By COLE REIF Great Bend Post

Early estimates showed the .15% quality of life sales tax in Great Bend
would collect $567,000 in a year. With the city recently receiving some of their
best tax collections in history, that number could be on the rise. 

A 10-year
master plan has outlined a number of goals the city can take on, and Interim
City Administrator Logan Burns said the city council will conduct a work
session on Feb. 21 to organize the next projects. "We'll go over the plans for each project," said Burns. "Brit Spaugh Park and the splashpad will be the biggest projects, but we'll be going through all the small ones as well." 
The Quality of Life committee and the city anticipate the splashpad to be
installed at Veterans Memorial Park, but a definite location has not been
finalized. The Brit Spaugh Park project includes adding a basketball court,
pickleball courts and a mini soccer pitch on the south side of the park. 
The council will discuss all the projects on the master plan after their
meeting on Feb. 21 at City Hall.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/7/1658285388941.jpeg" alt="The City of Great Bend will discuss quality of life projects Feb. 21. The list of projects includes major improvements to the south side of Brit Spaugh Park." />
 <figcaption>The City of Great Bend will discuss quality of life projects Feb. 21. The list of projects includes major improvements to the south side of Brit Spaugh Park.</figcaption>
 </figure>By COLE REIF Great Bend PostEarly estimates showed the .15% quality of life sales tax in Great Bend
would collect $567,000 in a year. With the city recently receiving some of their
best tax collections in history, that number could be on the rise. A 10-year
master plan has outlined a number of goals the city can take on, and Interim
City Administrator Logan Burns said the city council will conduct a work
session on Feb. 21 to organize the next projects. "We'll go over the plans for each project," said Burns. "Brit Spaugh Park and the splashpad will be the biggest projects, but we'll be going through all the small ones as well." 
The Quality of Life committee and the city anticipate the splashpad to be
installed at Veterans Memorial Park, but a definite location has not been
finalized. The Brit Spaugh Park project includes adding a basketball court,
pickleball courts and a mini soccer pitch on the south side of the park. 
The council will discuss all the projects on the master plan after their
meeting on Feb. 21 at City Hall.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Great Bend to discuss execution of 'quality of life' projects