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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PETITIONS FROM LANDOWNERS, JAMES D. & TIFFANY D. DORNBUSCH, TODD & JANET K. LEIKER, DAVE A. & CHRISTI L. RIFE, AND DOUGLAS M. WENINGER, FOR THE INCLUSION OF THEIR PROPERTIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEDGWICK COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
Presented by: Michael Pepoon, Acting County Counselor.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Open the public hearing; close the public hearing; adopt the Resolution and instruct the County Clerk to publish the same according to law.
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The following landowners have petitioned for the inclusion of lands within the boundaries of the fire district:
James D. & Tiffany D. Dornbusch, 14230 W. 70th Circle North, Colwich, KS 67030;
Todd and Janet K. Leiker, 14201 W. 70th Circle North, Colwich, KS 67030
David A. & Christi L. Rife, 7025 N. 142nd St. W., Colwich, KS 67030; and
Douglas M. Weninger, 13360 W. 53rd St. N, Maize, KS 67101.
The petitions, duly signed by the owners of at least ten percent of the area of the land seeking to alter the boundaries of the Sedgwick County Fire District Number One, have been filed in the office of the County Clerk. A public hearing is necessary to determine the advisability of altering the boundaries of the fire district to include the lands pursuant to the petitions.
The Dornbusch, Leiker and Rife properties are within the 3-mile fringe are of the City of Colwich and the City of Maize, while the Weninger property is within the the 3-mile fringe ares of the City of Colwich, City of Maize and the City of Wichita. All four properties are located within Union Township. The cities of Colwich, Maize, and Wichita as well as Union Township have been notified of the public hearing.
Alternatives: N/A
Financial Considerations: Based on the 2015 adopted budget mill levy rate of 18.367 mills and the value of the properties, total estimated additional revenue to the Fire District in 2015 would have been $2,636.
Legal Considerations:
K.S.A. 19-3604(b) requires that a publi...
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