October 19 Notices Strong City completed construction for the 2020 SRTS Grant The City of Strong City was awarded the 2020 SRTS grant! During the summer of 2023, sidewalks were built in the planned area. They were completed before school began. Strong City participated in National Walk to School Day on October 4th on the brand new sidewalks with students, community members, city representivies, Law Enforcement, School staff and parents/guardians. What a fun morning! As the city waits for the next feasable budget years to make application, we will continue to promote Walk and Roll to School Days as well as promoting the educational components of safe passage to and from school. Examples are: Walk/bike to school, Bicycle safety events outside of school, Law Enforcement presenting safety information in school, posts to social media from many entities within the County. If you have not had an opportunity to see or use the new sidewalks and crosswalks, we highly encourage you to do so!
March 24 Notices Emergency Notification Sign-up Sign up for Emergency Notifications for weather, City of Strong City notifications and other local items by going to: https://www.rileycountyks.gov/917/Emergency-Notifications or stop by City Hall and we can help get you set up Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063476833153&mibextid=eQY6cl
March 24 Notices Cottonwood Streetscape Project happening soon! The City was awarded a K-DOT Transportation Alternative (TA) Grant in July 2022. This is an 80/20 grant that will allow the city to resurface Cottonwood Ave. from the US Hwy 50 and Cottonwood Ave. intersection South to the intersection of Cottonwood Ave. and KS Hwy 177. There will be new curbs, gutters, sidewalks, handicap parking, crosswalks and a loading/unloading zone as part of this project. Water lines for homes in the project area have been moved in preperation for the project. There will be a slightly raised & Stamped drivable median from 5th Street North to East 6th St. K-DOT accepted bids from contractors in September 2024. The contractor awarded the project is Killough Construction, Inc. out of Ottawa, KS. This project connects to the SRTS project that was completed in 2023. Construction can begin in November of 2024 or start as late as June 2025.
May 1 General News Strong City AT&SF Depot Restoration The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Depot was built in 1913 for a cost of $20,000. The one story, pressed brick building was built in the mission style and trimmed with cut stone and decorative brick, with a tile roof. The current depot replaced an earlier one that had set about 100 feet to the east. The old depot was no longer large enough to accommodate the heavy passenger traffic that had been experienced by Strong City in those years. The...
May 1 General News Public Wholesale Water Supply District No. 26 In September of 2008 the Cities of Cottonwood Falls, Strong City and Chase County rural Water District #1 decided to perform a study regarding the construction of a Regional Public Water Supply System. The group received a 50 % cost-share grant from KDHE for the development of a preliminary engineering study. In May 2011 Public Wholesale Water Supply District No. 26 was organized. Each of the three entities appointed two members to the district. The current...