Aug 10, 2021

Measure opposing National Heritage Area inclusion on county agenda

Posted Aug 10, 2021 2:02 AM

A proposed resolution opposing the inclusion of Saline County in a National Heritage Area is among the items on the Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday.

About the meeting

Saline County Commission is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in room 107 of the City-County Building, 300 W. Ash Street. The meetings also can be viewed on Saline County’s YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwZp_cTSJ3Nepp_5rOGevA.

To participate in the meetings, citizens will need to use the Zoom link. Use the following link and put in the Meeting ID and passcode:

https://zoom.us/j/96835819901?pwd=bUEvaExUb2ppMEFaUnd6cUd6MmNMUT09

Meeting ID: 968 3581 9901

Passcode: 144636

For further information, contact the County Commission’s Office at (785) 309-5825.

Agenda items

Commissioners are scheduled to consider adopting a resolution opposing including Saline County in a National Heritage Area. According to information from the county, the Kansas Nebraska Heritage Area Partnership is pursuing National Heritage Area designation for a 49-county area in Nebraska and Kansas, including Saline County.

Following is a copy of the proposed resolution.

Other items on the county agenda for Tuesday include the following.

●Consider a request to purchase turnout gear for Rural Fire District No. 7

●Consider the issuance, sale, and delivery of bonds for the jail project

●Hear an update from Rosie Walter, senior services director

●Hear an update from Sean Robertson, county appraiser

●Hear County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes update

To see the entire Saline County Commission meeting packet fot Tuesday (a 72-page pdf) click here.