The City of Medicine Lodge is purchasing and re-opening our local drive-in theater. We are excited to use it as a community venue and event location, as well as a drive-in theater. As the sixth in Kansas and a publicly owned facility we plan to use this as a beacon for tourism as well as a unique and special destination for our community. Most communities operate public pools, many have golf courses, and I bet very, very few operate drive-in movie theaters. I am excited to see how this non-traditional service benefits our community and draws in visitors to our town. Plus, I can’t wait to watch Twister at the drive-in!!!
Source: William Daily, City Administrator

The Garden City Commission approved an update for the Garden City Downtown Plan at its regular meeting on April 4. The plan presented was an update on the 2013 Downtown Plan, which goes along with the city’s Comprehensive Plan and focuses on development and improvements in the Center Business District. It also establishes goals for the downtown for the next 10-20 years. Britt Palmberg, director of planning with RICK Engineering Company, presented the updated plan. … One conclusion from the meetings and engagements is that people saw the downtown as the heart of the community, Palmberg said. “They want to bring it to life, they still see it as the heart of the city and really there is a need for assorted amenities and programs to help retailers and those visiting businesses downtown,” he said. “Also, people see the need for vitality and character both inward and outward, which again, speaks to redevelopment of the downtown and to stimulate areas that lead to the downtown.” The point of the plan is not to just look at creating new, shiny objects and events in the downtown, Palmberg said, it’s also about stimulating and helping the existing retailers to “get over the hump and get to the next level.”
Source: GC Telegram