Wilson first county town affected by new law

Editor’s Note — A story in the Aug. 9 edition of the Ellsworth County Independent gave an inaccurate account of Wilson’s proposed 2019 city budget. Here is the rest of the story.

By the I-R Staff

Later this month, Wilson will become the first Ellsworth County town to trigger a Kansas law that forces communities to send their budget requests to voters if they exceed the year before by an amount based on a statedesigned formula.

Mail-in ballots are expected to be mailed to Wilson voters Aug. 27. They are due back by 10 a.m. Sept. 15 in the office of the Ellsworth County clerk and election officer.

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