By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
Members of the Junction City and Geary County Commissions plus the USD 475 Board of Education conducted a joint meeting on Monday. Some of the items included:
--Information that an application for a federal DCIP grant has been denied. Funds would have been used to help upgrade Grant Avenue. There will be an attempt to make another application next year. In the meantime there is about $1.5 million in City Public Works funds to help make some improvements.
--The County has agreed to help the City dispose of tires from the recent community cleanup by providing about $4,000 in solid waste funds. The entities were updated on that decision and learned that there will be more cleanups in the future. The City is still working to pick up trees, logs and brush following a recent storm. That effort will continue until the job is complete.
--There was little interest in keeping the Municipal Swimming Pool open longer in August on some sort of part-time basis. Cost and staffing would be issues.
--Construction on a new early childhood center is progressing on schedule. It is scheduled for opening next fall for the 2025-26 school year. This will be a 32 classroom facility for three and four year old students.
--There will be a Walk With a Doc event Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Bob Schmoeckel Track at the old high school site. This will be a Stormont Vail Health Walk With a Doc.