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Bill authorizes Regents to convey two K‑State properties; university says sale will reduce deferred maintenance
Summary
House Bill 2120 would authorize the State Board of Regents to convey two Kansas State University parcels — the 6.5‑acre Unger Complex in Manhattan and a former Veterinary Medical Center site in Douglas County, Nebraska — a sale the university says would reduce a $38 million deferred maintenance backlog.
House Bill 2120 would authorize the State Board of Regents to convey two parcels of real estate owned on behalf of Kansas State University: a 6.5‑acre site known as the Unger Complex in Manhattan (Riley County) and a parcel in Douglas County, Nebraska, previously used as a satellite veterinary referral clinic for the Veterinary Medical Center.
"The sale of that property actually accomplishes two objectives for the university," Ethan Erickson, vice president for administration and finance at Kansas State University, told the committee in proponent testimony. Erickson said selling the Unger property would eliminate about $38,000,000 of the university’s deferred maintenance backlog and would…
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