Delay granted to defer decision on East Topeka UMC demolition

The Kansas East Conference Board of Trustees requested at the May 7 meeting that the Topeka City Council defer a decision on the conference’s request for a permit to demolish the former East Topeka United Methodist Church building located at 700 S.E. Lime.   “We are asking the council to delay making a final decision for a month to give interested parties time to pursue some other options that came to light during the community meeting,” said Rev. Kay Scarbrough, Topeka...