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County appraiser is a ‘tough’ job. JoCo is now looking for a new one.

2024-12-09T08:57:10-06:00December 9th, 2024|

A search for a new county appraiser began Thursday as county commissioners accepted the resignation letter of Appraiser Beau Boisvert. Boisvert, who has been appraiser for five years, will step down Jan. 24, 2025 due to health concerns. Commissioners regretfully accepted his retirement at Thursday’s meeting and praised him for his work with the county, which started when he was hired in 2019. Commission Chair Mike Kelly cited Boisvert’s professionalism in handling some difficult years, “not only in dealing with a market you didn’t create, dealing with state statues you didn’t create, having to deal with people who didn’t necessarily want [...]

The Fed is on course to cut interest rates in December, but what happens next is anyone’s guess

2024-12-09T08:55:36-06:00December 9th, 2024|

Friday’s jobs report virtually cements that the Federal Reserve will approve an interest rate cut when it meets later this month. Whether it should, and what it does from there, is another matter. The not-too-hot, not-too-cold nature of the November nonfarm payrolls release gave the central bank whatever remaining leeway it may have needed to move, and the market responded in kind by raising the implied probability of a reduction to close to 90%, according to a CME Group gauge. However, the central bank in the coming days is likely to face a vigorous debate over just how fast and how [...]

New school board hotline now live

2024-12-09T08:54:27-06:00December 9th, 2024|

The Kansas School Board Resource Center (KSRC) recently announced the launch of a new legal hotline, a resource now available to all Kansas school boards. This initiative aims to provide state and local school board members in Kansas with free, accessible legal advice on various issues related to their roles and responsibilities. Source: Derby Informer | Area

Lenexa will send sales tax renewal to voters in spring

2024-12-09T08:53:38-06:00December 9th, 2024|

The Lenexa City Council on Tuesday approved ballot language for the renewal of a three-eighths-cent sales tax that will have generated almost $150 million for streets, parks and recreation. Voters will receive mail ballots in mid-March on renewing the tax, initially approved in 2008 and expiring in 2028, according to a release from the city. The renewed tax would kick in after Oct. 1, 2028, and is expected to provide about $260 million before it lapses in 2048. The city plans to share specific dates for the vote early next year. The release notes that 40% of Lenexa’s sales tax comes [...]

Plan to reduce Sedgwick County property tax burden fails

2024-12-09T08:52:35-06:00December 9th, 2024|

On Wednesday, Sedgwick County commissioners considered a new plan to control property tax spending by using sales tax revenue to fund some quality-of-life services. It came as commissioners were hearing many complaints about high property taxes. The county mailed property tax bills last week. Commissioners Jim Howell and Ryan Baty believe the county should only use property tax money to pay for core government services, like the sheriff’s office, the fire department, 911, and roads and bridges. Howell proposed funding quality-of-life services, like the Sedgwick County Zoo and Exploration Place, through the sales tax. Source: KSN-TV

Overland Park bids farewell to farmers’ market pavilion, makes way for new space

2024-12-09T08:50:57-06:00December 9th, 2024|

Patrons and vendors alike bid farewell to the Overland Park Farmers’ Market pavilion in downtown Overland Park over the weekend. People left messages, shared memories and signed their names in permanent marker on the pavilion’s pillars on Saturday, the final day of the 2024 market season. The city will soon begin the process of disassembling the aging market pavilion to make way for a new $34 million structure. Source: Shawnee Mission Post

Don’t flake out: City of Lawrence seeks flurry of names for snow plows

2024-12-09T08:49:45-06:00December 9th, 2024|

It’s on: The City of Lawrence is challenging residents to participate in a snowplow naming contest. “From December 6 through December 13, Lawrence residents can submit their most imaginative, hilarious, or heartwarming snowplow name ideas,” according to a city news release Friday morning. Lawrence residents can visit lawrenceks.org/snow to submit a creative name suggestion. Submissions close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13. The winner of what is assuredly the honor of a lifetime will be announced Friday, Dec. 20. Source: The Lawrence Times

Lawrence school board to consider approving policy limiting cell phone use

2024-12-09T08:48:27-06:00December 9th, 2024|

The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider approving the final draft of a new policy that would implement a generally cell phone-free instructional day effective in January. Instructional time is defined in the final draft as time “a student spends receiving instruction in a school setting.” All cell phones and other personal electronic devices “must be turned off and stored out of sight” during school hours, according to the draft. The policy would apply to all students across the district, with some exceptions. Source: The Lawrence Times

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