IN APRIL OF 2020 THE OSAWATOMIE CITY MANAGEMENT ASKED THE QUESTION…IF YOU WERE KING OR QUEEN FOR A DAY, WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD DO? WITH THE ANSWERS, CITY OFFICIALS CAME UP WITH 5 GOALS FOR THE CITY. CLEAN UP THE COMMUNITY, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN STREETS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING OF ALL TYPES AND FIXING INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE CITY HAS HAD INCREDIBLE SUCCESS WITH GETTING THE COMMUNITY CLEANED UP AND HAVE HAD MANY NEW HOUSING UNITS BUILT SINCE THEN. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF STREETS. THE PAVING THE WAY STREET PROJECT IS WELL UNDERWAY WITH SEVERAL STREETS ALREADY DONE AND ASPHALT BEING LAID ON BROWN AVENUE FROM 16TH TO 18TH LAST WEEK, WITH MORE STREETS TO COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE CITY PLANS TO DEDICATE 10 MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS STRICTLY TO STREET IMPROVEMENTS .
CITY MANAGER MIKE SCANLON SAYS THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY HAVE COME THROUGH IN A BIG WAY TO INITIATE THE PROJECT AND HE CANT WAIT TO SEE IT THROUGH.
