Frontenac to begin planning for new library
Morning Sun
FRONTENAC, Kan. Although the project is still in its early phases and few details have been decided, the City of Frontenac is planning to build a new library thanks to a gift of millions of dollars set aside for that purpose.
“Late in 2019, we were notified that the city is the intended recipient of a large sum of money specifically earmarked to build a library,” City Administrator John Zafuta said at Monday’s city council meeting.
The money is being provided by the family trust of the Tavella family, which has ties to Frontenac, and has been distributed in phases, with the city recently receiving the final payment.
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Five things to know from this week’s Frontenac City Council meeting
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1. The council unanimously approved re-zoning two lots located behind 4032 Parkview Dr. from residential to commercial C-1.
2. The city’s annual generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) waiver was unanimously approved.
3. The council voted to schedule a public hearing for April 6 for establishing a Community Improvement District.
4. City Administrator John Zafuta discussed the city’s options for using its environmental code or health code to deal with nuisance properties in the city.
5. The council discussed the possibility of requiring 10-foot hard-surface approaches on driveways for new residential construction. The council asked city staff to draft a recommendation to require the approaches in its regulations for new subdivisions but not for new construction on individual lots.