{"id":105551,"date":"2026-09-17T11:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/?p=105551"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:51:32","slug":"comanche-commissioners-pass-2027-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/2026\/09\/17\/comanche-commissioners-pass-2027-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Comanche Commissioners Pass 2027 Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Katee Underwood, Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Comanche County Commission approved $95,860.52 in bills and $50,227.41 in payroll for a total of $146,087.93 during its meeting on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commissioners received an update from Comanche County Hospital Administrator Lisa Brooks and Chief Financial Officer Lauren Swingle on the hospital\u2019s current finances and construction of its physical therapy addition. Construction was originally estimated to be completed in mid-February, but Brooks and Swingle said the project now appears likely to be completed about a month later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commission also heard from Billy Holler regarding a water gap along the property line between Holler and a neighboring landowner. Holler expressed concern that cattle could fall into the gap and said she had contacted the sheriff\u2019s office before bringing the matter to the commission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioner Joe Moore said that if the property owners cannot reach an agreement, the county could address the issue and split the cost between the two landowners. He noted that doing so could result in a higher cost for each landowner rather than if one party addressed the issue independently. The commissioners agreed to send a letter to the neighboring landowner first and attempt to get a response before considering further action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rusty Murphey also appeared before the commission to ask about leasing county airport property for agricultural purposes. Murphey said he would like to put agricultural use on the property. The commissioners tabled the matter while they consult with the county attorney to determine whether the property would have to be opened for bids and to ensure the county follows the proper process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commission approved the 2027 county budget and the 2026 audit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sonja Channel with the Kansas Department of Corrections provided information regarding revisions for the 2026 audit, juvenile and adult program audit, and the department\u2019s 2027 budget and commissioners approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioners also received an update from the Road and Bridge Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commission approved a resolution establishing a countywide burn ban, which is currently in effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Katee Underwood, Staff Writer The Comanche County Commission approved $95,860.52 in bills and $50,227.41 in payroll for a total of $146,087.93 during its meeting on Tuesday. The commissioners received an update from Comanche County Hospital Administrator Lisa Brooks and Chief Financial Officer Lauren Swingle on the hospital\u2019s current finances and construction of its physical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9339],"tags":[13,9365],"class_list":["post-105551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ccn","tag-breaking","tag-comanche-county-commission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105552,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105551\/revisions\/105552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcnonline.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}