Where is sedalia

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Career Opportunities Click Here for current job openings and career opportunities Openings. Sedalia has a long history with the railroad. City founder General George R. Smith founded the city in an effort to attract Pacific Railroad to the community after neighboring Georgetown failed to attract the railroad investment.

With the war concluded, the legislature ammended the charter in to set the terminus of the line at Fort Scott, Kansas instead of Neosho. Construction crews returned to Sedalia in as lines were constructed to link Sedalia and St. Sedalia's now-historic Katy Depot was constructed in on what would become Third Street.

Louis and Kansas City, the Sedalia depot featured a dining room and second story offices. We average 38 inches of rain and 14 inches of snow annually. Sedalia sits feet above sea level. Sedalia is the commercial hub of a nine-county area, serving more than , residents within a mile radius.

The City Council, comprised of the mayor and eight ward representatives, determines policy and laws for the city. The administrator oversees the daily operation of city government, with all municipal department heads reporting to the administrator. Meetings are open to the public.