City Services

The City of Emporia is working aggressively to improve the aesthetics around town.

Graffiti
The City is starting a strong graffiti enforcement program. They’ve started with replacing all vandalized Neighborhood Watch signs and have worked with local media to let the public know what happens when people don’t follow the rules about graffiti and why the city is working to make the community look better.

Civic Auditorium
With Emporia State University, Emporia High School and Emporia Sports Promotion Inc, the City is funding a new scoreboard, floor and floor painting design for the Civic Auditorium. The old scoreboard from 1984 will be replaced with all new state-of-the-art technology and video features. ESU students helped develop the floor painting design.
All of these improvements are on track to be ready in the fall of 2008, in time for basketball season, along with a new entrance.

The City is also getting bids on painting the new entrance that will have an updated art deco look, designed by an ESU graphic artist.

Look for these new improvements around town!

Increased Retail Opportunities
The City, along with Emporia’s Regional Development Association, has recently completed The Buxton study, a detailed analysis of the Emporia buying area. The study will show relationships between what people buy in Emporia and what new goods and services Emporia needs. The focus of the project is to improve Emporia’s retail opportunities and the quality of life. A goal is to recruit nationally known retailers for the community.

Shopping in Town
Currently the Emporia Chamber and Emporia’s Main Street Association are meeting with established retailers on how to better serve the community. Specifically, what goods and services people would like available locally and how local business can further meet the public’s needs, so that people shop in Emporia, rather than traveling out of town.

One Stop Shop for Permits
The City is working to set up a one-stop-shop for building permits in an effort to be more conducive to professional and individual builders. The City’s goal is to have Building, Fire and Zoning permits all available at one location to make it easier to start a building project.

Entrance Signs
You may have noticed the new entrance and directional signs in and around Emporia. Now residents and visitors will have more resources for navigating and traveling the city.

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