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BY THE NUMBERS
5—Total Number of Pottawatomie County #1 (and 2 and 3)—Top Priorities Expressed
EMS Stations with the opening of the new by Residents at Comprehensive Plan Town
Blue Township EMS District. Hall Meeting Related to Infrastructure and
Emergency Services.
In September 2018 Pottawatomie County issued a
30-day notice to Riley County that it would take over At the initial Town Hall Meeting for the Comprehensive
ambulance service in the Blue Township area east Plan held in March 2018 a survey was administered
of Manhattan. With the new Blue Township station that asked participants their top priorities for the
the County is able to provide adequate EMS services County. The top resulting priority from the survey
throughout Pottawatomie County. was improving road conditions, followed closely by
police/fire/ambulance services and infrastructure/
storm drainage.
9,560—Population potential in the Blue
Township Sanitary Sewer Area Phase 1
GUIDING GROWTH developable area as detailed in the Blue
Township Sewer Master Plan.
WITH INFRASTRUCTURE The Blue Township Sewer Master Plan was adopted by
INVESTMENTS the Board of County Commissioners in September
2018. The master plan includes not only an evaluation
At the time of this Comprehensive of the existing conditions of the sewer infrastructure
Plan, the County does not currently in the area but also includes recommendations
have a formalized multi-year Capital for a future sewer network. As detailed in the plan,
Improvements Program (CIP). Capital the 2016 population of the Blue Township area is
projects will directly support the desired approximately 3,460 people according to information
residential development outcomes and provided by the Kansas Secretary of State Budget
economic development opportunities. office. The Blue Township Phase 1 developable area
Having a clear method to prioritize is 1,341 acres and may have a population of 9,560
capital investments, that involves the people at full development with 2.85 dwellings per
public in a transparent manner, will help acre and 2.5 people per dwelling.
Pottawatomie County make orderly
and needed improvements to its basic
infrastructure and focus on improving 24
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residents.
54 | Plan Pottawatomie County 2040 Adopted - August 19, 2019
PLAN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY 2040
