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2021 election ballots set; Maddox out, Giefer in for city commission race, Ogleby and Epp not seeking re-election to 253 Board


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The 2021 ballot is now set after the candidate filing and withdrawal deadline passed at noon Tuesday.
Emporia City Commission incumbent Danny Giefer has filed for re-election.
Going for his third term in office, Giefer tells KVOE News he brings a nonpartisan viewpoint to the board.
Giefer says the city is headed in a good direction but still has a number of notable items to address, including increasing the available housing stock, adding jobs and improving infrastructure. He says the city is poised to see several important economic developments, including a possibility of new businesses at the Emporia Pavilions, a second travel plaza, Evergy’s new service center and Fanestil Meats’ move out of the Cottonwood River floodplain. ....

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