City talks new development regulations for parking, digital signs
New parking and digital-sign regulations
The Manhattan Development Code will establish new maximum standards for parking.
Assistant director of community development Chad Bunger says the goal is to limit the negative effects of large parking lots, such as inefficient land use and storm-water runoff issues.
Mayor Wynn Butler says he is not in favor of the restrictions.
“If I own the property and I want to put more parking there, I should be allowed to,” Butler said.
Commissioner Usha Reddi supported the standards, saying many spaces go unused.
Despite the new maximum standards for parking, the code will also create new minimum standards which will give developers and businesses more control.
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Reddi seeking third term on Manhattan City Commission
Usha Reddi (courtesy photo)
Manhattan City Commissioner Usha Reddi is seeking a third term on the city commission.
Reddi announced Monday morning on her Facebook page that she had filed paperwork with the Riley County Clerk’s office for the November general election. She was first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.
Reddi, in her post says she’s looking forward to helping lead Manhattan’s efforts out of the pandemic, expressing optimism for its many partnerships with Fort Riley, K-State, USD 383 and the Chamber of Commerce.
Last year, Reddi briefly was a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate but withdrew early on.