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Pottawatomie County hosts open house for new Public Works Fleet Maintenance Facility This slideshow requires JavaScript. Pottawatomie County held a public open house in Westmoreland Monday for the newly constructed Public Works Fleet Maintenance Facility. County commissioners and staff gathered as they commemorated the completion of a project that has been in the works for over five years. The building will replace Public Works’ nearly 85-year-old shop and allow the department to service all county vehicles. Assistant public works director Lance Forgy says the new building is quite the upgrade. Forgy Some of the facility’s more visible features are a truck lift an overhead crane, both pieces of equipment that the old shop did not contain. ....
Pott County commissioners weigh in on solar regulation draft plan Pottawatomie County commissioners Greg Riat (left) and Dee McKee (right) discuss proposed zoning regulations for solar energy farms Monday in Westmoreland. (Brandon Peoples/KMAN) Uncertainty remains over how Pottawatomie County will go about finalizing its draft regulations governing solar energy farms. County Planner Stephan Metzger sought guidance from county commissioners Monday, over how to best proceed. Commissioner Pat Weixelman says he believes the draft as written currently takes away local control. 0628-Weixelman 1 Metzger says some of Weixelman’s concerns were actually addressed by planning and zoning. He spoke to a concern in the regulation regarding ground cover where the panels would be placed. ....
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Pottawatomie County to seek proposals for potential Emmett Fire Station remodel Emmett Fire Station (Pottawatomie County Fire courtesy photo) Pottawatomie County officials took the first step Monday toward a possible remodel or replacement of the Emmett Fire Station. Fire Chief Jared Barnes presented a scope of work needing to be done on the building which is pretty extensive. He says a building inspector has determined that the bones of the building are still workable with a potential remodel. “One thing he did mention was the walls. We haven’t looked at the walls but do know that on one south wall we did have some termite damage. The building’s got quite a bit of age and definitely needs something done,” he said. ....
Former Pottawatomie County Courthouse (KMAN file photo) Pottawatomie County commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to allow a local group interested in preserving the courthouse in Westmoreland the opportunity to tour the building. Commission Vice Chair Pat Weixelman, who supported the measure, says he recently met with the group and suggested a walk-through might be beneficial to get to some resolution for the future of the property. “I also said that if this happened, there would have to be somebody available from the county to guide it and I would like an agenda who is going to be present with maybe a total of 15 or 20 people, not 150 people walking through,” he said. ....