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Fire and power crews warn Kansans ahead of Wednesday’s high winds

2021-12-15T02:44:28-06:00December 15th, 2021|

"It's our best defense against wind" says Evergy communications manager Kaley Bohlen. With gusts that strong, even the best prep can be overcome, that's why Evergy has crews waiting on standby. "We monitored monitor weather conditions ahead of time and closely and then again, stop those crews accordingly. So we're ready to respond quickly and safely", said Bohlen. Power outages are not the only the only issue created by the high winds. According to the Chip Redmond of the Kansas Forest service, incredibly dry conditions throughout the state will make for a high fire danger. Source: KAKE - News

A blue Christmas in Olathe? Manufacturing errors changed the colors of the street lights

2021-12-15T02:34:25-06:00December 15th, 2021|

Have you been feeling blue lately? Don’t worry, it’s not just you. The City of Olathe is feeling the same, as some street lights in the area have changed colors. City spokesperson Cody Kennedy said it’s the coding in the light that’s causing the issue. It’s a nationwide issue with a light model that was made between 2017 and 2019. To fix it, the city replaces the head of the light. It’s working on changing all of them. Source: KC Star Local News

Lenexa formally establishes community advisory board to help oversee police department

2021-12-15T02:29:45-06:00December 15th, 2021|

Lenexa has formally established a Community Advisory Board to serve as a liaison between the Lenexa Police Department and residents. While the group has existed informally since the early 2000s, the Lenexa City Council’s unanimous move Dec. 7 to officially establish the board comes at a time police agencies in Johnson County and beyond are facing calls for more transparency and public engagement. The Community Advisory Board will advise the police department on a variety of prominent issues, including addressing potential bias in policing, use of force, responses to mental health crises and homelessness, among others. Source: KCUR News

Altamont, Chetopa view KMEA lineman services

2021-12-15T02:24:15-06:00December 15th, 2021|

Managing director/electric operations Gerry Bieker and general manager Paul Mahlberg of Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA) visited with city council members from Chetopa and Altamont Saturday in Chetopa, proposing the cities contract with KMEA for full-time electrical line maintenance in their communities.  Both cities still own their own public power utilities and are among the 82 members of KMEA, benefiting from the Joint Action Agency’s energy purchasing power from the market. Source: Parsons Sun

Single-Family Homes Big in Kansas

2021-12-15T02:20:55-06:00December 15th, 2021|

Early on in the pandemic, many families in densely populated urban areas set out for more spacious homes in rural or suburban areas. As more workplaces adopted permanent work-from-home possibilities, some workers made the move permanent, preferring space and affordability over proximity to the workplace…and Kansas is in a good place for those folks. The website Construction Coverage notes that at ages 25 to 40, Millennials are currently in their peak years for starting or growing a family and are seeking more spacious homes to accommodate that. However, apartments and multi-family construction have been presented as more efficient, affordable, and sustainable [...]

Fed Meets for First Time Since Powell Signaled Policy Shift

2021-12-14T07:18:35-06:00December 14th, 2021|

Federal Reserve officials meet Tuesday and Wednesday for the first time since Chairman Jerome Powell said last month that the central bank needed to shift its focus toward preventing higher inflation from becoming entrenched and away from fostering a rapid rebound in hiring from the pandemic. ... parts of the Fed’s statement or Mr. Powell’s postmeeting press conference could provide clues on how officials see the prospect for rate increases next year. ... Fed officials’ economic projections to be released Wednesday could shed additional light on changes to their policy outlook. In September, they were evenly divided between whether they would [...]

Winfield’s Fox Theatre hopes to make historical register

2021-12-14T07:16:40-06:00December 14th, 2021|

The Winfield Fox Theatre at 1007 Main Street in Winfield, currently known as the Marquee Performing Arts Center, has been recognized by the Kansas Historical Society for nomination to the Register of Historic Kansas Places. On Nov. 13, the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review met to consider the nomination of the Winfield Fox, unanimously approved the nomination without question, and forwarded the nomination to the office of the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, D.C. There the nomination is being evaluated by the national professional staff, and if they concur with the findings of the Kansas Historic Sites Board [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for December 13, 2021

2021-12-14T07:01:33-06:00December 14th, 2021|

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.

Olathe planners will weigh first phase of BlueScope’s proposed $77M industrial park

2021-12-14T06:52:34-06:00December 13th, 2021|

A $77 million industrial park in Olathe may be on its way to its first phase of development. Developer BlueScope Properties Group proposes building a $23.4 million, 236,160-square-foot speculative office/warehouse building on almost 19 acres at the Great Plains Commerce Center, northeast of 159th Street and Lone Elm Road, south of Interstate 35. The proposal goes before the Olathe Planning Commission on Monday. ... This first project is anticipated to generate $170,318 in annual property tax revenues during the abatement period, up from $965 each year now coming from the vacant acreage. Source: Kansas City Business Journal

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