Public Safety Updates Both Tonganoxie Fire and Police Departments have placed a priority on community outreach and engagement. Getting back to basics and learning to connect with the communities you serve is a recipe for success. Both agencies actively seek opportunities to engage with each citizen, from the youngest to oldest, as well as cohesion from other local entities as we all strive towards common goals. We value a commitment to equity, improved accountability through authentic community engagement, increased and enforced training and policy, widened views of public safety services and a focus on health and wellness.
Officers enjoyed “Fun Food Friday” with students at Genesis Christian Academy
Tonganoxie High School Seniors Tyler Pankey, Jordyn Vorbeck and Brendan Briley are interning with TFD
Snow cone with a Cop in July was a great success!
Lt. Joe Byrne and TFD staff had safety talks with TES students during Fire Prevention week
Business Park Development Projects Update Hill’s Pet Nutrition has officially opened the 365,000-square-foot smart facility, which sits on more than 80 acres, will increase production capacity for canned pet food of Hill’s Science Diet and Prescription Diet brands. The division of Colgate-Palmolive celebrated the grand opening in October, with the Governor and company executives speaking about the over 100 advanced manufacturing jobs created and that the plant has been awarded LEED Gold certification, representing the first Colgate-Palmolive plant to achieve that standard. The project represents a capital investment of over $460M in our community.
Also, in late September, a groundbreaking was held on the site where DSM has begun construction of their 70,000 square foot manufacturing plant. DSM, a global company with headquarters in the Netherlands and several locations across the United States, is building a next-generation nutritional premix plant. The facility is expected to bring an additional 30 more jobs to the Business Park, and be operational by early 2025.
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