City takes stock of damage after stormy week

(MANHATTAN, Kan. – June 27, 2022) — Citywide cleanup efforts moved into Area 2 (north-central/purple/State Streets) on Friday, June 24 after City crews from the Street Division and Parks Division finished picking up tree and limb debri...

City evaluating scope of future Parks and Recreation programming

(MANHATTAN, Kan. – June 23, 2022) — City management and the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department are evaluating the ability to offer modified programming this fall for youth sports and other activities, due to limited staffing for...

South Manhattan Avenue to be closed south of Fort Riley Boulevard on July 5

(MANHATTAN, Kan. – June 21, 2022) — South Manhattan Avenue will be closed to all traffic from Fort Riley Boulevard to Wildcat Creek beginning Tuesday, July 5.

The closure will be in place for approximately 60 days to allow for work on t...

City to coordinate June 11 storm cleanup effort

(MANHATTAN, Kan. – June 13, 2022) — A citywide storm cleanup effort will take place in Manhattan starting Tuesday, June 21 through Monday, June 27.

City crews will pass through each neighborhood, according to assigned days for pickup, a...

Additional section of Linear Trail closing June 1

(MANHATTAN, Kan. – May 25, 2022) — An additional section of Linear Trail will be closed due to ongoing levee construction starting Wednesday, June 1.

The additional section to be closed runs from the Blue River Access Area (US-24 Boat R...

North Manhattan Avenue to close from Fremont to Moro

(MANHATTAN, Kan. – April 21, 2022) — Construction is set to begin Monday, April 25 on North Manhattan Avenue in Aggieville, which will be closed from Fremont Street to Moro Street for an extended period of time, through fall 2022.

McCow...

City Commission to consider resolution of intent for future 500-job economic development package

(MANHATTAN, Kan. – April 18, 2022) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced today a development partnership with Scorpion Biological Services Inc. to support the anticipated construction of a new biomanufacturing facility to be built in Pot...

Aggieville Parking Garage to open April 15

The new Aggieville Parking Garage will open to the public on Friday, April 15.

Members of the public are invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. April 15, just east of the facility’s entrance off Laramie Street. Members of the City Commis...

Stephanie Peterson named Community Development Director for City of Manhattan

Stephanie Peterson, who currently serves as Executive Director of the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization, has been hired as Manhattan’s new Director of Community Development, with an anticipated start date of May 9.

Peterson replaces former Com...

Andrew Lawson hired as Manhattan's Public Information Officer

Andrew Lawson, former Public Information Officer for the City of Arkansas City, has been hired as the new Communications Manager and Public Information Officer for the City of Manhattan.

Lawson will be responsible for the strategic development and implemen...

Input Request: Manhattan Urban Area Comprehensive Plan

2022 Annual Review 

Manhattan Urban Area Comprehensive 

Plan Input Request

The Manhattan Urban Area Comprehensive Plan encompasses a planning area of approximately 93 square miles that includes the City of Manhattan and portions of Riley an...

Section of Kimball Avenue to Close March 7 for Phase IX of North Campus Corridor

Another large portion of Kimball Avenue will close between College Avenue and Denison Avenue starting Monday, March 7, for the next phase of the North Campus Corridor Project. Both the road and the multi-use trail will be closed to the public within the p...

Community-wide housing survey available through February

(MANHATTAN, KS - February 1, 2022) The City of Manhattan has opened a community-wide survey to better understand housing experiences, conditions, and issues. This is the next phase within the City's Housing Market Analysis project, following the ...

Construction of Manhattan levee upgrades set to begin

(MANHATTAN, KS - January 20, 2022) Construction upgrades for the Manhattan levee will begin in the coming weeks of January 2022. The project, administered by the The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), will substantially enhance the reliability and stru...

City Modifies Mask Requirement for Indoor City-operated Facilities

(MANHATTAN, KS - January 3, 2022) Beginning Monday, January 3, 2022,?visitors will no longer be required to wear masks when inside City-operated facilities, except when entering secure, staff-only areas where mask required signage is present. To protect t...

Animal Shelter reopens January 3, 2022 following COVID-19 exposure

(MANHATAN, KS – January 3, 2022) The T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter has reopened to the public and is once again accepting adoptions and surrenders. On December 22, 2021, the Animal Shelter closed to the public due to an employee testing positi...

City reinstates indoor mask requirement for City-operated facilities starting Monday, December 27

(MANHATTAN, KS - December 23, 2021) Beginning Monday, December 27,?all visitors and city staff will be required to wear a mask that covers their mouth and nose when indoors?at?all City of Manhattan-operated facilities.?The requirement applies to people ol...

Animal Shelter closed until further notice due to COVID-19 exposure

(MANHATAN, KS – December 22, 2021) The T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter will be closed to the public until further notice. One Animal Shelter employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, December 22. The City of Manhattan is notifying thos...

New Online System for Water and Sewer Billing

The City of Manhattan is switching to a new online payment system, Paymentus, on December 1, 2021, for water and sewer customers. If you currently use online billing or payments, or would like to enroll for the first time, please create an account in the ...

Bryce Caulk Named Director of Animal Services

(Manhattan, KS – November 12, 2021) – Bryce Caulk has been named the Director of Animal Services for the City of Manhattan. Director of Parks and Recreation, Edward Eastes, made the announcement today. Bryce started work in October and...

Masks Strongly Recommended Indoors at City-Operated Facilities

(MANHATTAN, KS – October 26, 2021) Starting Wednesday, October 27, 2021, City of Manhattan staff and visitors are no longer required to wear masks inside City-operated facilities. Face masks are strongly recommended inside City facilities for vaccinated o...

Phase 10 of the North Campus Corridor Project

Kimball Avenue will close from Denison Avenue to North Manhattan Avenue starting Monday, October 18, for the next phase of the North Campus Corridor Project. Both the road and the multi-use trail will be closed to the public within the project limits. Var...

Levee Project Moving Forward

The City Commission approved payment of $29.662 million for the project at the September 21 meeting. The City Commission and the community have recognized the importance of the project and have been preparing for this needed improvement for more than 15 y...

FUZE: An Aggieville Development Project

The Aggieville parking lots at 12th and Laramie could look a lot different in the coming years. Last Tuesday, the City Commission accepted the recommendation to move forward with a proposal from Back 9 Development. The team will be working to create a dev...

Section of 3rd St Closed for Repairs 7/28-8/11

Construction Begins Soon for the Joint Maintenance Facility

At the June 22nd meeting, City Commissioners voted to move forward with the construction phases for the Joint City Maintenance Facility first proposed in 2016. The new facility will be built near the existing Wastewater Treatment Plant off of HWY 24 and i...

2021 Sanitary Sewer Line Maintenance

Beginning Monday, July 12, 2021, the Sewer Maintenance Division for the City of MHK will be performing line maintenance on the 18” sanitary sewer line on 3rd street.

Line maintenance will take place most of the week, beginning in the Ft. Riley B...

Invitation to Bid for the Manhattan Levee Flood Risk Management Project

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has published their Invitation to Bid for the Manhattan Levee Flood Risk Management Project.  All information regarding this upcoming bid is published and managed by the USACE on the following web...

Mayor's Holiday Tree Did Not Survive Transplant Shock

(Manhattan, KS – July 2, 2021) The Mayor’s Holiday Tree in Triangle Park is dying and will be removed by the City of Manhattan Forestry Department in the coming weeks. The 18-foot-tall Colorado Blue Spruce was planted in 2019 to replac...