BY LUCIE KRISMAN The Eudora City Commission discussed a utility payment plan for residents who may be affected economically by COVID-19 at its meeting Monday. Active utility customers will have the option to fill out an online application for the payment contract on the city website and will then be issued a payment timeframe of three months, six months, nine months or 12 months depending on the amount they owe. The utilities that can be included in the payment contract include electric base and usage, water base and usage, sewer, storm drainage, trash and sales tax. City Clerk Pam Schmeck said this plan will become available when state regulations surrounding the pandemic are lifted. City Manager Barack Matite said this payment plan would work with the existing system city staff uses to address payments. "We hope with the payment plan we've established, that might be able to help people," Matite said. "Hopefully this will be a step in the right direction. " Mayor Tim Reazin thanked city staff for working to create the payment plan during unusual circumstances. "I know we tasked something on you that's not a normal thing," Reazin said. "I appreciate the effort." In addition, city staff and the commission discussed and awarded a bid of $29,700 to the Sunflower Paving company to begin removing the asphalt parking lot from the Nottingham property as part of the Nottingham Development project. Once removed, the asphalt from the parking lot will be taken to a wastewater treatment plant to be used for future city projects and repairs.
While city staff had advised leaving the asphalt parking lot during demolition, Public Works Director Branden Boyd said it would now be appropriate to begin removing it as soon as next week now that demolition on the property is concluded.
The commission also recognized Assistant City Manager Leslie Herring during her last week in Eudora. Her last day as Eudora's assistant city manager is Friday. "I know that she will be successful as she goes to her next adventure," Matite said. "We appreciate all of the many years you dedicated your time and energy to making Eudora better." Herring thanked city staff for being open to her suggestions as assistant city manager and said she is proud of the community's vision. "I have really been honored to have been allowed to come in and really do as much as I have here in this community," Herring said. "A big chunk of my heart will definitely stay here." In other city news, the Eudora Community Library staff will begin working in the building May 18 while minding social distancing, unless Gov. Laura Kelly calls for further closings. The library will open in stages and limited staff will begin working after returned materials and the building are sanitized. Library staff ask residents to return checked out materials starting May 4. The library asks for residents to return materials according to last name in the following order: May 4: A-D May 5: E- H May 6: I- L May 7: M-P May 8: Q - T May 9: U- Z The City Commission will next meet at 7 p.m. May 11.
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