FYI / Announcements
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Municipal Aquatic Facility Now Open
An RFQ seeking qualified applicants to construct a new Municipal Aquatic Facility for the City of Garden Plain is now open. Applications are due to the City Clerk no later than April 30, 2025 at 5 PM. The RFQ is available here!
March 2025 Council Connect Newsletter
Check out the latest news and events in the March 2025 Council Connect Newsletter! Read the Newsletter here!
Media Release: Garden Plain Receives $300,000 Housing Grant
The City of Garden Plain has been awarded $300,000 in moderate income housing grant funds from Kansas Housing Resources Corporation to assist with the construction of five duplexes in the Renner Multi-Family Housing Development at Harry and Main Street. Read the full announcement here!
Vendor Registration now open for the 5th Annual Vintage Market - June 7
The 5th Annual Garden Plain Vintage Market is scheduled for Saturday, June 7. Vendor registration is now open. Spaces are limited, and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. Registrations are not complete until a form and payment have been received. Download the registration form here!
Media Release: Garden Plain 2024 Christmas Kickoff Events - Nov. 30
The annual Garden Plain Christmas Kickoff events are scheduled for Nov. 30, 2024 in the 600 block of Main Street beginning at 4:30 PM. The event is a collaboration between the City, Chamber, and Council of Hope, and includes a free-will donation chili and cinnamon roll feed, music, pictures with Santa, and the annual holiday lighting display. All proceeds and donations benefit the Council of Hope to help fund the cost of the lighting display. Read the full announcement here!
Media Release: City of Garden Plain receives $1.635 M in grant funds for aquatic facility
At the Sept. 4 City Council meeting the Council approved a grant award agreement with the National Parks Service for $1.635 M in funding toward the build out of a public acquatics facility to include a zero-entry pool, splash pad, and amenities. Read the full announcement here!
Media Release: City of Garden Plain receives funding for playground equipment at Ternes ParkOn Aug. 23 the City was granted $3,500 in Community Reinvestment Funds from Garden Plain State Bank for the purchase of two new pieces of planground equipment for Ternes Park. The new equipment includes monkey bars and 12 pebble-path pods, both sized for children ages 2-12, which is the target age group for the park. Read the full announcement here.