info2021-12-09T07:12:31-06:00December 9th, 2021|
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.
info2021-12-09T07:10:19-06:00December 9th, 2021|
When small-town charm isn’t enough to attract new residents, some struggling Midwest communities figure money might be. Cities across the region offer cash and free land for those willing to make the move to smaller communities with room, and a need, for more people . ... Topeka will give you up to $15,000 for moving to the capital of Kansas for remote work, or for certain employers. Buy a new home in Newton, Iowa, and the city will cut you a $10,000 check. Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Quincy, Illinois, also offer awards aimed at bringing in new residents. So far, the programs [...]
info2021-12-09T07:00:31-06:00December 9th, 2021|
The county has filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ appeal in the city of Golden matter because petitioners failed to provide the specified bond amount. The County Commission voted 3-1 against incorporation of Golden at its Oct. 13 meeting. Jennifer Williams, who filed a petition April 9 to incorporate about 9 square miles north of Hillsdale Lake into a city to block the march of intermodal warehouses into Miami County, is named as one of the plaintiffs in the case along with Golden supporter Charlie Koch. The appeal was filed Friday, Nov. 12, in Miami County District Court by attorney [...]
info2021-12-09T02:45:11-06:00December 9th, 2021|
Mayor Carl Gerlach seemed momentarily ill at ease as he stepped to the podium at his last Overland Park City Council meeting last month. Council president and incoming mayor Curt Skoog had just read a lengthy commendation of Gerlach’s accomplishments, and a staffer was getting some cell phone pictures as the standing ovation began to die down. “As everybody in the room probably knows, I’m not comfortable with all of this,” Gerlach said, before saying thank you to his family, councilmembers and staff. Never a headline-grabber, Gerlach said later he’s always been a little leery of the spotlight. Source: Prairie Village [...]
info2021-12-09T07:01:31-06:00December 9th, 2021|
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two years ago, more attention has turned to how local governmental bodies broadcast their public meetings, since in-person attendance in many cases remains limited. The city of Shawnee, for instance, recently voted to add live video streaming of its city council and planning commission meetings sometime early next year. (Currently, the city only airs live audio.) Cities across northern Johnson County offer a mix of livestreaming services and also allow public access to recordings of meetings after they are finished. Source: Prairie Village Post
info2021-12-09T02:39:25-06:00December 9th, 2021|
An Overland Park city council committee on Monday advanced an ordinance that would change two code changes impacting city trash services. One change would loosen the city’s current regulations governing how residents store their trash and recyclable bins at home. The other change would significantly overhaul the city’s bulky item pickup service. Source: Prairie Village Post
info2021-12-09T07:17:10-06:00December 9th, 2021|
A civil rights group says a Kansas town has dropped all charges against a man prosecuted for flying a flag outside his home with a profanity against President Joe Biden. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas said Wednesday it got involved after the city of Blue Rapids charged David Sain in August with promoting obscenity. The ACLU says in a news release that Sain has a constitutionally protected right to free speech. Source: KSN-TV
info2021-12-09T02:37:36-06:00December 9th, 2021|
The City of Wichita and Sedgwick County have received approval to apply for a federal grant that will reduce flooding in the Calfskin Creek basin, a 17-square mile area of west Wichita. The Kansas Division of Emergency Management has approved a $40 million project to go to the application stage. Wichita City Council members and Sedgwick County Commissioners approved an agreement this week to submit the grant application by the end of the year to the Federal Emergency Management Administration. The project will construct two dry detention dams that will collect water during heavy rain events. One of the dams will [...]
info2021-12-09T07:02:54-06:00December 9th, 2021|
A recent ruling on the Kansas Star Casino’s assessed valuation for 2015 means the city of Mulvane will have to make adjustments to its 2022 budget in an effort to pay back property taxes collected. Each year, the Sumner County treasurer releases the assessed valuation to help the city of Mulvane determine the property tax revenue it will be able to account for in its annual budget. However, property owners – both businesses and individual residents alike – are able to challenge that assessed valuation each year as well. Since the Kansas Star Casino opened in 2012, City Manager Kent Hixson [...]
info2021-12-09T07:03:04-06:00December 9th, 2021|
Trey Cocking, Emporia’s new city manager, has officially taken over his new role. Hired in October to replace outgoing city manager Mark McAnarney, Cocking’s first day was Tuesday and on Wednesday he sat in his first Emporia City Commission meeting as city manager. “It’s kind of been a whirlwind,” Cocking said Wednesday. “I sat at my desk for the first time this morning.” He said that he’s been in a lot of meetings so far, getting to know various city staff. He has spent the past three months watching city commission meetings remotely and said that it was nice to be [...]
