Kristina Jackson
The Manhattan Mercury, Kan.
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Feb. 22—The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday voted to allow Manhattan Fire Department to purchase more than 9 acres of land for a new fire training ground.

The city will buy the land at 2727 Amherst Ave. from Living Word Church for $850,000.

The land is adjacent to an existing fire station, and fire chief Scott French said the department wants to use the land to build a new training ground in the future.

The current training ground is adjacent to the main fire station at 2000 Denison Ave.

French said the department leases that land from K-State and might have to vacate the training ground portion of the station. French said K-State is interested in getting the land back as part of its North Campus Corridor development project. The purchase would be financed through general obligation bonds.

In other business, the commission also approved a change to the fees for the new Aggieville parking garage. The change eliminates the overnight flat fee for the garage.

Those parking overnight will now pay the same hourly rate as daytime hours, with the first two hours being free then $2 an hour up to a $10 daily maximum.

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