info2024-12-08T13:50:57-06:00December 8th, 2024|
Kansas’ first Safe Haven Baby Box was unveiled at Fire Station 1 in Hutchinson on Thursday, marking a significant step in providing parents in crisis with a secure, anonymous option for surrendering infants. Source: FoxKansas
info2024-12-08T09:08:00-06:00December 8th, 2024|
Ford County, Kansas, is suing Exxon, Chevron, Dupont and a handful of other oil, gas and chemical companies alleging them of misrepresenting the recyclability of plastics causing increased costs for waste management. Source: Salina Journal
info2024-12-05T21:28:25-06:00December 5th, 2024|
Overland Park is still working on a new code that seeks to increase the sustainability of new and renovated city facilities, but two of its city council committees have offered different recommendations on how to proceed. Source: Johnson County Post
info2024-12-05T21:27:06-06:00December 5th, 2024|
Olathe is looking to update its industrial revenue bond and tax abatement policy to incentivize higher wages and more sustainable buildings. These drafted amendments follow months of back and forth among councilmembers about whether the existing policy goes far enough to encourage the types of development the city wants or create jobs with livable wages. Source: Johnson County Post
info2024-12-05T21:25:40-06:00December 5th, 2024|
The old resolution prohibited burning when any part of the county was in high fire risk. The proposed amendment divides the county into four areas. Burning will still be allowed in quadrants where risk is not high. Source: Marion County RECORD
info2024-12-05T21:23:22-06:00December 5th, 2024|
Junction City has found a U.S. Army veteran to serve as its next city manager. Officials on Wednesday announced Kim Zimmerman will take over the position Jan. 2, replacing Allen Dinkel after his retirement in July. Zimmerman resigned from his position as chief administrator of Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in late August. Source: themercury.com
info2024-12-04T09:35:44-06:00December 4th, 2024|
Overland Park is taking steps to update its rules and regulations for future development and redevelopment projects to match the priorities of the city’s new comprehensive plan. On Monday, the Overland Park City Council voted 12-0 to approve an agreement with White and Smith, LLC, for consulting on the revision of the city’s development codes called the Unified Development Ordinance. Earlier in the evening, the council’s Community Development Committee also unanimously recommended approval of the contract for the ordinance update. Overland Park has earmarked just shy of $560,000 for consulting services on the project, which is expected to take several months. [...]
info2024-12-04T09:34:42-06:00December 4th, 2024|
Overland Park is one step closer to adopting a new code that aims to increase the sustainability of new and updated city facilities. Last month, the Overland Park City Council Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee voted 5-1 to recommend adopting green building objectives for city facilities. For the most part, the members of the committee were supportive of adopting a sustainability code for city construction projects, though there was some disagreement about how strict the new building objectives should be. Source: Johnson County Post
info2024-12-04T09:33:11-06:00December 4th, 2024|
After multiple weeks of discussing how to fill the Harvey County Administrator role, the commission made steps to start the hiring process. County Administrator Anthony Swartzendruber gave his resignation last month, prompting the commission to begin plans to replace him. Swartendruber’s last day is Dec. 27. The county commission approved a job description written by Human Resources Director Heidi Huber and analyzed by county counselor Brad Jantz. At the previous meeting, the commission requested a first draft of a job listing be written up. Source: Harvey County Now
info2024-12-04T09:31:22-06:00December 4th, 2024|
Residents in Burrton will see a significant increase in their solid waste fee starting this month. On Monday, Dec. 2, the city approved an increase to trash service rates from $18 to $28 per month, which is an increase of more than 50 percent. Kim Ryan, Burrton city clerk, said the increase will start with the December trash bill going out this month. Ryan said the increase would help the city keep up with increased costs from Nisly Brothers, the trash company the city uses, as well as inflation costs. Source: Harvey County Now
