The Independence City Commission will consider a request to partner with Labette Health to expand the Independence Health Care Center.

The Economic Development Advisory Board has recommended approval of the incentive request, which would take the form of a $250,000 forgiveable loan that would be dispersed over a 5-year period. The first payment would come on March 1, 2023, and then on March 1 through each of the next four years. The incentive would be paid using the proposed Special-Use Sales Tax renewal, which has yet to be approved. Five percent of that renewal will go to economic development.

As always, the biweekly meeting of the city commission will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Memorial Hall. The meeting is also available to be viewed on Facebook or via conference call.