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Paola City Council modifies driveway regulations

info2019-01-24T08:17:24-06:00January 24th, 2019|

Residential driveways in Paola can now be a little bit wider thanks to action taken last week by the Paola City Council. Council members addressed the ongoing issue during their Jan. 14 meeting, but the topic was first reviewed by city officials last summer when developer Craig Browning asked for a revision of the city’s land development ordinance to allow for wider residential access drives depending on garage size. City Manager Jay Wieland also previously has talked about homeowners who have directly asked the city for changes. He mentioned a previous request from a homeowner with a three-car garage who wanted [...]

Eisenhower Airport focused on bringing more flights to Wichita

info2019-01-24T08:15:36-06:00January 24th, 2019|

Making your way around the country from the "Air Capital" could become a lot easier. I Fly Wichita is looking to bring more direct flights to Eisenhower Airport. It's an effort to bring more people to the airport instead of driving elsewhere to fly to their destinations. The airport says there is a demand for more non-stop flights while keeping prices affordable. The airport says it's looking to expand flights to the east and west coast where flights to and from Eisenhower are most under-served. (Read more: KWCH News)

City of Newton approves permit for Safehope

info2019-01-24T08:14:10-06:00January 24th, 2019|

Plans for Safehope, a support network and emergency shelter for domestic violence victims located in Newton, to expand are able to move forward after a decision by the Newton City Commission Jan. 22. The city commission voted to approve a resolution to allow a special use permit for Safehope Shelter. The expanded shelter will provide a total of 30 beds and accommodate larger families while a new outreach and advocacy center will mean an additional 2,400 square feet for staff and services. “We knew that the shelter that we have right now, we were going to have to make some decisions [...]

Riley County law board approves position to help sexual assault victims

info2019-01-24T08:11:17-06:00January 24th, 2019|

The Riley County Law Board moved forward on accepting a grant funded position to create a Victim Assistance Coordinator who will work directly with sexual assault and intimate partner violence victims in Riley County. Police Capt. Tim Hegarty says the position will be renewed on an annual basis, thanks to a new state grant. The agreement includes a required in-kind match of 8.5 percent of that salary (about $13,000). Since it will take time to fill the position, RCPD would be responsible for roughly half of the in-kind match in 2019. New law board member Linda Morse calls it a good [...]

Saline County approves Senior Services agreements

info2019-01-24T08:08:09-06:00January 24th, 2019|

The Saline County Commission approved two agreements Tuesday morning to allow the Saline County Department of Senior Services to partner with other organizations serving local seniors. An agreement with the North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging will allow the agency to purchase meals for seniors at a subsidized rate, $3.50 for a meal at the Salina Senior Center and $3.75 for a meal delivered as part of the meals on wheels program. Seniors are asked to contribute toward the cost of the subsidized meals if they can afford to do so. Meals at the Senior Center typically cost $4.75. The [...]

First look: Wichita unveils drawings of downtown ballpark

info2019-01-24T06:54:32-06:00January 24th, 2019|

Local leaders this week will begin showing off the design plans for Wichita’s new downtown baseball stadium, promising a game-changing venue that will serve both Triple-A baseball and the community for decades. Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell, other local officials and representatives of the design-build team led by JE Dunn Construction Group Inc. provided the WBJ with an early look at the design. It's a design that will begin becoming a reality soon, as work on the $75 million project is expected to begin next month. Longwell says the design will go before the Wichita City Council for final approval Feb. 12, [...]

Prairie Village advances idea of regulating drone use in the city

info2019-01-24T06:53:14-06:00January 24th, 2019|

The Prairie Village governing body will consider a city-level ordinance that would regulate drone usage in the city — but some city councilmembers are skeptical of the need for a new law. On a 6-4 vote Tuesday, the council directed staff to bring a draft ordinance crafted in conjunction with city attorneys back to the governing body for a formal vote at a later date. At present, Mission Hills is the only northeast Johnson County city with an ordinance on the books restricting drone usage. The question of whether and how to regulate drone usage in Prairie Village has been an [...]

‘Border war’ in KC metro has raged for years. Missouri wants a truce. Does Kansas?

info2019-01-24T06:48:03-06:00January 24th, 2019|

Missouri taxpayers spent around $151 million over the last decade luring companies from Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas a few miles across the state line to Jackson County. And according to research by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas reciprocated by spending $184 million enticing border-hopping companies to flee Jackson County for Johnson and Wyandotte. It’s an economic border war that’s raged for years in the Kansas City metro. And to its critics, it’s long past time for a truce. “We’re using [economic development incentives] to divide the pie,” said Bill Hall, president of the Hall Family Foundation and longtime Kansas [...]

Roeland Park council updates ‘1% for the arts’ policy to allow installations throughout city, not just on commercial project sites

info2019-01-24T06:44:21-06:00January 24th, 2019|

Commercial developers building in Roeland Park will now have the option to make a financial contribution for public art instead of incorporating art into their project. Roeland Park’s “1 percent for art” resolution requires business developers to spend 1% of total project costs on art, and previously these funds could only be used for art projects displayed on the development’s property. The resolution change was prompted by a request from Aldi to donate funds for art rather than incorporate an art piece into the $3.6 million teardown/rebuild plans for their store located at 4801 Roe Blvd. Originally the city thought the [...]

Douglas County commissioner: As in case of jail expansion, duty may not always align with public opinion

info2019-01-23T11:13:58-06:00January 23rd, 2019|

Douglas County Commissioner Nancy Thellman said one hard part of being an elected official is sometimes having to make decisions that don’t entirely align with public opinion. Expanding the local jail may be one of those decisions. As the Journal-World reported earlier this week, some vocal opponents to previous jail expansion plans amounting to $44 million have not changed their minds about scaled-down plans, which preliminary estimates peg at $23 million. But county leaders and local law enforcement have been pushing for the move for several years now. “I don’t know that there’s ever going to be reconciling those two stands,” [...]