The Rundown – Commission approves parking changes around mill

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The Rundown with image of City Commission bench

The Rundown is prepared by the City of Newton Communications Office to summarize the City Commission meeting and does not represent official Commission minutes.

Sept. 24, 2024 Newton City Commission meeting

Map showing no-parking areas around flour mill on Pine Street and 7th Street

Areas in orange indicate new no-parking areas

Commission approves parking changes around mill

At Tuesday night’s meeting, the City Commission approved new no-parking areas around Ardent Mills flour mill on Pine and East Seventh Streets.

Ardent Mills recently moved one of its scales to the north side of the mill on Seventh Street, which has altered traffic patterns of trucks accessing the site. City staff met with Ardent Mills staff, and they agreed parking changes were needed for visibility and safety.

The changes eliminate parking on Pine between Broadway and Seventh and on the south side of Seventh Street from Pine to 165 feet east and from Walnut to the railroad crossing. No Parking signage will be installed after publication of the ordinance.

Captain Drew Couey honored by City Commission

Fire/EMS Capt. Drew Couey (center) honored for completing the National Fire Academy Managing Officer Program

In other action, the City Commission:

Honored Fire/EMS Captain Drew Couey for completion of the National Fire Academy’s Managing Officer Program.
Rescheduled the Nov. 26 City Commission meeting to noon, and rescheduled the Dec. 24 meeting to Dec. 20 at noon.
Proclaimed Sept. 15-Oct. 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Proclaimed Oct. 6-12 as Fire Prevention Week.
Rezoned property owned by Murdock Properties on Southeast Ninth Street in the Kansas Logistics Park from I-2 general industrial to I-3 heavy industrial.
Approved a request to close Main Street on Oct. 3 for the Taste of Newton.
Approved a request to close West First Street on Oct. 11 for the Newton High School Homecoming Parade.
Approved a request to close Main Street on Oct. 31 for the Halloween Walk.
Approved using $100,000 of debt service funds for the Meridian Center to pay for needed capital improvements due to deferred maintenance.

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