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Posted on: September 14, 2023

Crashes can happen anywhere

Motorists may be surprised to learn over half of the fatality and serious injury crashes occur on local roads with half of those crashes involving only a single vehicle. Rural roads have the most fatal crashes in Kansas despite accounting for only 40 perc...

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Community News
Posted on: September 14, 2023

You Drink. You Drive. You Lose. campaign results

The You Drink. You Drive. You Lose campaign has just ended. During the previous 2 1/2  weeks, El Dorado Police Department conducted overtime saturation patrols to aggressively enforce Kansas impaired driving laws. During the campaign, officers ma...

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Community News
Posted on: June 26, 2023

Septic waste acceptance changes effective Sept. 1

Beginning Sept. 1, 2023, the charge for septage will be increasing to 0.05/gallon. In addition, we will be requiring all loads to be within a specified pH range of 6.0-9.0. Should testing indicate a pH outside of this range it will not be accepted. &n...

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Community News
Posted on: June 22, 2023

Lead Service Line Survey response could win year of free utilities

Lead service line graphic

The City of El Dorado is seeking residents' assistance in meeting recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations requiring all public water supply systems develop a Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) of water system-owned and resid...

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Posted on: April 12, 2023

Sales Tax Committee considers changes to one-cent tax

Work is underway by the Sales Tax Committee to recommend a direction for the use of El Dorado’s One-Cent Sales Tax in the future. They will also create a question for continuing the tax, which will be on the November General Election ballot.

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Community News
Posted on: February 6, 2023

El Dorado Fire Department ranks in top 7 percent of Kansas ISO assessments

El Dorado Fire Department Station 1

The El Dorado Fire Department recently rated in the top 7 percent of the 986 Kansas Fire Departments for its ISO assessment, which can affect premiums for fire insurance.

The rating came after the department participated in an assessment from Verisk ISO. T...

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