From left: Reno County Commissioners John Whitesel, Ron Hirst, Randy Parks, Don Bogner and Daniel Friesen CREDIT SANDRA MILBURN/RENO COUNTY
Due to the Christmas holiday, the Reno County Commission will meet on Monday, Dec. 23.
The commissioners have a busy agenda, which includes approvals of resolutions renaming a portion of the Old K14/96 Highway at the Rice/Reno County line and a conditional use permit for a limited-scale commercial solar energy system on a portion of a parcel of land zoned as agricultural near east 95th Ave. and north Halstead St.
Reno/Kingman Fire District #1 Fire Chief Rick Graber retired in August. Fire Administrator Travis Vogt recommends that Assistant Fire Chief Jake Graber be promoted to district chief.
The Monday meeting will be the last for two commissioners, whose successors will take officers in January 2025. Ron Vincent of Hutchinson will represent the northeastern Reno County District Three after Daniel Friesen of Buhler did not seek reelection.
Richard Winger beat District Four incumbent John Whitesel in the August primary. District Four is the only county district to lie fully within the Hutchinson city limits.
The full agenda packet can be viewed on the Reno County website.
The Reno County Commission meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month and on the fifth Wednesday if one falls within the month.
The meetings begin at 9 a.m. in the Veterans Room inside the Reno County Courthouse.
