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Demolition set for old hospital; RWE wind project moving forward; FEMA wants HVAC updates
Summary
Commissioner Gwennap said demolition of the old hospital will begin in February. He also reported RWE (wind energy) is progressing with a project in Smith County. Emergency Manager Tom Chapman said FEMA would like courthouse HVAC updates and noted EMPG funding is no longer available.
In the special session round‑table, Commissioner Jim Gwennap announced demolition at the old hospital site will begin next month (February) and said he had recently made contact with RWE, which is moving forward with a wind energy project in Smith County. When asked whether RWE has other projects in Kansas, Gwennap said he was not certain.
Emergency Manager Tom Chapman told the board that the courthouse HVAC is among projects FEMA would like to see updated and that EMPG funding is no longer available. The minutes also record that the county is moving forward with HVAC work at the courthouse and that county supervisory roles and some staffing changes have been filled; Wagner said Travis Story will return to the road department as a supervisor.
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