Only in 2020 would we have a story about alligators being found in Wildcat Creek.
For a brief time in June the public was advised to avoid Linear Trail and Wildcat Creek after two alligators were stolen from Reptile World. Public reports of seeing the gator in the water led to a social media frenzy including memes of the Manhattan flag changing from an apple to a gator.
The female gator, named Pebbles unfortunately died in June after a trap slipped under the water, which the owners believe was tampered with. The other gator Beauregard was returned safely to his tank a few weeks after the ordeal.
In Focus 12/15/20
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Usha Reddi joined us for the hour ahead of the City Commission legislative meeting Tuesday evening.
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Aggieville Parking Garage construction launches following groundbreaking ceremony
Representatives of Olsson & BBN Architects design team, McCown-Gordon Construction, and the City of Manhattan joined together to lay the foundations that would light up Aggieville development on a otherwise dark, and overcast Friday.
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Laying the foundations from which the Aggieville parking garage will rise, Mayor Usha Reddi thanked the Riley County Commission, as well as USD 383 board members for dedicating Aggieville as a TIF district.
This permits the city to capture development in property valuation and accordingly, property charges over a long term period inside a set limit for public redevelopment purposes.