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Phillipsburg council approves contract with NW Kansas Housing for Jansonius Addition, limits sales until Morse Drive is finished
Summary
The Phillipsburg City Council on May 26 approved a new contract allowing NW Kansas Housing to proceed with the Jansonius Addition while preventing sale of lots along Morse Drive until the road is completed; the developer plans to seek grants for the work.
The Phillipsburg City Council on May 26 voted unanimously to allow Mayor Lance Munyon to sign a new development contract with NW Kansas Housing for the Jansonius Addition, a move the city attorney said removes a default under the prior agreement while preserving the council’s control over what gets built.
City Attorney Dakota Coomes gave a brief overview of the agreement, saying the contract "relieve[s] them of the default on the old contract" but includes a condition that lots along Morse Drive, south of Armory Lane, cannot be sold until that road is finished. The contract does allow NW Kansas Housing to sell lots that are not along Morse Drive, Coomes said.
Deb Minkler of NW Kansas Housing described the developer’s plans to move the project forward and said the company intends to apply for grants to complete Morse Drive. Councilmembers discussed the path forward with Minkler and staff but did not record any additional conditions beyond the road restriction.
Councilmember Kenneth Craig moved and Councilmember Terry McConnell seconded a motion authorizing the mayor to sign the contract; the motion passed with all members voting aye. Present for the unanimous vote were Mayor Lance Munyon and councilmembers Brian Shrader; Kenneth Craig; Don Roberts; Terry McConnell; Jerry Voorhees (participating by phone); and Lauren Weinert.
Mayor Munyon thanked Minkler for the developer’s willingness to advance the project and addressed recent public confusion about the matter. "A resolution does not supersede the terms of an existing contract," Munyon said, adding that "spreading misinformation damages the public trust" and reiterating that his administration will operate "with transparency, integrity, and accord with both the law and the oaths they have taken to serve the citizens of Phillipsburg ethically and responsibly."
The council’s action authorizes the mayor to execute the new agreement; the transcript records no further votes or additional directives. The meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
