June edition

The Baldwin Beacon, Vol. 36, June 12th, 2024

Jun 12, 2024

Ice cream, sidewalk chalk, pool time, the splash pad, and kids on bikes and scooters at the Library… 2024 Summer is officially off to the races in Baldwin City.

West Side Chip & Seal Work Scheduled

The 2024 City-Wide Pavement Maintenance program was put out for bid by BG Consultants, and the bid tabulation was presented to City Council on May 7th. Harbour Construction was granted the bid to perform chip and seal work in 2024, in the amount of $126,541.10 for the base bid plus “add alternate” portions 3 and 4.

This work is expected to begin in August of 2024, and will cover the west side of town including Orchard Lane, Indiana and Jersey Streets, side roads on the west side of 11th Street and a portion of Elm Street, Main, College, and a portion of Lawrence Street, South Street, Elk Horn Drive, Bison Court, and Mustang Drive.

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3rd Friday Market Information Booth

Got a burning question this summer? Stop downtown 3rd Friday evenings from June through September and ask City Staff or an Elected Official at the City’s information stand! We’ll be with the vendor booths on High Street between 7th and 8th Street for the Third Friday Markets, hosted by the Chamber, Lumberyard, and Recreation Commission.

Third Friday Information

Now Hiring a Crossing Guard

Baldwin City Police Department is now hiring a crossing guard for the 24-25 school year. Very few jobs are more important than keeping our children safe at crosswalks, and we take it seriously. Contact Mike Pattrick with questions at mpattrick@baldwincity.gov.

Hours required are 7am - 8am & 3p.m. – 4pm. 2 hours per day, 185 school days per school year.

Safety equipment provided.

Cross walk location is near 5th and Ames in Baldwin City, KS. $20.00 per hour.

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Powering Baldwin City

A step by step overview of Baldwin City’s power supply, where it comes from, and what happens when disruptions occur.

This article was originally published in The Maple Magazine in January, 2024. You may read it now on the City Website.

If you have an outage, please always call Public Works at 785.594.6907 to notify the Electric Department. The public works answering service or administrative assistant will get your information to the correct place quickly. If it’s a highly localized outage, they will not know if you don’t tell them. Please don’t post on Facebook and expect someone to see it, or email or direct message the City, especially after hours.

Looking for Council Recaps?

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