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(Jason E. Silvers/Tribune)
Kansas Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Todd Bunting, other members of the Kansas Army National Guard, city commissioners and staff, and several local residents turned out to witness the official closing of the National Guard Armory in Fort Scott. The building was then turned over to the City of Fort Scott, with Fort Scott Mayor Gary Bukowski accepting the keys to the facility and the American flag that had flown over the building.
"I wish I was on a tour of 18 cities opening armories rather than closing them," Bunting said. "But we're just leaving the facility, not the Fort Scott community."
In December, Bunting announced that 18 of the state's armories would close due to budget cuts and operations would be consolidated into 38 existing locations. The 34 soldiers that are part of Detachment 1 of the 772nd Engineering Co., along with equipment contained in the Fort Scott armory, are expected to merge with the armory in Pittsburg.
The commission conducted the following business Tuesday:
* Approved the purchase of a 2009 pumper truck for the Fort Scott Fire Department as requested by Fire Chief Paul Ballou. The truck, which will cost between $160,000 and $200,000, will be financed for 10 years with annual payments being about $25,000 and coming from the public safety fund. The first payment is not due until 2011. The new truck will replace a 1978 pumper fire truck that has been out of service since 2008.
* Conducted the first reading of an ordinance providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds that provide for the levy and collection of an annual tax for the purpose of paying the principal of bonds as they become due. The bonds, totaling $1.3 million, will be used to fund the 2010 Street and Sidewalk Improvement Program.
* Conducted the second and final reading of an ordinance authorizing the assessment of $70.50 in court costs for cases heard in the Fort Scott municipal court.
* Approved the donation of six unused light poles to the Bourbon County Fair Board for use at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds.
* Approved a bid from Professional Engineering Consultants not to exceed $8,000 to make repairs to the main structural slab system at Shelter House No. 1 in Gunn Park.
* Approved a project to pay for repairs at the Lake Fort Scott Spillway. The project, which would take about 90 days to complete, will be funded through $30,000 from the Water Utility Fund and $71,472 from the Rate Stabilization Fund.
* Accepted a $27,572 check from Sharon Stewart of the Fort Scott Housing Authority as payment in lieu to taxes to the city.
Fort Scott City Attorney Bob Farmer requested a brief executive session to discuss the possible acquisition of real estate with no action anticipated. Following the closed session, the meeting was adjourned.
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Anyone have any new information on this? I have not seen anything on it becoming the next FSPD facility. Thank you.
We do not need the FSPD in the armory. It seems they are never happy where they are. You can run tags from anywhere.lol
I asked for updated information not caustic remarks that are not warranted. Again, is there any update on use of the former armory? Thank you.
City Commish had their workshop meeting on 02/23/10. They talked about having a lunch meeting with the County Commish which I believe they had sometime this week. Their task in doing this was to see if the sheriff's office was interested in having a law enforcement center with FSPD. I don't know what the out come of that meeting was. From hearing about the meeting on 02/23 it sounded like the city was interested in keeping the building but was unsure on what or who it would house.
I to could care less about the caustic remarks. Those people should take the time to show and speak at these meetings if they care to voice their opinion.
I would have liked to have been able to attend the commission meetings when they discuss this building. My work schedule doesn't allow it.
Thank you FSC and FSR.
The Armory was given to the City of Fort Scott for their use, not the College. We are all wanting Fort Scott to grow and with it will be the police department. I live in the neighborhood near the Armory and from what I have seen from the college events that utilize the area, it's nothing but trash, beer cans & bottles. Is this what we want for our City?
thank goodness. The College dosen't need another building. i guess somethings can go right in good ol fort scott
It was always the original intent, as it is in every city where they close an armory, that it be given to the city. That is no news. Now what is left to be decided is what will the city do with it. Give it to the PD, or sell or rent it to the community college.
The College dosen't need it
That is based on facts of.......?
How many new buildings has the college gotten within the last 10 years? exactly, the PD needs this building. not The College bottom line. Dispatch needs a better and bigger space to keep going. have you ever been in their? then you would see the point
I did not say the PD did not need it. But just because the PD could use it, does not mean the college does not need it either. Which new buildings does the college have?
lets see The Harley Program Building in Pitt..The New Fine Art's Center.. I feel just like some other posts ive read. Anything The college wants they get. So I ask you this. Would you rather have another college building you can look at and probably not profit anyway from it. Or would you rather have a bigger better dispatch center that can more than likely benefit from this. With more room to work and be able to dispatch an ambulance or the fire department in a quicker effecient manner? And the idea of just sending the PD and Dispatch to City Hall? what does that help? really. that building is just as bad as The Hawkins building. People can say oh its such an improvement its not. You can polish a turd and its still a turd.
1. The Harley building was not paid for by Bourbon County tax payers. The students do pay FSCC money, some of which goes to the city as taxs. 2. The Fine Arts center is not a college building, it is owned by the city. It was paid for by bonds issued by the city. The city is making money off of the bonds because of the interest paid on the bonds. The payment on those bonds is made with private funds, donations and grants, not taxs. In the mean time, the city is RENTING the building to the college so the city is collecting rent. All of this is public record if you just read the paper. As I said, I did not say the PD does not deserve or need the building. BUT Number 3.; What does the size of the dispatch have to do with how quickly the driver of a vehicle responds? As for the dispatch, the weapons vault in the armory (which is where the new one would be placed) is not much bigger, if any than the current dispatch room. 4. I never said anything about city hall, 5. I've never polished a turd. However I saw it done on Mythbusters and it hardens to something that looks like granite, and does not look like a turd. But I guess it is something for people to try when they can't find something to do.
For people wanting to know how to polish a turd, the Japanese consider it an ancient art form called dorodungo. You can get step by step lessons at (drum roll) Mythbusters http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbust... Don't try mouse turds, they are probably too small.
Hmmm, things got quite. Guess some don't like the facts.
i think everyone seen that mythbuster's quite funny if i may say so myself
Go Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs is another good one.
I agree. I love The Discovery and History channel can't get enough of it!
Good, we finally aree on something.
aree, I mean Agree. (need a new keyboard)