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New mural for new beginnings

info2025-01-06T09:47:46-06:00January 6th, 2025|

At the beginning of December, Kelci Rae Cooper faced her fears and climbed scaffolding 30 feet in the air to create a one-of-a-kind mural at 818 N. Broadway, the future home 818 A Healing Space, which is a collaboration between Possibility Junction and other wellness practitioners. The colorful graffiti-style piece features encouraging words with a peace sign and the message “Your magic is inside of you.” “It’s a message I live by,” Cooper said. “No one else holds the magic that you do. All of the answers, power, whatever you call it, is within.” Source: Morning Sun

Mulvane to launch comprehensive plan website

info2025-01-06T09:46:07-06:00January 6th, 2025|

Mulvane will soon launch a website for its next 20-year comprehensive plan to seek out community input. The city and RDG Planning and Design are working together to develop a vision for the future of Mulvane and want the community to have an interactive experience in helping shape the vision. Source: Derby Informer | Area

City of Goddard sets up land bank

info2025-01-06T09:45:17-06:00January 6th, 2025|

During its final meeting in the month of December, according to The Times Sentinel, the Goddard City Council voted to establish a city land bank – a public entity that can purchase, manage and reuse properties (which are often abandoned, foreclosed or distressed). Using a land bank, property taxes and special assessments can be placed on hold. Source: Derby Informer | Area

New reports show economic development transparency gaps

info2025-01-06T09:44:30-06:00January 6th, 2025|

State auditors reported the Kansas Department of Commerce wasn’t fully complying with a five-year-old law mandating maintenance of a public database tracking more than 100 economic development incentive programs. The transparency database was conceived by the Kansas Legislature to offer a means of reviewing how hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives were handed out by state officials to city, county and businesses recipients. The statute authorizing the accessible, searchable and printable database limited the required disclosures to incentive awards valued at more than $50,000 per year. The Legislature’s auditing agency concluded the commerce department’s database didn’t include all economic development [...]

A proposed rule would require future solar projects in Douglas County to test groundwater for zinc, but some say there’s no need for it

info2025-01-05T09:42:52-06:00January 5th, 2025|

Solar panels have to be supported by piers, and these piers are coated in zinc to resist corrosion and extend their lifespan. ... the proposed change to Douglas County’s zoning and land use regulations would require wells to be dug upstream and downstream of future solar projects, and samples would be taken to see if zinc contamination existed downstream. Source: LJWorld

City of Lawrence introduces ‘Mini Grants’ to help artists

info2025-01-03T08:49:08-06:00January 3rd, 2025|

The City of Lawrence is now taking applications for the 2025 Community Arts Grant Program, and the city will add another option of “mini grants” for artists as well. ... The program is overseen by the Cultural Arts Commission, and the grants are funded through the city’s transient guest tax, which is paid by hotel guests. Last year, the program funded just under $72,000 in grants to 11 applicants. Source: LJWorld

In the sign of duty

info2025-01-02T15:29:22-06:00January 2nd, 2025|

It doesn't happen often, but a rare skill that Valley Center police Sgt. Glen Davidson grew up learning sometimes comes in handy. Davidson's ability to speak sign language has become another tool in his tool belt to help residents in Valley Center. Source: Ark Valley News

Lawrence’s parks and recreation department rebrands itself as ‘Parks, Recreation and Culture’

info2025-01-01T10:15:02-06:00January 1st, 2025|

The change is now official after the Lawrence City Commission approved it during its final meeting of 2024. Porter Arneill, an assistant director with the department, told the Journal-World that the department’s work today encompasses many cultural programs, and that the name change was intended to reflect that. Source: LJWorld

Breit promoted to Hays City Clerk

info2024-12-28T11:06:40-06:00December 28th, 2024|

City Manager Toby Dougherty announced the promotion of Jami Breit as the new Hays City Clerk. ... Mrs. Breit was previously the Deputy City Clerk for the City of Hays and has worked in the City Clerk office since 2012. She fills the position left vacant by the recent retirement of Brenda Kitchen, who served 44.5 years for the city. Source: Hays Daily News

Based on Hays’ successful ordinance, Ellis Police Chief supports golf cart legalization

info2024-12-28T11:05:48-06:00December 28th, 2024|

"Hays has gone to that ... and they haven’t had any reported issues,” Police Chief Smith said. He stated that as long as the Council handled the matter responsibly and required the same safety features as are currently required with utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) and that sober drivers followed the rules of the road, he did not anticipate any problems with legalizing golf carts on the streets. Source: Hays Daily News

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