The City of Lawrence is preparing to take legal action against a local business that the city believes is operating without the license required for a sexually oriented entertainment business. Following an executive session Tuesday evening, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to direct the city attorney to file the appropriate court documents to take action against Lawrence Entertainment LLC, doing business as Allstars, and related parties.
Source: LJWorld.com

An issue with some of the city’s new automated water meters resulted in three commercial utility customers being overcharged close to $164,000 on their water bills over the past several months. The City of Lawrence has been working to replace its old water meters with automated meters, which capture and transmit usage data digitally instead of requiring manual reads. A particular issue with certain retrofitted commercial meters resulted in $163,834 of erroneous charges on the three accounts, which has since been refunded or corrected, according to a city staff memo to the commission.
Source: LJWorld.com

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS “investment grade” yields. Every issuer’s credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.

Steve Karlin, USD 457 superintendent, will retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Karlin has been the superintendent since 2015 and employed with the district since 1988. Karlin said now is the right time for him to retire, with district is finishing up its accreditation cycle this spring and then starting a new one. Additionally, the district is finishing its five-year strategic plan and will start working on the next one in the summer. Karlin said he knew he wasn’t going to work another five years, now seemed like the time to retire.
Source: GC Telegram