City of Leavenworth may enter into agreement with Department of Corrections for signs

The city of Leavenworth may contract with a Kansas Department of Corrections agency to create new street signs.

City commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize City Manager Paul Kramer to enter into a sign fabrication agreement with KDOC.

If the agreement is approved, the city would rely on Kansas Correctional Industries to produce signs that identify street names.

KCI provides inmate-produced goods and services to state and local government entities and other qualified organizations, according to the agency’s website.

Leavenworth Public Works Director Mike McDonald said the city government would not cease its in-house sign-making operations. But he said contracting with KDOC will help meet a goal of improving signage throughout the community.

(Read more: Leavenworth Times)