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The Johnson County Commissioners and the Buffalo City Council will hold separate special meetings tomorrow afternoon to consider the Johnson County Community Improvement Project
that would provide upgrades and continued service to nine “taxpayer-owned” properties within Johnson County, the City of Buffalo, and the Town of Kaycee.
If the project is considered favorably, the council may pass a resolution, proposing a 1% specific purpose excise tax in Johnson County and the issuance of general obligation bonds, for the purpose of funding specific projects in Johnson County.
Rick Myers serves as Chairman of JOCO First and explained the proposal and why it should benefit area citizens…
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Rick Myers is Chairman of JOCOFirst, a community-led economic development organization,and he is expected to lead a group of community leaders in presenting the Johnson County Community Improvement Project to both the Commissioners this morning and the Buffalo City Council this afternoon.
The proposed project would be a 20-year bond issue that would provide upgrades and continued service to nine “taxpayer-owned” properties within Johnson County, the City of Buffalo, and the Town of Kaycee.
Nearly every resident within the boundaries of those local governmental areas use at least one or more of the facilities this project encompasses… the Johnson County YMCA, the Buffalo Golf Course, the Johnson County Fairgrounds, the Bomber Mountain Civic Center, the Jim Gatchell Museum, the Senior Center, the Harold Jarrad Park in Kaycee as well as both libraries in the county.