Liberal City Commission Meets, Approves Housing Incentive Program

The Liberal City Commision met Tuesday evening at 6:30 for their regulary scheduled meeting. Among the items on the agenda, the board approved the purchase of a Freightliner truck and a Challenger barrel from Southwest Equipment for the Solid Waste Department in the amount of $141,610.00 and also appointed Olga Cisneros and Cheryl Carson to the Liberal Memorial Library Board for four year terms. The Commission also approved the Housing Incentive Program which would give an individual who is paying to build a new home in Liberal, a $4000.00 incentive to have the home built and could be used for whatever the owner of the home desired. The Program also offers incentives for newly constructed rental properties, paying $750/unit up to 10 in a single structure, any more than 10 in the single structure would recieve an additional $250.00/unit. The incentive is paid directly to the owner of the property. The next meeting of the Liberal City Commission will be a Special Meeting on Saturday June 22nd at 8:00am at the Depot.