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Commission OKs up to $300,000 from revolving loan fund for research-park drainage; KBI commits $150,000
Summary
The Pittsburg City Commission approved an Economic Development Advisory Committee recommendation to allocate up to $300,000 from the city’s revolving loan fund to pay for drainage improvements in the city’s research and development park, combined with a $150,000 commitment from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI).
The Pittsburg City Commission approved an Economic Development Advisory Committee recommendation to allocate up to $300,000 from the city’s revolving loan fund to pay for drainage improvements in the city’s research and development park, with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) committed to contribute $150,000 to the work.
Supporters said the work is a needed infrastructure fix to allow a cluster of planned investments — including a KBI lab, university research facilities and private battery manufacturing — to move forward. Opponents and at least one commissioner pressed staff on whether the city and its taxpayers were being asked to shoulder a disproportionate share of costs relative to the private and state investment.
Ed McKechnie, representing Pittsburg State University, told commissioners the park hosts…
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