Billie Blair
Pratt Tribune
Ongoing conversations about the construction of the Pratt Safety Building throughout the month March for Pratt County Commissioners included a change in the footings, some concerns about the gas line, and setting up a meeting with the architect and construction company.
Kelly McMurphy, Landmark Architect, did report a savings of $346,599 due to changes made in the HVAC system. He also reported that there would be progress meetings with email reports to commissioners Tom Jones, Rick Shriver and Dwight Adams every two weeks.
Actions taken by the commission during the March meetings include:
· On March 1, Mike Tibbetts, Communications, reported that the repeater had been moved from the DR Tower to the Pratt Well Tower. He reported about other possible available towers. He was instructed to get bids from tower owners and report back.
Leaders break ground for new Pratt County Public Safety Center
Fran Brownell
Pratt Tribune
After months of debate, discussion and deliberation, ground was broken Monday, December 7, for the new $6.3 million Pratt County Public Safety Center at NE 20th Avenue and U.S. Route 54.
Principal funding for the new facility is wind-farm revenue, $1.5 million annually.
Pratt County Commissioner Glenna Borho, who was appointed project liaison for the project for the county, opened the groundbreaking ceremony with a moment of silence to honor U.S. Troops stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii who perished or were injured in the 1941 early morning surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service forces, as well as in memory of all those who have lost their lives to the coronavirus in 2020.