A project to improve the water lines for Rural Water District 1C in the Antonino area faced no opposition during a public hearing at the Ellis County Commission meeting Monday night. Corrina Cox with Northwest Planning and Development explained that the project will improve water pressure and access.

A grant application will be submitted to the Kansas Department of Commerce to finance the project. Twenty-eight people have agreed to volunteer, which would meet one of the grant requirements.

The county commission approved an interlocal agreement with the water district, giving the district primary responsibility for project oversight.