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Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Department to advocate for higher season staff wages, including lifeguards

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The Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Department will ask for more money in its 2022 budget to raise seasonal staff wages, including lifeguards, as pools and aquatic centers rely on long workweeks from lifeguards. “Something needs to change,” said Seth Campbell, a lifeguard at the Blaisdell pool. “Next year the fear is that there are going to be no returning guards.” The county was 83 lifeguards short of being appropriately staffed weeks before it prepared to open its eight aquatic centers and pools on Memorial Day. Source: CJonline.com.

Municipal Bond Trends for June 25, 2021

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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.

Hutchinson working with MIT to break poverty shackles of the ‘cliff effect’

info2021-06-28T07:45:39-05:00June 28th, 2021|

The Hutchinson Community Foundation frequently hears stories like this from residents who struggle to escape poverty because of the “cliff effect.” That’s when a single parent or couple who receives a modest boost in income loses a disproportionate amount of resources because they no longer qualify for government programs that provide assistance for food, housing, child care, health insurance or tax credits. ... Earlier this year, the foundation partnered with students from the MIT Sloan School of Management to study the cliff effect and identify solutions. They worked with area nonprofits, the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce, and the Kansas Department [...]

A Pittsburg assistance program is helping the community pay for housing

info2021-06-28T00:03:16-05:00June 28th, 2021|

The city of Pittsburg is working to help community members pay for housing. City commissioners, this week, approved the application for the "Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program" grant. It would enable the city to provide $100,000 worth of security deposit assistance over the next 3 years. Eligible households within city limits could receive up to $700 in assistance during the cycle. "All the assistance in the world doesn't do anything when you can't get into a unit with a security deposit, most landlords ask the same amount as rent, the first month's rent, as a security deposit, so this will eliminate [...]

Forty-five speakers cite pros, cons of Golden city

info2021-06-28T00:02:05-05:00June 28th, 2021|

In the cool of the evening, John Weaver and his wife sometimes go for a walk up Cedar Niles Road in northern Miami County. Weaver, who lives on Cedar Niles near 215th Street, said occasionally cars park along the road and people take photographs of the sunset. “As we get close, generally they ask ‘how often do you have sunsets like this?’ Of course our answer is ‘most every night.’” Weaver’s focus has been diverted from sunsets in the west to what’s happening just north of the county line, where NorthPoint Development is working with the city of Edgerton to annex [...]

Manhattan discusses placement of ‘university’ in vision statement

info2021-06-28T07:46:49-05:00June 27th, 2021|

Should Manhattan be called a university town or a town with a university? Manhattan city commissioners on Friday discussed where “university” should go in the city’s vision statement. Here’s the current statement: “A thriving, high-quality university community that offers a variety of opportunities to support the well-being of its people while capitalizing on its small-town feel.” Commissioners discussed possible definitions and descriptions of the city’s vision with consulting firm Planning NEXT, which is helping the Manhattan city government shape priorities. The commission reviewed the CrossroadsMHK strategic plan during a Friday retreat at the new Anthony Recreation Center. Source: themercury.com

Victor White retires as Wichita’s airport director

info2021-06-27T23:53:42-05:00June 27th, 2021|

Victor White, director of airports for the Wichita Airport Authority, is retiring after more than 46 in the aviation industry. White, whose last day is Friday, took the helm of Wichita’s airports in 2005. During his tenure Col. James Jabara Airport in northeast Wichita saw significant expansion, while the city’s primary airport got a $250 million new terminal and a name change to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. He was also at the controls of initiatives that expanded air service out of Wichita and led to record passenger traffic in 2019. Source: Wichita Business Journal

Genesis says it will double its Goddard ballfields as part of $15M addition

info2021-06-27T23:51:50-05:00June 27th, 2021|

Genesis Health Clubs says it will double its number of baseball fields to 10 as part of a $15 million upgrade to its Goddard Sports Complex project. A news release from the fitness company Friday said the fields are necessary to keep up with a busy schedule of baseball and softball tournaments at the facility just south of Kellogg near 199th Street West. “We couldn’t keep up with the demand," Genesis owner Rodney Steven II said in a statement. "It’s already the largest all-turf competitive baseball complex in a multi-state area, and we’ve got it packed every weekend with tournaments booked [...]

Residents seek new Kansas town to protect rural lifestyle

info2021-06-27T23:49:29-05:00June 27th, 2021|

Residents living on the outskirts of a sprawling industrial park southwest of Kansas City hope that creating their own town will protect their rural lifestyle from encroaching development. Opposition to the massive Logistics Park Kansas City intermodal facility has been brewing for months, but it boiled over after the Edgerton City Council earlier this year agreed to rezone 700 rural acres to make way for more industrial properties south of Interstate 35, the Kansas City Star reported. That's bringing development closer to the rural homes residents say they bought to be surrounded by fields and pastures — not warehouses and semitrailers. [...]

Bourbon County to look at feasibility of hospital in Fort Scott

info2021-06-28T07:47:47-05:00June 27th, 2021|

Bourbon County Commissioners have engaged in a cooperative agreement with a Kansas City, Mo.-based health care company to look at the feasibility of bringing a hospital back to Fort Scott and Bourbon County. During a special meeting Friday, commissioners discussed the recent donation of the former Mercy Hospital building to the county, as well as contractual services between Mercy Kansas Communities, Inc., and the different providers for that facility, and an agreement between the commission and Noble Health Corporation for a feasibility study. Source: Fort Scott Tribune