By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council passed its resolution Tuesday saying that they will listen to recommendations from community groups before spending federal COVID relief funds.
"We are trying to finish these meetings," said Aubrey Abbott Patterson with the Hutchinson Community Foundation. "We'd said September 30th. It looks like we are going to get more meetings in the first two weeks of October. Then, our consultants at K-State will take the data and return it to us in the form of a report and what they see in trends and patterns and suggestions from our community, I'd say in November."
There are a couple of ways to provide your input.
"I do know, another option would be for anybody in our city to go to rallyreno.org, look up the meetings and find one that says it's public, that it's open to anybody and just show up," Patterson said. "If you want to convene a group of your own, by all means, just submit a meeting and we will send a trained facilitator there to host the 90-minute meeting."
The search for public input is consistent with federal requirements for the money. The resolution passed unanimously.