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Thursday, March 9 City Administrator Beth Linn and Finance Director Karen Kindle gave an update on the fourth quarter finances for the city ending in 2022. Kindle said on some of the revenues the city exceeded their target numbers.

The Governor of Kansas has declared March 15, 2023 as “Kansas American Legion Day.” As she presented the proclamation, Governor Laura Kelly praised the 104-year-old veterans service organization, the largest in the nation, for its continued work to aid wounded warriors and military families, for Legionnaires’ legacy of community volunteerism and for the organization’s significant role in establishing important national legislation. The American Legion remains today an active and vigorous advocate for service members, veterans and their families not only on Capitol Hill, but right here in Kansas.

Media and nozzles in a media filter will be restored for the Hillsdale Water Treatment Plant as part of an emergency purchase procedure to secure the parts and materials. Restoring Filter #6 will cost $32,750 through the Capital Improvement Project.

Gardner residents continue to voice concerns about truck traffic within the city. This time though the complaints are about trucks travelling on Center Street.