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Overbrook sets comprehensive plan for geese control; schedules controlled hunt

info2018-12-05T06:46:45-06:00December 5th, 2018|

For the past year, the city of Overbrook has been looking at ways to control the goose population as well as the blue-green algae issue at the Overbrook City Lake and the Kid’s Fishing Pond. The city received input from Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, the lake steering committee, Overbrook Parks and Recreation, and the public. Using that information, the Overbrook City Council formulated and approved the following comprehensive plan to control the geese population: (Read more: Osage County Online | Osage County News | News for Osage County, Kansas, Burlingame, Carbondale, Lyndon, Melvern, Olivet, Osage City, Overbrook, Quenemo, [...]

Finney County GIS Director Phillips earns Esri certification

info2018-12-05T06:44:52-06:00December 5th, 2018|

Finney County GIS Department Director Trey Phillips recently was awarded Esri Technical Certification, which recognizes superior skill levels utilizing Esri’s software for geographic information systems (GIS). Esri is the global market leader in GIS, and developed ArcGIS the world’s leading mapping and location analytics platform. Phillips earned the Esri ArcGIS Desktop Professional Certification, which is the highest level of professional software certification in this field. Only 200 GIS professionals in the United States are registered with this certification. Phillips is the only Esri ArcGIS Desktop Professional listed for the state of Kansas. “Trey is a valuable employee with an abundance of [...]

Ellis County Commission approves extra IT position

info2018-12-05T06:43:33-06:00December 5th, 2018|

Despite some financial concerns, the Ellis County Commission approved a request to hire a network technician before a retiring staff member leaves the department next spring. Ellis County IT Director Mike Leiker made the request for the overfill position at Monday night’s commission meeting. The request was approved 2-0; Commissioner Barbara Wasinger was absent. A staff member will be retiring at the beginning of April, and Leiker told commissioners he wanted to help retain that individual’s 20 years of knowledge by hiring a replacement as soon as possible so that person can be trained by the retiring employee. Most of the [...]

Prairie Village considers plans to deal with flooding along Mission Road

info2018-12-05T06:40:59-06:00December 5th, 2018|

Prairie Village officials are considering a plan to raise the elevation of Mission Road between 67th and 69th streets to alleviate flooding from nearby Brush Creek that has stranded motorists and damaged nearby homes. (Read more: KC Breaking News, Sports & Crime |)

Valley Center to start housing fix-up incentive

info2018-12-04T10:56:55-06:00December 4th, 2018|

The City of Valley Center will unveil a program in 2019 designed to provide incentives for homeowners to fix up their properties. The Neighborhood Revitalization Program, which will run from 2019 through 2022, gives qualified owners of single-family residences a property tax rebate. The program applies to certain properties that a recent survey has determined are in need of help. To be eligible for the program, owners of such properties must spend at least $5,000 or 10 percent of existing assessed value, whichever is greater, on the improvement. The five-year, 100 percent rebate is for the city portion of the increase [...]

Shawnee County Commission listens to public comments, defers action on permits

info2018-12-04T10:18:22-06:00December 4th, 2018|

After a pair of public comment sessions that became emotional at times, the Shawnee County Commission on Monday morning voted unanimously to defer action on two conditional use permit resolutions, each of which would allow for wedding and event centers on private properties in the eastern and southwestern parts of the county. The meeting, which drew a standing-room only crowd in the council chambers in the Shawnee County Courthouse basement, lasted about two hours and 15 minutes. (Read more: News - The Topeka Capital-Journal)

‘Leave the trees’: Public expresses concerns over Topeka Zoo’s drainage project

info2018-12-04T10:13:39-06:00December 4th, 2018|

Members of the public expressed concern Monday during a meeting about a storm water management project at the Topeka Zoo. Zoo director Brendan Wiley said the development of a detention pond and drainage swale, a shallow ditch with sloping sides, is necessary to meet the minimum standards laid out in the Clean Water Act. The pond will collect water and slowly release it toward the Kansas River. Plants will surround the pond and run along the swale, which will help filter pollutants out of the storm water. The plants, including native grasses, will also form wetlands. The project will require about [...]

Saline County to consider special tax fund disbursement

info2018-12-04T10:11:08-06:00December 4th, 2018|

Saline County Commissioners will be asked Tuesday to consider a request to disburse money in a special tax fund.According to information in the commission meeting packet, “the 1979 Kansas Legislature established a 10% gross receipts tax on the sale of alcoholic liquor in clubs. The legislation required the revenue be distributed as follows: one-third to Special Parks and Recreation programs, one-third to Special Alcohol programs, and one-third to the County General Fund. “Monies in the Special Alcohol Fund are to be used ‘for the purchase, establishment, maintenance, or expansion of services or programs of alcoholism and drug abuse prevention and education, [...]

City of Pittsburg to celebrate completion of Safe Routes to School Project

info2018-12-04T10:08:39-06:00December 4th, 2018|

The City of Pittsburg will celebrate the completion of its Safe Routes to School Project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:00 pm Tuesday, December 4, at Westside Elementary School. The event celebrates the construction of new multi-purpose trails at Westside Elementary School, Pittsburg Community Middle School and George Nettels Elementary School. The project was made possible thanks to a grant for $187,183 from the Kansas Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School program and $53,000 in matching funds from the City of Pittsburg. “These trails give children and their parents a much safer route to school, and provide additional destinations to [...]

Shawnee planning commission to consider Veterans Park senior housing development plans

info2018-12-04T10:07:43-06:00December 4th, 2018|

New plans continue this week for a senior housing development near Veterans Park in Shawnee. The developer’s plans call for the creation of an independent senior residential development with 60 attached villa units in 30 buildings as condominiums and 240 apartment units in five multi-story buildings. The property is zoned as planned unit development mixed residential, with a final plat of six lots and three tracts on 28.66 acres. The developer intends for the 60 villa units to be marketed to “empty nesters” age 55 or older. Each unit will range from 1,558 to 2,300 square feet and have two bedrooms, [...]

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