Notice of Special Meeting Format

Abilene City Commission

4:00 p.m. Monday, September 23, 2020

Dwight D. Eisenhower Municipal Building 

419 N. Broadway, Abilene, Kansas

 A special meeting of the City Commission of the City of Abilene, Kansas will be held on Wednesday, Septem...

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