Recycling rates increase for city residents
Hillsboro City Council met in regular session Tuesday and voted to increase recycling charges for city residents.
Matt Hiebert, council member, presided over the meeting in the absence of mayor Delores Dalke.
Also in attendance were council members Byron McCarty and Len Coryea.
Currently, Hillsboro residents pay $1.55 a month for the city recycling program. Beginning Feb. 1, $1.60 will be assessed monthly to each refuse utility subscriber.
"McPherson County Solid Waste increased the recycling cost a nickel," said Steve Garrett, city administrator, "which forces us to pass on the increase."
The council also approved a zoning change for 35 acres east of the former AMPI building. The area will change from agricultural to medium density residential. This will allow the development of the land for the Windover of Hillsboro housing development.
In other business:
— Council approved an amendment to the lease between the city and the Kansas Highway Patrol.
The square footage in the original lease was incorrect. The amended lease states 355 square feet at $3.38 per square foot as the conditions of the lease. The lease is for office space at 414 N. Ash, the former AMPI building now owned by the city and houses the Hillsboro Police Department.
— Megan Kilgore of the Hillsboro Management Board, introduced the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce president Jared Jost.
— Council discussed the city website. Council member photos are needed for the website.
— A planning meeting will be held following the next regular meeting Jan. 20.
— Council made the following board appointments:
Hillsboro Historical Society: Don Dahl, Jonah Kliewer, Anita Boese, and Aleen Ratzlaff, three-year terms.
Marion County Economic Development Council: Megan Kilgore and Brad Bartel, three-year terms.
Hillsboro Community Planning: Roma Becker, Craig Roble, and Karen Elliott, three-year terms.
Airport Authority: David Marsh and Jerry Dalke, two-year terms.
The next council meeting will be 4 p.m. Jan. 20 in the council chambers.
