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Sedgwick County to consider state MOU unlocking $1.5 million for testing tied to 20th & Grove contamination
Summary
Sedgwick County officials plan to ask the Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday to sign an MOU with the State of Kansas that would allow the county to receive $1,500,000 for medical testing related to a contamination plume near 20th and Grove.
Sedgwick County officials plan to ask the Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the State of Kansas that would allow the county to receive $1,500,000 for medical testing related to a contamination plume near 20th and Grove.
The MOU also describes a dollar-for-dollar local match that could unlock an additional $1,000,000. County staff said private funds and the Kansas Health Foundation have been involved in earlier efforts; the foundation privately raised $400,000 last year but only about $35,000 was used for testing because local clinics lacked capacity to implement it.
The MOU would give Sedgwick County authority to receive and manage the state funds, county staff said. “For the $1,500,000, we will receive those funds to Sedgwick County as the result of the MOA. We will then be responsible for…
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