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Sedgwick County approves state testing agreement, commissioners warn of fiscal risks
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a funding agreement with the Kansas Health Foundation and KDHE-related testing funds for communities affected by groundwater contamination, while commissioners expressed concern about reporting obligations and potential recoupment by the state.
Sedgwick County commissioners voted unanimously on April 3 to approve a local funding agreement with the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) tied to a Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) testing proviso intended for environmental and clinical testing related to contamination sites.
The board approved the memorandum of agreement and related subcontracting with KHF after an extended public discussion about the proviso's wording, reporting requirements and the county's potential fiscal liability if KDHE seeks to recoup funds. Commissioners voted Aye: Bubaugh, Wise, Howell, Meitzner and Beatty.
The vote implements a state proviso that earmarks $2.5 million for “environmentally at-risk testing related to contamination sites,” and it layers KHF, the City of Wichita and county funds into an approximately $3 million effort.…
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