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 SEWER PROJECT UPDATE: The Strong City Sewer Project is in progress.
March 23 Notices Strong City awarded 2020 SRTS Grant The City of Strong City has been awarded the 2020 SRTS grant! We have been given the Notice to Proceed and are asking for RFQ's for professional services from registered engineering firms in Kansas with SRTS experience. The selected consultants will be responsible for developing the Phase 1 plan and preparing the Phase 2 application on behalf of the City of Strong City, prior to the September 30, 2020 deadline. A 3-5 page RFQ submittal, including the History of Debarment form should be received at City Hall no later than 3:00 p.m. on August 27, 2019 for consideration. For more information, please call 620-273-6345
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...