The Leavenworth Times
The Leavenworth County Development Corporation is notifying local city and county officials about a search for the location of a new state veterans home in northeast Kansas.
Steve Jack, executive director of LCDC, mentioned the search Thursday during a meeting of LCDC’s Board of Directors.
Jack said he was contacted by Gregg Burden, director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office, about the project.
“They’re looking for a 25-to-50-acre site,” Jack said.
Jack said state officials are looking for land that can be donated for a long-term care facility. The facility likely would employ about 125 people.
Vets affairs rep coming to Newton
The Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office (KCVAO) mission is to provide Veterans, and eligible dependents with information, advice, direction, and assistance through the coordination of programs and services. KCVAO representatives assist eligible Veterans and their families in acquiring the benefits they earned from the VA, Military and the state of Kansas free of charge and without any obligations.
Representatives will be at the Harvey County Courthouse for one day only from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m April 6. Visits will be by appointment only, call 785-220-5183 and make an appointment.
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Governor issues executive order for application of veterans home
The Leavenworth Times
State legislators from Leavenworth County have sponsored bills calling on the director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office to apply for federal funding for the construction of a veterans home in northeast Kansas. But those bills are moot after the governor issued an executive order calling for such an application.
Gov. Laura Kelly issued Executive Order No. 21-07 on Tuesday. The order states the director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office “shall submit an initial application to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs” for a grant for the construction of a state veterans home in northeast Kansas. The order calls for the application to be submitted by April 15, 2022.