When it comes to investing in its future, Katie Eisenhour never lets an opportunity slip by without pointing out that Scott City takes a backseat to no one. “We take our future into our own hands here,” Eisenhour told representatives with the Kansas Department of Commerce who included Scott City on their swing through Western Kansas. The director of the Scott County Development Committee noted that over the past 18 years, taxpayers and private entities had invested about $124 million into the local infrastructure. “But every now and then we need assistance. I think it’s important for you to know that when you help us you’re going to get a good return on that investment,” Eisenhour said. Eisenhour’s audience included Bill Murphy, deputy secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce, and Craig VanWey, superintendent of in-state business development. “The goal of the department is to complement the work that is already being done in Western Kansas,” said Murphy, whose two-hour stop also included a tour of Nu-Life Market.
Source: Scott County Record.
