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Marion council approves water‑plant SRF pre‑application, KDOT street submission and several local ordinances
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Summary
The Marion City Council unanimously approved submitting a KDHE SRF pre‑application for up to $5.7 million in water‑plant upgrades, authorized a Phase 2 KDOT CCLIP submission for downtown concrete work, and adopted two ordinances addressing yield signs and refuse-container placement. Council also approved joining a reservoir algae‑monitoring partnership contingent on a neighboring city’s participation.
At its regular meeting, the Marion City Council voted unanimously to move forward on multiple infrastructure and code matters, including a major pre‑application to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) State Revolving Fund (SRF) and a KDOT CCLIP highway grant pre‑application for downtown street reconstruction.
Darren, the utilities lead, asked the council to approve submitting a KDHE SRF pre‑application that lists a $5.7 million project ceiling intended to address key water‑plant components including ozone treatment, flocculation, clarifiers, high‑service pump upgrades and controls and electrical improvements. The council approved the submission to place the project on KDHE’s funding list; Darren said there is no signature required for the pre‑application and staff will submit it electronically the next morning.
The council also approved submitting a Phase 2 application to the Kansas Department of Transportation’s CCLIP program for concrete reconstruction on Main Street from Roosevelt to Locust (roughly 3.5 blocks). Staff described the possible staging with Phase 1, noted the work would likely not begin until late state fiscal year 2028 or later, and told council that the grant can be up to $1.5 million and carries no local match based on Marion’s population.
On local code changes, the council adopted ordinance 15‑22, placing yield signs at identified locations, and ordinance 15‑23, governing placement and maintenance of refuse containers. Both ordinances will be published twice in the newspaper and then become part of city code.
Council members also approved a one‑year partnership with the City of Hillsborough and the State Water Office for a reservoir algae‑monitoring buoy program for 2026, with each partner paying an equal share (one‑third) of the cost. The motion was explicitly made contingent on Hillsborough’s participation; if Hillsborough declines, Marion’s participation would not proceed without further council action.
All measures in these items passed by voice vote with no recorded dissents.
Votes at a glance - Motion to remove agenda item 12 (Roosevelt concrete replacement): approved (unanimous). - Consent agenda (minutes, warrants, payroll): approved (unanimous). - KDHE SRF pre‑application submission (water‑plant upgrades, planning ceiling $5.7M): approved (unanimous). - KDOT CCLIP Phase 2 pre‑application (Main Street Roosevelt–Locust): approved (unanimous). - Ordinance 15‑22 (yield signs): approved; to be published then codified. - Ordinance 15‑23 (refuse containers): approved; to be published then codified. - Reservoir buoy monitoring partnership (2026; contingent on Hillsborough participation): approved (unanimous).
What’s next Staff will submit the KDHE SRF and KDOT pre‑applications electronically and follow up with state contacts. The ordinances will be printed in the local paper as required; details of the buoy partnership will be coordinated with Hillsborough and the State Water Office. Additional project design and contract steps remain before construction or implementation.
Sources: Council discussion and motions recorded in the council meeting transcript.
