Author: Clerk
Match Month Results for 2023
Thank you to all of Cheyenne County for a successful Match Month! The goal of $70,000.00 was reached.
Match Month – 2024 Local Campaign
The Cheyenne County Kansas Community Foundation, with the communities support and donations, is hoping to raise $70,000.00 in donations during their annual December Match Month. Donations made to the Cheyenne County Impact Fund during December 2024 have the amazing opportunity to be matched by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and the Patterson Family Foundation for up to a grand total of $240,000.00!!!
This opportunity provides the following tiers for fund matching:
- Dane G. Hansen Foundation will match $5,000 for CCKCF Operating Needs +
- Dane G. Hansen Foundation will match $45,000 for CCKCF Operating Endowment +
- Dane G. Hansen Foundation will match $1 for $1 (up to $50,000 total) to help grow this county-wide endowment fund. +
- Patterson Family Foundation will match $1 for $1 (up to $70,000 total) to help grow this county-wide endowment fund. +
For more information please visit CCKCF.org or stop by 209 E. Washington.
NCRPC Housing Initiative
The North Central Regional Planning Commission, through its NCRPC Housing Initiative, is offering a pilot program aimed at helping remove dangerous and dilapidated residential structures. The pilot program is a demolition program that offers financial assistance for the demolition of these structures which will improve the visual look of the City and County as well as clearing the property for possible future structures. The program is administered by the North Central Regional Planning Commission through a partnership with the Dane G. Hansen Foundation.
For more information on the pilot program please see the attached informational brochure or follow the link below. Also available is the application for the program and the requirements.
Please do not contact the City of St. Francis with any questions regarding the program as we will not be able to assist in this matter.
2024 Notice of Hearing to Exceed Revenue Neutral Rate and Budget Hearing
The attached 2024 Budget is not the final 2024 Budget. This is the proposed budget to exceed the City’s Revenue Neutral Rate while still adjusting the budget that will be finalized prior to October 1st.
Donate Your Grain – Bushels Build Dreams
Please donate your grain to 202 on Washington during the 2023 Bushels Build Dreams fundraiser campaign.
The previous 2020 and 2021 donations were successful and raised $7,400.00 to help restore the original historical ceiling in the Hardt Gallery. All donations this year will be designated to replace the acoustical ceiling for the developing community event center in the 202 building.
Here’s how to donate:
· Deliver grain to a local elevator in the name of Cheyenne Center for Creativity (CC4C), 501(c)(3).
· The gift should be from unsold crop inventory (not warehouse receipts) with no sale or pricing commitment made prior to the gift.
· The elevator will notify CC4C of your gift.
· CC4C will provide you with a receipt for your gift. In lieu of a tax deduction, you will not have to declare this amount of grain as income to your farming operation.
· Grain donations can also be applied to the CSP Tax Credits awarded to CC4C by the Department of Commerce.
· Always consult with your tax advisor to determine whether this gift is appropriate for your tax situation.
Accepting Bids for 520 E. Fourth St. Property
Are you looking to purchase land in St. Francis, KS? If so, the City is accepting sealed bids for the property at 520 E. Fourth St. Below is information about the property and the bid process and requirements.
The City of St. Francis is accepting closed bids until August 14th, 2023, at 5:00 pm to purchase the property located at 520 East Fourth Street. The legal description of the property is as follows: Lots Thirty-four (34) and Thirty-five (35) in Block Seventeen (17) in the Park Hill Addition to the City of St. Francis, Kansas, according to the recorded plat thereof. The proposed bid must include razing of the current structure and basement. For additional details contact City Superintendent Dan Blair at 785-332-4045 or City Hall at 785-332-3142. The bids will be opened during the August 14th Regular City Council Meeting.
Advertisement for bid has also been requested to be published in the Saint Francis Herald & Bird City Times for the July 12th and July 19th publications.
Filing Deadline for Local Office is June 1
The City of St. Francis will have 3 positions up for election in 2023: Two City Council positions currently held by Amanda Milne and David Butler, and the City Mayor position held by Scott Schultz. Those wanting to file for any of these positions need to do so by June 1 at noon with the Cheyenne County Election Officer Scott Houtman:
- Email: cnclerk@cncoks.us
- Hours: 8:00-12:00 1:00-5:00
- Phone: 785-332-8800
- Fax: 785-332-8825
- Address1: 212 E Washington
- City, State, Zip: St Francis, KS 67756
The general election will be held November 7 and those elected will take office on January 8, 2024.
Download the 2023 Candidates Guide at https://www.lkm.org/page/citycandidateguide
St. Francis Swim Lesson Registration
St. Francis Aquatic Park is happy to announce its 2023 Swim Lesson schedule.
Swim lessons are offered by instructor, Morgan Sherlock, and certified by the American Red Cross.
There will be two swim lesson sessions offered for $35 per participant per session.
Session 1: June 12th-16 and June 19th-23rd
Session 2: July 10th-14th and 17th-21st
Please call or text Morgan Sherlock at (785) 772-7014 for additional registration information. Informational Flyer and Registration Application attached.