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County discusses use of space at Cushing building
The Leavenworth Times
When they met this week, Leavenworth County commissioners discussed how much space in the former Saint Luke s Cushing Hospital building should be set aside for for-profit companies.
Before making such a determination, commissioners want County Administrator Mark Loughry to visit with local nonprofit agencies regarding the amount of space they would need if they move into the building.
Saint Luke s Cushing Hospital in Leavenworth closed last year and the building was donated to the county government.
Commissioners already plan to move the county s Council on Aging to the first floor of the building. The county has hired an architectural firm for design work for remodeling a portion of the building for the Council on Aging.
The Leavenworth Times
The assessed value for property in Leavenworth County has increased this year by 8.37%, according to the county appraiser.
Increases in assessed valuation can lead to higher taxes for property owners, but the county appraiser does not set property tax rates. Changes in the assessed value of individual properties may vary from the overall increase for the county.
County Appraiser Bob Weber reviewed the valuation increase Wednesday when he presented a quarterly report to Leavenworth County commissioners.
According to Weber’s report, the total assessed value of real estate in Leavenworth County increased from $721.69 million in 2020 to $782.12 million in 2021.
County launches new website
Frequent visitors to the website for the Leavenworth County government website likely noticed a change Tuesday.
Since 1999, the county operated a website that had been created in-house. But on Tuesday, the county switched to a website designed by an outside company.
“It’s live,” said Larry Malbrough, director of Information Systems for the county.
The new website keeps the same web address, www.leavenworthcounty.gov, but offers features that were not available on the old website.
Malbrough said the new website includes a citizen request center, which can be used to send a message to a department within the county government.
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