HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Board of County Commissioners directed Public Works Director Don Brittain to get a study done to update the numbers from 2019 to now for expansion of the lagoon system that serves the Yoder and HABIT sewer districts.
The commissioners decided that connecting to the city of Hutchinson would not give them enough long-term flexibility if growth continues out in those sewer districts.
At the very least, it is the intent of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center that is served by that sewer system to seek to expand and to become more of a hub for training above and beyond its current scope, leaving aside any additional industrial growth that may happen in the HABIT area.
The original agenda item called for a study to consider both the lagoon option and connecting to the City of Hutchinson's system at a cost of $10,000. The commission cut the approval cost in half and limited the scope to just the lagoons at a cost not to exceed $5000.
CLICK HERE to download the Hutch Post mobile app.
CLICK HERE to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.