MARC JACOBS
Hutch Post
The Hutchinson City Council will consider a proposed STAR Bond project during its regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 20, with a public hearing and potential adoption of the project plan scheduled as part of the agenda.
The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall.
Council members will open a public hearing on the proposed Hutchinson STAR Bond Project, which would allow the city to utilize Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bonds to support development.
The STAR District encompasses multiple areas within the city. The primary redevelopment area is generally bounded by 17th Avenue on the south, 20th Avenue on the north, Waldron Street on the east, and Severance Street on the west. Additional areas include property northeast and southeast of the intersection of North Plum Street and East 11th Avenue, as well as land along both the east and west sides of Main Street between 7th Avenue to the north and 6th Avenue to the south. Public rights-of-way adjacent to these properties are also included within the district.
Following the hearing, the council will consider an ordinance formally adopting the STAR Bond Project Plan and authorizing the mayor to sign the ordinance.
In addition to the STAR Bond discussion, the council will act on several items included in the consent agenda. Those items include approval of the minutes from the Jan. 6 City Council meeting, approval of an appropriation ordinance totaling $2,564,505.14, acceptance of the city’s 2025 Land Bank Annual Report, and multiple board and commission appointments.
The agenda includes the appointment of Marla Parsons to the Visit Hutch Advisory Committee to fill an unlimited-term vacancy beginning Jan. 20, as well as the reappointment of Elaine Carter to the Planning Commission for a second three-year term running through Dec. 31, 2028.
Following the city council meeting, the city council will hold a budger work session.
The next regularly scheduled Hutchinson City Council meeting is set for Feb. 3.