North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, Newsletter, September
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, households that receive weatherization services experience average annual energy cost savings of $283. A Trego County resident knows firsthand the financial impact of the Weatherization Assistance Program.
When the Trego County client applied for weatherization assistance,
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North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, Newsletter, September
Viewpoint Column by Doug McKinney, NCRPC Executive Director
You know you are in downtown Denver when each evening fire trucks roll by every hour and hints of smoke are in the air at the pedestrian level.
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North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, Newsletter, September
High school seniors in North Central Kansas are invited to compete for a chance to win $850 by submitting a written essay or short video in the 2019-2020 Rural Voices Youth Contest.
Entries are to be reflective of this year’s contest theme,
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North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, Newsletter, September
Long-time City of Mankato Mayor Don Koester credits a strategic planning meeting 16 years ago with helping the community chart a course to address its housing needs.
“We asked the community what needed to be done,” Koester said.
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North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, Newsletter, September
Nostalgia and a love for tacos led one family to bring back Taco Grande to Concordia.
Chad and Malinda Sallman, Brock Sallman, and Loren and Dena Miller formed SallMill, LLC last year for the purpose of re-opening a Taco Grande franchise in Concordia.
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North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, July, Newsletter
Although specific challenges and opportunities for housing may vary for communities across the region, most would agree that housing is an important issue to address.
The NCRPC has launched two new housing nonprofit organizations to help play a role in meeting the housing needs of communities in the region.
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North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, July, Newsletter
Viewpoint Column by Doug McKinney, NCRPC Executive Director
Wow, unemployment is below 4 percent nationally and less than 3 percent in north central Kansas. That is near record lows. The overall number of persons in the workforce is not at record levels,
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North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, July, Newsletter
A new NCK-WiFi hotspot was added this summer at the Jamestown city park/baseball fields — bringing the number of NCK-WiFi locations to 16 distributed throughout 7 cities. Plans are underway to continue expanding the network throughout North Central Kansas.
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North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, July, Newsletter
Two communities in the region were recently awarded funding that will help them replace their city swimming pools.
The funding comes from the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce.
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North Central Regional Planning Commission
Posted in 2019, Blog, July, Newsletter
A program that seeks to make home ownership more affordable for eligible buyers purchasing a home in Ellsworth and Lincoln counties launched in June.
The two-county pilot project of the NCK Home Ownership Program assists home buyers by reducing the barriers of down payments and closing costs.
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