Growing pains: McPherson struggles to keep up as business booms

The numbers don’t lie, McPherson is continuing to grow, and grow. Its population spiked more than 7 percent to 14,082 total for the 2021 census. Mayor Tom Brown said the city’s competitively low electrical rates, courtesy of its municipally owned McPherson Board of Public Utilities, continues to draw businesses. “We are standing on the shoulders of our forefathers,” he said. That growth has created some stress on the housing market as developers and city leaders struggle to keep up with the needs of its growing population and those posed by temporary workers who may not want to sign a lease.
Source: McPherson Weekly News