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County Commission OKs grant application for Community Correction operations

info2019-04-10T09:27:11-05:00April 10th, 2019|

The Reno County Commission on Tuesday approved the local Community Corrections office applying for a pair of state grants worth nearly $1 million to support its adult supervision and behavioral health programs. The primary grant, for just under $730,000, seeks about a 2.3 percent increase over current fiscal year funding, Community Corrections director Randy Regehr told the commission. “This grant funds our adult supervision program,” Regehr said. ”(The Kansas Department of Corrections) is asking for a 3 percent improvement in our success rate last year. We ended the year at 80 percent (success), so we’ll try to reach 83 percent next [...]

City manager’s first ‘Out and About with Trout’ event to be Monday

info2019-04-10T09:25:38-05:00April 10th, 2019|

Members of the public will be able to meet in person with Topeka City Manager Brent Trout when he makes himself available for the first time Monday as part of a “mobile office” called “Out and About With Trout.” Trout’s first mobile office will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Juli’s Coffee and Bistro, 110 S.E. 8th Ave. Trout, who’s been Topeka’s city manager since October 2017, said he plans to make himself available once a quarter to interact with citizens and hear their concerns outside of City Hall. Residents may schedule a 15-minute meeting by calling City Hall [...]

Salina Airport Authority submits funding request to county for marketing; City approves their request

info2019-04-10T09:24:52-05:00April 10th, 2019|

Tim Rogers, executive director of the Salina Airport Authority, submitted a request for $60,000 from the Saline County Commission for air service marketing Tuesday morning. The Salina City Commission approved $60,000 for the Salina Airport Authority on Monday afternoon. The airport is asking for an additional $60,000 from the county commission and has budgeted $73,500 to pay for marketing costs. Other governments have agreed to help supply funds for the same purpose, Rogers said. “Your support would be greatly appreciated,” he said. “I really value the partnership we have had this past year and the chance to bring really truly transformative [...]

Sabetha approves extraterritorial jurisdiction expansion

info2019-04-10T09:21:13-05:00April 10th, 2019|

At the Sabetha City Commission meeting Monday, April 8, the commissioners – Mayor Doug Clark, Maridel Wittmer, Nick Aberle, Norm Schmitt and Julie Burenheide – approved Ordinance No. 1538, expanding Sabetha’s extraterritorial district. This comes following a recommendation of the city’s Planning Commission to approve this expansion. The new the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction is now at the legal maximum distance, which is three miles from any property legally considered to be within Sabetha’s city limits — including Sabetha City Lake and Pony Creek Lake. In the cases in which the three-mile distance comes within three miles of another incorporated city’s potential [...]

Chanute City Commissioners talk ballfields, cereal malt beverage ordinance

info2019-04-10T09:19:31-05:00April 10th, 2019|

Chanute city commissioners discussed ballfield and recreation center agreements during their comments after Monday evening’s meeting. City staff and the Chanute Recreation Commission are negotiating use agreements for the recreation center and for the ballfields in Santa Fe Park in preparation to renovate the ballfields. Commissioner Phil Chaney said he has not seen much action yet, and he wants to have a commitment from the CRC that the facilities will be put to use. City Manager Jeff Cantrell said there seems to be a tug-of-war over which facility would be addressed first. (Read more: The Chanute Tribune)

Wichita council sends controversial cell tower proposal back to planning commission

info2019-04-10T09:16:19-05:00April 10th, 2019|

The Wichita City Council has voted unanimously to return a proposal that would place an 80-foot wireless communication tower at 18th and Woodland to the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission for further consideration. The vote Tuesday comes after more than 81% of surrounding property owners signed a protest petition against the T-Mobile tower. North Riverside Neighborhood Association President Claire Willenberg told The Eagle the vote was disappointing because the council didn’t flat out refuse to approve a conditional use permit that would allow construction of the tower behind a vehicle repair shop on the northwest corner of the intersection. But she also [...]

Mission Hills council weighs options for opposing LGBTQ+ discrimination

info2019-04-10T09:14:52-05:00April 10th, 2019|

Mission Hills continued to wrestle with how to best apply non-discrimination language providing legal protections to LGBTQ+ individuals during this week’s council meeting. While governing body members generally agreed they support the spirit of having a non-discrimination ordinance, several questioned the necessity of an NDO in Mission Hills, as the city does not have commercial employers or multi-family rentals. “We may end up without much of an ordinance because we have very little we manage,” said councilmember Bill Bruning. (Read more: Prairie Village Post - Neighborhood news and events for Prairie Village, Fairway, Mission Hills)

Ellis County seeks city buy-in for countywide sales tax

info2019-04-10T09:13:41-05:00April 10th, 2019|

Ellis County is looking at a countywide sales tax to fix its budget crisis. But the question is whether it would share the money with cities in Ellis County. That was the debate among the three Ellis County Commissioners at their regular meeting Monday evening, asking whether voters will approve a tax the county doesn’t share among the cities. If shared, that would more than halve the amount of money the county gets from the tax. But County Commissioner Dean Haselhorst was firm the county must share, when it comes to the cities. “I’m not going to single out we’re going [...]

“This is the people’s ballpark”: Baseball team owner, city leaders react to new design renderings

info2019-04-10T09:12:18-05:00April 10th, 2019|

From the dugouts to the footings for the grand stands, the new baseball stadium is starting to take shape. The city released new renderings that show more detail of what the stadium will look like, as well as the developments that will surround it. "This is the people's ballpark," said Lou Schwechheimer, owner of Wichita Baseball 2020. The latest renderings feature art, the way people will be given directions around the park and even what the stadium will look like at night. These renderings are the most detailed so far. "This is literally being designed as we build it," Schwechheimer said. [...]

Local sustainability leader says Lawrence needs to take bold action on climate issues

info2019-04-10T10:03:15-05:00April 10th, 2019|

The local sustainability director told city leaders Tuesday that ambitious climate action is needed on the global, national and local levels, and that the city needs a plan to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability Director Jasmin Moore told city commissioners at their study session that local governments are already dealing with more frequent flooding and extreme heat, and that the city needs a plan for the years to come to deal with those and other climate-related issues. “What are we doing to adapt to those changing conditions?” Moore said. “The status quo is pretty risky at this [...]

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