Before Lawrence city leaders consider taking over certain sidewalk maintenance responsibilities, they have a couple of questions for city staff, including how the city might fund a maintenance program and what kinds of legal issues it might face if it tried to enact one. At its meeting Tuesday, the City Commission received a report about the potential costs of taking over sidewalk maintenance after property owners had repaired the sidewalks to a certain level. Commissioners then directed city staff to do further research on what the ramifications of such a program might be.
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.

Two years ago, Lindsborg’s town leaders and community partners took a hard look at what was needed to ensure that their community could thrive into the future. They surveyed residents and determined if they didn’t act soon, their town’s viability would be in doubt.

The big problem? It wasn’t a lack of jobs. It was not enough child care. In the latest edition of The Journal, a magazine published by the Kansas Leadership Center, correspondent Beccy Tanner profiles how Lindsborg is working across factions to tackle its child care challenges and upending established narratives about the future prospects of small-town America.

Read the story and join a panel that features Lt. Gov. David Toland for a livestream video discussion at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, to discuss how child care can nurture economic growth. The event, which will be broadcast on KLC’s Facebook and YouTube pages, is free of charge and no registration is required.

Add it to your calendar by visiting the event page at the KLC website.