two years after first requesting proposals for biogas reuse, the City of Dodge City selected Eco-Engineers to spearhead the project. During that same month Jacobs, formerly known as CH2m Hill and the operators of the City’s waste water treatment plants, agreed to operate the Warrior Biogas Reuse Project. When a final agreement could not be made with Eco-Engineers due to guarantee issues the City cut ties and decided to take on the project on its own. Since then, many agreements have been made ranging from design and construction to the marketing and sale of the purified biogas. Construction of the plant started in August 2017. As of February 2018, the facility started producing pipeline quality biomethane to be sold as a transportation fuel. “The potential the Warrior project brings will be an immense benefit to our community as a whole,” said Cherise Tieben, City Manager for the City of Dodge City. “The revenue generated will help pay down existing debt, go towards deferred maintenance of infrastructure and help fund future capital improvement projects. As well as being another way for Dodge City to utilize resources in an effort to further our stewardship of the environment.” There will be a short ceremony at the Biogas Facility site prior to the ribbon cutting. Come out and hear from the companies involved with the project, local legislators, and staff. Short tours will also be available for the public to learn more about the facility. Be sure to allow for a minimum of 15 minutes to get to the site. This time is an estimate based on travel time from City Hall to the facility. Directions to the Biogas Facility site: From the 4 Way Stop intersection of US 283 & US 56/400 at the south edge of Dodge City, proceed south 9 miles to Warrior Rd. Turn Right onto Warrior Rd. Go west approximately 1/3 of a mile to the Warrior Project location on the south side of the road. The address of the plant is 11079 Warrior Rd., Dodge City, Ks. From Western Plains Medical Complex The winner for the 2018 Mercy Award is Bob Schuette! “At Western Plains, we share LifePoint’s commitment to making communities healthier, and we recognize this is supported by the good work and service of our employees both on and off the job,” said Kerry Tirman, CEO. “We are extremely proud to recognize Bob for his efforts on behalf of our patients and our community. He goes above and beyond each and every day to ensure that every person he encounters receives the highest level of care and compassion.” Bob truly embodies LifePoint’s mission of Making Communities Healthier. He actively participates in several community service activities, especially when it comes to activities sponsored by Western Plains.