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Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office receives raise to $23.50/hr

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Amid staffing concerns that arose after a plotted riot at the Sedgwick County Jail in July, Sedgwick County Commissioners on Wednesday approved a pay raise for the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office. Sedgwick County Commissioners unanimously approved a pay raise for commissioned deputies and detention deputies to $23.50 per hour, which according to Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter, would put the agency just above the Maize Police Department and below the Bel Aire Police Department. Easter told commissioners Wednesday staffing shortages have been a major cause for concern. Two more people resigned over the weekend, making a bad situation worse. Source: [...]

Some skunks remain, but Newton track reopens

info2022-08-04T00:39:32-05:00August 4th, 2022|

The skunk traps are working in Newton. About 10 days after Newton Schools closed the high school track because of skunks, the track reopened. Many people in the community use the track, but the school district warned them to stay away because of a lot of skunks, especially under the high jump mats. One skunk charged at a person using the track. Cody Abney, a master tracker and trapper, got to work on the problem. On Wednesday, the district announced on Facebook that five of the 11 skunks have been caught. Source: KSN-TV

New ‘Welcome’ banners to be installed in downtown Topeka

info2022-08-04T00:37:38-05:00August 4th, 2022|

Look up on Kansas Avenue in downtown Topeka and you will see new banners welcoming international visitors to the Capitol City. Bob Ross, with the Greater Topeka Partnership, announced Wednesday afternoon eight new banners will be installed across Kansas Avenue in Downtown Topeka. The new banners say "Welcome" in eight different languages. The languages include Spanish, English, Arabic, Mandarin, Ukrainian, Hindi, Potawatomi, and German. “Downtown Topeka is proud to be the front door for the Capitol City of Kansas,” said Rhiannon Friedman, president of Downtown Topeka Inc. “Each year people from around the world visit our city for business, family, [...]

Spring Hill district debuts new solar project aimed to help cut energy costs

info2022-08-04T00:32:10-05:00August 4th, 2022|

One local school district is harnessing the power of the sun to power up its classrooms. Wednesday morning, the Spring Hill School District unveiled its newly constructed solar array. The school district partnered with Evergy and EnergyLink to install a solar array directly behind Spring Hill High School. The ground-mount solar field stretches across roughly 4 acres of land behind the school. Jeff Martin, vice president of customer operations for Evergy, said the high school's land availability and proximity to the grid made it a perfect fit for the project. Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 - WDAF

Olathe approves incentives supporting Garmin’s massive expansion

info2022-08-04T09:18:30-05:00August 4th, 2022|

Garmin Ltd. won two tranches of incentives from Olathe for its $240 million-plus headquarters expansion's second phase, which will add 1,500 new jobs. On Tuesday evening, the City Council unanimously approved the tech manufacturer's request for a 10-year, 75% property tax abatement, along with the issuance of $145.9 million in industrial revenue bonds for a component of its second-phase expansion. The company will remodel and repurpose a 580,580-square-foot facility at 1200 E. 151st St. for office and research uses in the northwest corner of 151st Street and Ridgeview Road. Source: Kansas City Business Journal

Political signs must come down, City of Topeka says

info2022-08-04T00:29:28-05:00August 4th, 2022|

With the end of the Kansas Primary Election all political signs be taken down, according to the City of Topeka. Two days after an election ends, all political signs must be removed from the public right of way. A temporary sign ordinance will be enforced starting Friday, Aug. 5. Those who violate the ordinance may have to pay a $50 penalty. Each day that the violation repeats will be treated as a separate and distinct offense. The fines go into effect following the third day after Election Day. Removal of each sign is $30. Source: KSNT 27 News [...]

County’s solar facility moratorium will not delay Osawatomie project

info2022-08-04T00:27:48-05:00August 4th, 2022|

Miami County’s six-month moratorium on solar facility construction will not delay Osawatomie’s partnership with Evergy to build up to five megawatts of solar power — nearly double the originally proposed footprint — to serve the community, a city official said. Deputy City Manager Bret Glendening confirmed in an email Monday, Aug. 1, the county moratorium only applies to unincorporated areas of the county, not properties that have been annexed into a city. The Osawatomie-Evergy solar array project would be built on city-owned acreage directly north of the Osawatomie State Hospital on the northwest corner of the intersection of Old KC [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for August 2, 2022

info2022-08-03T10:47:00-05:00August 3rd, 2022|

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.

Great Bend working with business owner on downtown parking

info2022-08-03T10:37:53-05:00August 3rd, 2022|

Downtown business owner Joe Andrasek envisions developing the empty lot north of his Charlie’s Place on Main Street into a multi-use gathering space. However, this would mean it would no longer be available as parking for his or other nearby establishments. That is why he appeared before the Great Bend City Council Monday night. He was seeking some form of purchase or lease agreement with the city so the city-owned lot on Williams Street behind Charlie’s would remain open to parking. Source: GB Tribune

Prairie Village won’t have electric scooters on its street after August

info2022-08-03T10:32:38-05:00August 3rd, 2022|

Bird scooters are leaving Prairie Village at the end of the month when the one-year pilot program expires. The city council committee of the whole on Monday rejected a proposal to extend the pilot another year. Photo credit Juliana Garcia. Prairie Villagers will have until the end of this month to enjoy puttering around the city on Bird electric scooters. The city council’s committee of the whole on Monday decided against renewing the city’s one-year pilot program with Bird Rides, Inc., which would have kept the dockless, pay-as-you-go vehicles on city streets for another year. Source: Shawnee Mission Post [...]