Halstead residents shared a variety of concerns about both a potential battery storage facility and Concurrent, LLC, the company looking to build in Halstead at a recent public hearing. After over a year of deliberation and back and forth between residents, the city and Concurrent, the Halstead Planning Commission introduced the latest proposed regulations for a battery energy storage system, or BESS as it is commonly referred to, facility. The proposed regulations are available on the city’s website.
Source: Harvey County Now

After considering the City of Newton’s request from last week for assistance covering the costs of a road pavement, the Board of Harvey County Commissioners decided against it. At the previous county commission meeting, Newton Mayor Rich Stinnett, City Manager Daniela Rivas and City Engineer Suzanne Loomis requested that the commissioners assist with the costs to pave South Hillside Street from East First to Southeast 12th Street. With GAF Materials moving into the Kansas Logistics Park, the city is looking to pave that mile of road. Because of the heavy traffic and types of vehicles that will be using the road, Loomis said the pavement project was using a specific heavy duty type of asphalt.
Source: Harvey County Now

In a joint effort, two Harvey County communities have come together with the goal of using technology to better their streets. Halstead and Sedgwick have applied for the KDOT Innovative Street mapping grants with the idea of hoping to hear back from the state in January. With this mapping technology, a cell phone camera will be mounted to a vehicle to drive around each city and map the streets. During a recent city council meeting, Sedgwick’s council approved the application for the grant, as Halstead had already applied.
Source: Harvey County Now