Public Notices

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, October 27, 2016)

GENERAL ELECTION
ELLSWORTH COUNTY
NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Notice

In accordance with K.S.A. 25-4610(b), there will be a PUBLIC VIEWING OF THE MODEL 650 CENTRAL TABULATOR and AUTOMARK VOTING MACHINE on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. at the ELLSWORTH COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

Shelly D. Vopat
Ellsworth County Election Officer

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(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, October 20, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE FOR OPERATING ONLY
(5311, 5316, & 5317)

Ellsworth County Council on Aging, Inc., Public Transportation Agency is submitting an application for operating assistance for transportation under the U.S.C. (rural public transportation) of the Federal Transit Act. The application will be for operating funds to provide transportation services in the area. Written comments and questions in regards to this application are encouraged and will be accepted until October 31, 2016, and should be sent to Lindsey Carrazco, Coordinator at Ellsworth County Council on Aging, Inc., at 115 E. North Main, Ellsworth, KS 67439.

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(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, October 20, 2016)

NOTICE

The Ellsworth County Council on Aging, Inc., Public Transportation Agency receives Federal Transit Administration (FTA) operating dollars. This funding is utilized for the purchase of fuel, insurance, equipment maintenance and storage. This agency is seeking Kansas Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certified companies as potential vendors for these services. Please contact Lindsey L. Carrazco at (785) 472-3032 if you are a DBE or are interested in learning more about the DBE Program.

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(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, October 20, 2016)

BEREXCO LLC

BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION
COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS
NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION

RE: BEREXCO LLC. — Application for an exception to the 10 year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for the Buehler #3 well, located in Ellsworth County, Kansas.

TO: All Oil & Gas Producers, Unleased Mineral Interest Owners, Landowners, and all persons whomever concerned.

You, and each of you, are hereby notified that Berexco LLC has filed an application for a three year exception to the 10 year temporarily abandoned time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for the Buehler #3 well located in the NW SW NE of Section 18-16S-10W, Ellsworth County, Kansas.

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, October 20, 2016)

NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION

STATE OF KANSAS

ELLSWORTH COUNTY, SS:
I, Shelly D. Vopat, Ellsworth County Election Officer, State of Kansas, do hereby give notice that a General Election will be held in the County of Ellsworth on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.
The polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS POLLING PLACES
Ash Creek Precinct, Ellsworth American Legion
Black Wolf Precinct, Ellsworth American Legion
Carneiro Precinct, Kanopolis City Library
Clear Creek Precinct, Kanopolis City Library
Columbia Precinct, Ellsworth American Legion
Ellsworth Township Precinct, Ellsworth American Legion
Empire Township, Venango Precinct, Corp of Engineer Meeting Room
Empire Township, Buckeye Precinct, Ellsworth American Legion Hall

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, October 13, 2016)

NOTICE OF DELINQUENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX FOR THE YEAR 2015
        
Notice is hereby given that the 2015 Personal
Property Taxes assessed against the following listed persons, firms or corporations are unpaid, and their last known addresses and the penalties and cost to date,
are listed. Said amounts shall continue to accumulate interest at the rate of 10% per annum until paid.

Kansas Statutes Annotated 19-547

Geneva Schneider
Ellsworth County Treasurer

   KATHRYN EMERY ANDREA, 1513 GARNAAS DR, AUSTIN TX    78758                                   $10.38
   JIMMY ASTON, 627 HENDRICKS ST,     HUTCHINSON KS    67501                                   $36.01
   LAURIE J BECK, 22210 FINCASTLE DR, KATY TX    77450                                    $39.63

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, October 13, 2016)

RESOLUTION 2016-R-09

(A Resolution Creating The Position
of Ellsworth County Counselor)

NOW UPON THIS 10th day of October, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners of Ellsworth County, Kansas, (hereinafter “Board”) is met in regular session with a quorum present, and
WHEREAS the Board is cognizant that there will be a vacancy in the position of Ellsworth County Attorney in January of 2017, and
WHEREAS the Board is firmly convinced that the county counselor’s duties currently exercised by Ellsworth County Attorney Joe Shepack, an attorney with thirty-three (33) plus years experience, should not devolve upon an unnamed successor county attorney with less experience, and
WHEREAS a majority of Kansas counties employ an appointed County Counselor, in addition to an elected County Attorney, and

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, October 13, 2016)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF ELLSWORTH BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Dear Property Owner:

The City of Ellsworth Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday November 1, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 121 W. 1st Street, Ellsworth, Kansas to consider granting a Conditional Use Permit Request for the purpose of allowing a property rezoned to a Residential District (R-1) to utilize 25% of it’s total space for retail/commercial use.
A site location map and proposed lot layout is included with this notice.
Applicant: Stuart and Abby Harmon
The property seeking the Conditional Use Permit Request being considered is described as follows:
Legal Description: 220 N. Douglas
    1. Original City, Lot 11 & North 18.1 feet
    of Lot 10 Block 33, City of Ellsworth, Kansas

(First published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, Thursday, September 29, 2016)

ORDINANCE #3073

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PUBLIC OFFENSES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF ELLSWORTH, KANSAS; INCORPORATING
BY REFERENCE THE “UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE FOR KANSAS CITIES”, EDITION OF 2016.

Be it Ordained by the Governing Body of the City of Ellsworth:
Section 1. INCORPORATING UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE.

(First published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, Thursday, September 29, 2016)

ORDINANCE #3072

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ELLSWORTH, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE
“STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FOR KANSAS
CITIES,” EDITION 2016, PROVIDING CERTAIN
PENALTIES AND REPEALING ORDINANCE
NUMBERED 3063.

Be it Ordained by the Governing Body of the City of Ellsworth:
Section 1. INCORPORATING STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE.