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Wichita’s Bike Share Program Resuming Under New Operator

After shutting down this spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wichita’s bike share program will resume later this year under a new operator. Michigan-based Tandem Mobility will take over the Bike Share ICT program from Zagster. The company filed for bankruptcy in March, leaving the bike docks scattered around Wichita empty for months. Tandem will provide 200 bikes, maintain the bike stations and provide customer support, including a mobile app for riders.
Source: KMUW

2020-10-22T07:00:45-05:00October 21, 2020|News|
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Wichita mask ordinance expires, county mask ordinance still in effect

Wichita’s mask ordinance expires at midnight. However, the city will continue to follow Sedgwick County’s Emergency Public Health Order which requires residents to continue to use masks in all public places, including all City of Wichita facilities. Learn more about Sedgwick County’s mask requirements and health exceptions on their website. As the city no longer has a mask ordinance in effect, the city will close its mask hotline and email service this week. Questions regarding the mask order and other health and safety orders should be directed to the county.
Source: KSN-TV

2020-10-22T07:01:10-05:00October 21, 2020|News|
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Topeka City Council rescinds controversial plumbing amendment

The Topeka City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to rescind controversial plumbing amendments and reconsider how the amendments to the plumbing code should be worded. Deputy Mayor Tony Emerson made the motion to reconsider two amendments he proposed after hearing concerns from businesses in the community. “Although my amendments solved a few immediate problems their wording let some plumbing contractors think their livelihood was being threatened,” Emerson said at the Oct. 20 city council meeting. “I can assure you that was not the intent.”
Source: Local Government – The Topeka Capital-Journal

2020-10-22T07:01:49-05:00October 21, 2020|News|
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Mayor: Topeka has done well addressing poverty, but there is still more to do

Mayor Michelle De La Isla joined mayors from across the country Wednesday to discuss eliminating poverty in their cities. De La Isla boasted about what Topeka has done so far, but said there is more work to be done as “poverty is everywhere.” “We are the richest nation in the world with 328.1 million people, yet contrasted with other nations we have 10.5% of people in America that are living in poverty,” said Tom Cochran, CEO and executive director of the United States Conference of Mayors at Wednesday’s virtual roundtable.
Source: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal

2020-10-22T07:02:08-05:00October 21, 2020|News|
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Kindergartners exempted from COVID-19 mask mandate, commission delays action on bars

Sedgwick County has quietly altered its mask mandate to no longer require kindergartners to mask up in school, it was revealed Wednesday. The County Commission also decided Wednesday to delay action on one commissioner’s proposal to rescind an early curfew on bars and nightclubs and to make the county’s COVID-control orders, including the mask mandate, voluntary again. During Wednesday’s meeting, the county released a rewrite of an order issued on Friday by Dr. Garold Minns, the county health officer and dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

2020-10-22T07:02:45-05:00October 21, 2020|News|
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Roe 2020 project remains on track with residential striping completed

After nearly five months of construction, Roeland Park’s largest infrastructure project in the history of the city remains on track for completion by Thanksgiving 2020. Why it matters: Roe 2020 is a $10 million renovation of the city’s main thoroughfare, Roe Boulevard, from northern city limits to southern city limits. The residential portion of the street — south of 51st Street — is on schedule to complete major construction milestones within the next few weeks. The project is bringing eight-foot sidewalks, a completely repaved and restriped street, new landscaping and for many Roe Boulevard residents, new or partially-new driveways.
Source: Prairie Village Post

2020-10-22T06:59:42-05:00October 21, 2020|News|
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USDA Invests $50,000 in Community Infrastructure in Concordia, Kansas

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Kansas Lynne Hinrichsen today announced that USDA is investing $50,000 toward new seating for the historic Brown Grand Opera House in Concordia. … This Rural Development investment will be used to purchase seating for the historic Brown Grand Opera House in Concordia, Kansas. The current seating in the opera House is breaking and finding parts for repair has become increasingly difficult. This project will allow the opera house to purchase new seats. Additionally, the second balcony will be returned to its original bench-style seating and 432 new seats will go in the orchestra and first balcony. Upon completion, the opera house will benefit nearly 9,600 people with a safe and accessible educational theater experience, while preserving historical infrastructure. This community partnership is made possible by the additional contribution by the applicant of $160,067.

2020-10-21T09:12:20-05:00October 21, 2020|News|
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Health official: COVID now widespread in Reno County community

COVID-19 is now widespread in Hutchinson and the Reno County Community, the county’s interim Health Officer warned on Tuesday, and people need to step up the oft-repeated protection measures to mitigate it. “People don’t understand what a huge problem we have,” said interim Reno County Health Department Co-Director Karen Hammersmith during a weekly Tuesday morning Zoom call. There are currently 18 positive COVID patients admitted to the local hospital, including three people who are now on ventilators. At noon on Tuesday, the county reported its 12th death. That’s eight deaths in in the past 13 days. Reno County’s positive case numbers are high, in part, because of large outbreaks in communal living with the county, including the state prison, county jail, and a couple of nursing homes.
Source: Local – The Hutchinson News

2020-10-21T06:54:21-05:00October 20, 2020|News|
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Bike Share ICT to get on the road again with new operator after COVID-19 bankruptcy

Rental bikes will soon be rolling on the streets of Wichita again, after the COVID-19 pandemic bankrupted the previous operator of Bike Share ICT. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract with a new operator for bike rentals, a company called Tandem Mobility. That firm operates the KANcycle program that serves several cities in north-central Kansas, including Salina and Concordia, according to its website. Wichita has been without a rent-a-bike service since May when the previous contractor, Zagster, declared bankruptcy and ceased operation. Council member Becky Tuttle, who ran Bike Share ICT in her previous job at the Greater Wichita YMCA, said she was delighted by the system’s comeback.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

2020-10-21T06:54:32-05:00October 20, 2020|News|
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