info2019-10-29T18:11:21-05:00October 29th, 2019|
The Kansas Board of Regents will be on campus Thursday afternoon to name Wichita State’s 14th president, according to a university release. The Regents will meet at 2 p.m. in the Rhatigan Student Center’s Santa Fe Room, 233. The board will ceremonially choose the president from an unranked list of finalists submitted by the presidential search committee. (Read more: The Sunflower)
info2019-10-29T21:41:48-05:00October 29th, 2019|
No one said anything when a former Shawnee city councilwoman, Tracy Thomas, referred to a Kansas City apartment building as the “Blue Jew” during a meeting in early October. But two weeks later, the planning commission decided to remove Thomas’ comment from the public record, saying it was “offensive” and should not be included in the meeting minutes. Thomas made the comment during a public hearing on Oct. 7, voicing opposition to a luxury apartment complex, Stag’s Spring, proposed for downtown Shawnee. She argued against the apartment’s facade being an “unappealing” shade of blue, comparing it to the Meyer West Condos [...]
info2019-10-29T21:41:38-05:00October 29th, 2019|
After hearing from multiple residents both for and against plans for Stag’s Spring, the Shawnee council last night took first steps to look into public financing incentives for the proposed luxury apartment complex project downtown. Several neighboring residents and business owners at the city council meeting spoke both in support and in opposition of the housing project, a 62-unit apartment complex which would be located along Roger Road just east of Old Shawnee Pizza. Neighbors in support said they appreciated efforts by developer Kevin Tubbesing to create more density downtown and also use landscaping to create a buffer for their single-family [...]
info2019-10-29T21:41:02-05:00October 29th, 2019|
Three months after the Fairway city council passed a non-discrimination resolution and the city council agreed to further explore a non-discrimination ordinance, the topic will be on the city council agenda in November, Mayor Melanie Hepperly said. Neighboring municipalities, such as Westwood and Prairie Village, have already passed non-discrimination ordinances. Hepperly said the decision to pass a resolution versus an ordinance came at the recommendation of the administration committee, which is the same committee that was directed to look further into an NDO at the August city council meeting. (Read more: Shawnee Mission Post – Community news and events for northeast [...]
info2019-10-28T19:59:20-05:00October 28th, 2019|
The City of Winfield will release a survey soon to gather input from residents on two new long-term plans for the community. Surveys about the Comprehensive Plan Update and the Master Plan for Parks, Trails and Recreation will be mailed to residents within the Winfield city limits and the surrounding rural area next week. Completed surveys can be returned to Winfield City Hall or to any bank in Winfield. A digital version of the questionnaire will be available beginning Monday at the city website, www.winfieldks.org. Surveys returned by Nov. 12 will be entered to win free city utilities for the month [...]
info2019-10-28T19:59:02-05:00October 28th, 2019|
Jim Turner, of Wichita, was back at the Mullinville City Council meeting recently to discuss a lease-option for part of a city-owned building. In months prior, Turner’s idea to turn the town’s former elementary school into a home for troubled youths had been met with lukewarm anticipation. City leaders were not sure if expenses could be met and who would assume leadership and management of such an endeavor. Turner, a Mullinville native, told council members at their September meeting that he will pay all building remodel costs that will ultimately house 14 boys. He offered $12,000 a year as well as [...]
info2019-10-28T19:56:50-05:00October 28th, 2019|
Affordable housing projects requesting money from the city include a mixed-income townhome community, apartments for seniors and the city’s first building project to utilize a new density bonus. Seven projects and programs recently submitted funding applications to the city’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board, and the board will provide its funding recommendation to the Lawrence City Commission following an upcoming evaluation. Lawrence voters approved a sales tax in 2017 that will provide about $1 million annually to the city’s affordable housing fund for the next 10 years, and the city began receiving proceeds from the sales tax in July. Read more: LJWorld.com.
info2019-10-28T17:20:45-05:00October 28th, 2019|
All it takes is for people to make that first move toward changing their lives and Barton’s Center for Adult Education (CAE) will take care of the rest. The CAE will show people how to get started on the path to a better life at an open house from 3-7 p.m., Nov. 7 at 1025 Main St. in Great Bend. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with students, graduates, staff and partner agencies. Refreshments will be served. The open house is for both potential students and the general public. Enrollment and Career Advisor Susanne Yarmer wants to help people learn [...]
info2019-10-28T17:19:06-05:00October 28th, 2019|
Kansas could soon end an unusual policy of using its own numbers in addition to federal census data to redraw the boundaries of state legislative districts, a longstanding practice that has cost university communities political clout. Voters statewide will decide Nov. 5 whether to approve a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution to eliminate a requirement for the state to adjust federal census figures when the Legislature redistricts itself. The adjustment counts college students and military personnel not where they’re living but in a “permanent” home elsewhere — outside Kansas for thousands of them. Kansas is among only a few states that adjust [...]
info2019-10-28T17:17:05-05:00October 28th, 2019|
It was the disasters in Flint and Newark — where low-income communities were poisoned by lead-contaminated drinking water —that inspired Olathe retiree Ullyses Wright to become a first-time candidate. “It seems to me that a public entity, serving the public, needs to be representative of the public,” said Wright, one of three contenders for an open seat on the WaterOne board, which oversees Johnson County’s water supply. “People need to speak up for people of color and people with different socioeconomic backgrounds, especially thinking about what happened in Flint and now Newark.” (Read more: KC Star Local News)
