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TAB 5
The Chieftain (Bonner Springs, KS)
July 3, 2003
Manager Reviewed by Council
Author: Rachel Keesee
Bonner Springs city manager John Helin received his annual review Monday night. "Bottom
line, he's fine," Mayor Clausie Smith said.
City Council members met in a closed, executive session to evaluate Helin's performance. The
session was followed by a workshop session to review his goals for the coming year. Some of the
projects Helin will be in charge of for 2003-2004 include resolving the water pressure problems
in the Grandview area, overseeing road construction projects and updating the city's master plan,
which is projected growth and development.
Council members voiced what they considered high priorities for the future of Bonner Springs.
The one that received the most attention was building and improving recreation facilities. "I
think it's going to be a high, high priority," Smith said. "It's an economic development draw."
Doug Clements, Ward II, pointed to the success the YMCA has had in drawing people from
other cities. "The Y is getting a ton of people from De Soto, from Johnson County," he said. "We
have a tremendous economic advantage, and it's here now." In addition, Clements said Bonner
Springs needed its own soccer fields. "It's very hard to run the type and quality program we want
to run if we don't have the resources and facility to do it," he said.
Amber Sechrist, Ward III, said the council had spent enough time planning to build recreational
facilities. "I think we just need to plan to act," she said. "We have the goals laid out. We just
need to look at it and go."
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