News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
The Garden City Water Department was recently awarded the 2021 Smart Water Application Technologies Outstanding Public Engagement Award for the city’s customer water use report.The report educates customers on their water use and shows how their use compares to other water customers in the community. Before this program, customers were […]
GARDEN CITY – Mike Muirhead, Director of Public Utilities for the City of Garden City, recently earned the 2020/2021 Gilbert E. Hanson Jr. Outstanding Service Award from the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA). The award, named in honor of KMEA’s first General Manager, Gil Hanson, is presented by KMEA to […]
GARDEN CITY – City of Garden City Deputy City Manager Jennifer Cunningham has announced her resignation effective at the end of 2021. She will be joining Doering, Grisell & Cunningham, P.A., where she will assume the responsibilities of City Attorney with the retirement of Randy Grisell at the end of […]
Garden City Manager Matt Allen addresses guests attending the ribbon cutting of Jennie Barker Road. The road widening and improvement project was one of four community projects funded by a sales tax voters approved in 2017. By SCOTT AUST GARDEN CITY – Local and state officials on Monday, Oct. 11, […]
Melinda Hitz, who retired this week after 30 years as Finance Director for the City of Garden City, stands behind a sign set up for her retirement on Thursday. By SCOTT AUST GARDEN CITY – Thursday was designated “Melinda Hitz Day” in Garden City, a tribute to the longtime Finance […]
The Garden City 2021 Fall Cleanup Program begins next week, giving residents the opportunity to declutter. The free pick-up service for residential areas only will begin on Monday, Oct. 4 and continue through Friday, Oct. 15. The Fall Cleanup is not for businesses. To accommodate the needs of both the […]
We’ve been working hard to prepare for the 2021 round of Local Consult. These regional stakeholder meetings rely on Kansans to provide timely input which helps us determine which IKE highway expansion and modernization projects will be added to the development pipeline. We are committed to the Local Consult process […]
After a 41-year career practicing law and 33 years as the City Attorney, Randy Grisell has announced his retirement at the end of 2021.“With respect to the City of Garden City, what stands out the most to me is the dedication and professionalism of the public employees that make up […]
The City of Garden City has named Trent Maxwell the next Neighborhood & Development Services Director. Trent joined the City full-time as the City’s Chief Building Official in 2020 and worked for the City as a contracted commercial plan reviewer prior to that while also serving the City of Hutchinson […]
What is your vision for the future of Garden City and the Downtown? Share your ideas with us by attending the second public meeting for the Garden City Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Plan on Thursday, June 3rd from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. You, your family—including kids, grandparents, friends, and neighbors—are […]
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