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Council approves consent agenda, moves forward on methane study, parks rentals and demolition assessments
Summary
Wichita City Council unanimously approved multiple consent items March 25, including a consultant agreement to develop procurement for methane capture at the wastewater treatment plant, a Parks Department agreement covering Old Town farmers market rentals, and assessments tied to emergency demolitions.
Wichita City Council voted unanimously March 25 to approve several consent items that city staff said will advance a methane capture study at the wastewater treatment plant, clarify park rental fees, and assess costs for emergency demolitions.
Gary Janssen, Public Works and Utilities director, told the council the methane item would fund CDM to develop procurement for a public–private partnership to capture biogas from the wastewater digestion process. “A byproduct of the digestion process with wastewater treatment is creating methane, and right now it's just flared off to the environment,” Janssen said. He described the approach as one in which a private partner would provide capital, own and maintain…
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