NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council on Tuesday will consider a charter ordinance designating the city's website as its official newspaper. Currently, that paper is the Hutchinson News.
"This is something that legal staff has been researching," said Hutchinson City Manager Enrico Villegas. "A lot of cities are starting to do this as just unfortunately, and this is a nationwide trend, that local journalism, there's been a downward trend in that. Not all things can be published on the official city website, if we stick with land as an example, if the city were to propose vacating undeveloped alleys, that we can publish that on the city's website. But if the city were to purchase land, that would have to go to an official newsletter or newspaper. So there are certain things that we can and can't do."
The Hutchinson City Council meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.