The Hutchinson City Council will urge state lawmakers to fully fund the Kansas Comprehensive Transportation Program.
Ahead of the council’s special meeting with local state legislators at 10 a.m. Thursday, at City Hall, 125 E. Avenue B, the council on Tuesday added to the city’s legislative platform for 2020.
Councilmember Jon Daveline proposed adding transportation to the platform drafted by city staff. He noted the T-WORKS transportation project to improve K-96/K-14 from Nickerson to Sterling was among more than two dozen projects delayed by the Kansas Department of Transportation because of funding.
Also, Councilmember Steve Dechant suggested legislators write stronger language into state law regarding land contracts. They are rent-to-own agreements.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)