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Town hall audience in Marysville favors using excess pool funds for rec projects

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A show of hands at a town hall meeting Monday indicated that a majority of the 50 people attending would favor using some of the $2 million in excess swimming pool sales tax funds for other recreational projects as long as the pool was maintained. Several ideas of projects were brought up at the combination town hall meeting and Chamber After Hours organized by Marysville Chamber of Commerce. Marysville High School tennis coach Mary Kessinger-Wassom said that for 25 years she has been asking the city to build functional tennis courts and now she wonders if the city will bulldoze the [...]

Upgraded water metering system approved in Derby

info2019-03-07T10:36:37-06:00March 7th, 2019|

A $2.3 million contract to install and support what is called the Advanced Metering Infrastructure system was approved by the City Council at its Feb. 26 meeting. The price includes materials, software, communication infrastructure, training and hosting fees for the first year. Bonds were issued in December 2018 in the amount of $2.7 million to finance the project. The company provides system information for the utility and for the customer in the form of a web-based online portal, according to Robert Mendoza, director of public works. “This portal enables customers to view and actively participate in their own water usage management [...]

City wants community’s input on future of L.W. Clapp Golf Course

info2019-03-07T10:35:22-06:00March 7th, 2019|

The city of Wichita is inviting the public to discuss the future of L.W. Clapp Golf Course at a series of community engagement meetings. The first Clapp Transformation Committee meeting is Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Water Center (101 E. Pawnee). The committee was formed to help determine what should happen to the golf course after much back and forth about its future. “The thing that people need to realize, is that we cannot sustain five city golf courses. We just can’t. With that being said, golf is on a decline a little bit and we’re just bleeding [...]

What is a Sedgwick County commissioner worth?

info2019-03-07T10:34:30-06:00March 7th, 2019|

On Jan. 13, Pete Meitzner abandoned his City Council office and crossed the street to take office as a Sedgwick County Commissioner. It is a short walk across Central Avenue, but a very big step financially for Meitzner. His salary as a City Council member was about $40,000. Across the street, he will make $98,304 a year as a Sedgwick County Commissioner, more than doubling his annual salary on the City Council. Meitzner is joined on the County Commission by newcomer Lacey Cruse, a fresh face on the local government scene. Although Cruse has zero experience in local government, she may [...]

Park City unveils new flag

info2019-03-07T10:33:06-06:00March 7th, 2019|

Park City debuted its new flag to city residents at a ceremony on Feb. 16. According to the Ark Valley News, the city council voted 7-1 to match $11,775 in Convention and Tourism funds for a new city flag. A selection committee was also formed at the time. Gardner Design of Wichita researched the city and met with community members before developing the flag. The center of the flag is formed by an intersection of horizontal and vertical lines, representing I-135 and K-96, the two major roadways providing access to Park City. A dark blue and green leaf overlaps the center [...]

City pursues new street light policy

info2019-03-07T10:30:52-06:00March 7th, 2019|

Parsons city commissioners will consider a new policy that would allow residents to pay half of the cost for a street light when a request is made for the placement of a light. The commissioners on Monday directed city staff to establish a policy for consideration at their next regular meeting on March 18. The issue came up as the commission was discussing a request from Robert Montee for a street light near his property on a dead end in the 3700 block of Morgan Avenue. Montee said there are suspicious vehicles sometimes parked at the dead end. The city has [...]

Montgomery County sheriff served court summons after KBI investigation

info2019-03-07T10:29:48-06:00March 7th, 2019|

Montgomery County Sheriff Robert Dierks last week was served a summons to appear in court following an investigation by KBI agents concerning a DUI arrest last year. The KBI says Dierks will appear in court Wednesday on one count of interference with a law enforcement officer and one count of intimidation of a witness. The charges are related to a Jan. 27, 2018 DUI arrest in Montgomery County, the KBI says. (Read more: KWCH News)

Records from police shooting of Overland Park teen sought in lawsuit against city, DA

info2019-03-07T10:28:19-06:00March 7th, 2019|

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of an Overland Park resident who said he was denied access to several public records in connection to a police shooting that killed a teenager in 2018. The lawsuit, filed in Johnson County District Court Wednesday, names the city of Overland Park and District Attorney Stephen Howe as defendants. According to the suit, Mark Schmid began requesting documents last May under the Kansas Open Records Act in regard to the shooting of 17-year-old John Albers. Schmid lives in Overland Park. He’s also part of JOCO United and a member of Albers’ extended family by [...]

Wichitans may be zipping around on rented electric scooters by summer

info2019-03-07T10:24:02-06:00March 7th, 2019|

Starting this summer, Wichitans may be able to zip around downtown and WSU on rented electric scooters. City officials hope to use the time before then to craft regulations to prevent issues experienced in other cities. City transit staff are working with companies interested in placing electric scooters around the city, where people could rent one through a phone app, similar to Bike Share ICT. Officials say the locations will primarily target downtown and the Wichita State University campus. “I think there’s a lot of excitement about the potential that they could bring downtown,” said Wichita City Council member Brandon Johnson. [...]

Long-time Fort Scott city attorney resigns

info2019-03-07T10:18:53-06:00March 7th, 2019|

Longtime Fort Scott City Attorney Bob Farmer announced his plans to resign from the position at Tuesday’s meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission. During the comments portion of the meeting, Farmer said he is “tendering my resignation” effective March 30, and read from a letter he sent to commissioners and City Manager Dave Martin. The letter is dated March 5. (Read more: Fort Scott Tribune)