Fort Scott City Hall: 1 E. 3rd, P.O. Box 151 Fort Scott, KS 66701 www.fscity.org phone: 620-223-0550
Notice of Fire Hydrant Flushing
The City of Fort Scott Public Works Department will be flushing fire hydrants throughout the entire City starting Friday, September 3rd, 2010. This project will take approximately three weeks to complete. The purpose of flushing the system is to establish a free chlorine residual throughout the entire Water Distribution System. When a free chlorine residual is established, the City will resume chlorination as normal. Residents may experience low water pressure, rusty colored water, or a strong smell of chlorine during this flushing process. Should you have any questions, please call the Water Treatment Plant at (620) 223-5160.
Notice of Office Closed - Labor Day Holiday - September 6, 2010
The City of Fort Scott will be closed on Monday, September 6th, 2010 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The offices will reopen on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010.
City Manager Hiring Announcement
The Fort Scott City Commission voted unanimously on Monday, August 9th, 2010 to appoint Mr. Dave Martin to be the next City Manager for the City of Fort Scott. He will begin on September 1st, 2010.
Mr. Martin graduated from Missouri Southern State University in 1980 and received his Masters Degree from Pittsburg State University in 1997.
He served as Vice President of Warehousing, Distribution and Human Resources for Valu Merchandisers Company for 15 years and has 30 years experience in the corporate arena.
He and his wife, Jara have 4 daughters and have made Fort Scott their home.
Notice of Street Project - Horton Street
Beachner Construction in conjunction with the City of Fort Scott has started the Horton Street storm drain project from 19th to just north of Meadow Lane.
Rogers & Sons Concrete, in conjunction with the City of Fort Scott, will be closing the intersection of 8th Street and Main Street for the installation of a storm drain system. This intersection will be closed beginning Monday, June 7th, 2010 to vehicle and foot traffic and remain closed until further notice.
Should you have any questions, call Public Works at 620-223-4360. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience during this time.
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Announcements
As a friendly reminder to our citizens, it is against City Ordinance 1282 to rake, blow, or move grass, grass clippings and leaves into any City street or alley. This eventually will lead to the blocking of the City’s storm drainage system.
The City does have a brush/dump site located north of the Animal Shelter on North Hill Street. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The brush/dump site accepts leaves, limbs, and yard clippings. If the leaves are bagged, we ask that you empty the bags of leaves or clippings and take your bags with you.
Thank you for helping keep the City of Fort Scott a better place to live, work and play!
City Commission Meetings City commission meetings are held at 6pm on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The City Commission Meeting Room is in City Hall, the lower level of Memorial Hall, at the corner of National and Third Street.
The City Commission Meetings will be televised on cable channel 3. The broadcasts will be Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., following the Tuesday meetings.
If you miss the meeting, recent agenda's and minutes will be posted on the website following the next scheduled commission meeting. Click hereto view Commission Meeting Minutes.
