Every 10 years, the City of Wichita conducts redistricting to ensure that each council district is made up of roughly the same amount of people or is within 5%. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, the city held an open house to get the public’s opinion on 20 proposed maps that they had on display. Each of the 20 maps included a summary of changes made from the current district map.
Source: KSN-TV
With electric vehicles becoming more commonplace, the city of Osawatomie is joining other cities in finding ways to accommodate those drivers. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday, Aug. 11, in front of the new mural at the corner of Fifth and Main streets in Osawatomie to dedicate a new public electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The station will be located next to a parking stall across the street from the mural, where an electric meter is installed. The city of Osawatomie and a consortium of eight businesses and municipalities, working through Metropolitan Energy Center, recently were awarded $5.2 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Vehicle Technologies Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment program for electric vehicle and charging station projects.
Source: Local News | republic-online.com
Three-dimensional printed homes in Parsons will be constructed in the near future. “This really puts us kind of at the cutting edge of construction technology,” said Mayor Leland Crooks. “This is really pretty awesome.” Parsons city commissioners Monday unanimously approved a land transfer of all available lots (approximately 13) in the Parsons’ free land program to a company in Iowa. Alquist 3D, based in Iowa City, Iowa, builds 3D printed homes through construction technology.
Source: Parsons Sun
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday decided not to put a question on voters’ November ballots asking if they want to directly elect a mayor. The question was about potential changes to the city’s form of government. A task force suggested that rather than the current five commissioners who are elected at large — meaning by voters across the whole city, rather than by districts — the city should have six council members who each represent a district of Lawrence, plus a directly elected mayor. Commissioners decided last week that they did not want to include the question of districts on ballots. Currently, the mayor and vice mayor positions rotate every year to the commissioners who receive the most votes in elections. A modification of the task force’s recommended change — if commissioners had put it on the ballot, and if voters had approved — would have led to four-year terms for four commissioners and one mayor elected by voters.
Source: The Lawrence Times
On Monday, the day that Dodge City was celebrating its 150th anniversary, city leaders were also looking to the future as the Dodge City Commission unanimously approved the Downtown Streetscape Project. The project’s goal is to revitalize the historic downtown area. The $13.9 million effort is expected to start this fall and take about two-and-a-half years to complete. Designers kept in mind that the town has a rich Old West history. The focal point of the project is a western-inspired plaza at Second Avenue and Front Street that will serve as a gathering space. A plaza street with improved traffic control for community events will be created on Second Avenue from Front Street to Gunsmoke Street.
Source: KSN-TV
Douglas County leaders will decide this week whether to contribute toward a local internet provider’s bid at improving broadband internet access in two rural areas of the county. Internet provider Midco is asking the Douglas County Commission to provide $5,000 in support of a grant proposal to the State Office of Broadband Development’s Capital Projects Fund Program. The commission will decide whether to do so at its meeting Wednesday.
Source: LJWorld
City leaders will soon ask residents their opinion about a policy that generally requires property owners to help pay for repairs to sidewalks bordering their homes and businesses unless their income qualifies them for city assistance. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received information about how other municipalities handle sidewalk repair, expansion of the city’s repair assistance program, and a plan for asking residents for input through a community survey. After discussing the wording of some of the survey questions, commissioners agreed to have the final draft of the survey come back to them as part of the city manager’s report and thereafter move forward.
Source: LJWorld
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The Pittsburg Aquatic Center is going to the dogs. The Aquatic Center opened up to canines and their families this evening (8/15). The Pittsburg Parks and Recreation hosts this event every year. It’s the last night the pool will be open, before it’s all drained tomorrow (8/16). But, before being emptied, nearly fifty dogs of all shapes and sizes enjoyed the last swim of the summer season. “I like them coming down to Parks and Rec. and just enjoying the water with us. You don’t get to see a lot of the dogs all together unless your down at Schlanger enjoying the dog park, so it’s nice to see them in the water just having fun and splashing around,” said Sydnie Crawford, Manager of the Pittsburg Aquatic Center.
Source: KSNF/KODE
A Great Bend couple is hoping Great Bend zoning regulations can be amended and allow them to continue operating a dog boarding kennel in their west Broadway residential neighborhood. This is a possibility after the City Council Monday night voted to initiate a change for consideration by the city’s Planning Commission.
Source: Great Bend Tribune
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