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Riley County Commission approves road vacation, several contracts and new complaint policy
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Summary
At its April 30 meeting the Riley County Commission approved Resolution No. 043026 vacating a portion of La Cita Road, authorized construction contracts for the Keith Sanitary Sewer Benefit District, approved a 2026 chip-seal contract and adopted a multiple-occupancy private-space complaint policy; several other administrative items were also approved by voice vote.
Riley County commissioners approved a series of routine but consequential actions at their April 30 meeting, including a resolution vacating part of La Cita Road, authorization to execute sanitary sewer construction contracts, and adoption of a complaint procedure tied to a new multiple-occupancy private-space policy.
The commission voted to adopt Resolution No. 043026 "providing for an order vacating a portion of La Cita Road in Riley County, Kansas from Balor Road South, 1 quarter mile to the Fort Riley property line." A resident who testified during the public hearing, John Allen, raised concerns about dumping and access, and commissioners discussed emergency access and the bridge that will revert to the adjacent owner once vacated. The motion to approve the resolution was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote at the meeting.
The board also authorized the chair and county staff to execute construction contracts and related documents for the Keith Sanitary Sewer Benefit District project with Bayer Construction Company Inc.; county staff said the project has a planned start date in mid-August and that signatures and notarization arrangements were in progress.
Earlier in the meeting the commission moved and seconded approval of a contract agreement with Vance Brothers LLC for the county's 2026 bituminous chip-seal project. Commissioners said the packet included the contract documents and signatory copies were distributed for signature during the meeting.
On administrative items, the board approved the Riley County purchasing card request form (a new departmental card with a $2,500 transaction limit), moved to approve payroll and accounts payable for May, and approved the minutes of the April 27, 2026 meeting. The board also voted to forward the 2026 Solid Waste Management Plan annual review to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for final approval.
On policy, the county counselor presented a draft multiple-occupancy private-space policy and the appended complaint form that would be used to lodge complaints under the law. The counselor noted the board is the appellate body for complaint findings unless the board delegates that role; commissioners adopted the policy with a modification adding the treasurer as a designated recipient for complaint forms at 110 Courthouse Plaza.
Board actions recorded at the meeting were by voice vote; the public record does not include detailed roll-call tallies in the transcript. When actions required signatures, staff arranged for individual signature blocks and notarization as needed.
What happens next: staff were directed to execute the authorized contracts and to forward the solid-waste review to KDHE. The road vacation will transfer the vacated portion (and the bridge on the property) to the adjoining property owner, and staff will complete the necessary documentation.
