info2018-10-11T08:58:58-05:00October 11th, 2018|
A new Prairie Village park, soon to be under construction, will need to remove the church steeple saved from the original Faith Lutheran Church. The steeple was saved in hopes of incorporating into the new North Park. (Read more: KC Breaking News, Sports & Crime |)
info2018-10-11T08:58:06-05:00October 11th, 2018|
Representatives of the Girard-based Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative updated the Fort Scott City Commission on Oct. 2 on the company’s continuing plans for a fiber optic buildout within the city. In late 2017, the company began working with the city on installation of fiber. The company is currently finishing up fiber work in Pittsburg and plan to have multiple teams in Fort Scott in the coming weeks and months performing installation of fiber optic cables underground. “The city has been fantastic to work with,” Craw-Kan General Manager Craig Wilbert said. “We’ve done some limited work around town. Things are starting to happen [...]
info2018-10-11T08:56:50-05:00October 11th, 2018|
The Goddard STAR Bond Development moved closer to fruition after the Goddard City Council passed an amendment that reassigned master developer rights for the project. Master development rights for five years were reassigned from Goddard Destination Development to Goddard Sports, LCC, a company owned by Wichita entrepreneur Rodney Steven. The agreement calls for construction on Phase I of the development to begin no later than Dec. 31 of this year. According to the Times-Sentinel, Phase I includes a 123-room IHG Holiday Inn; a 60,000 square-foot indoor aquatic center with 10 lap lanes, 600-spectator seating, an indoor water park; four competition softball/baseball [...]
info2018-10-11T09:40:10-05:00October 11th, 2018|
Topeka Councilwomen Karen Hiller and Sylvia Ortiz expressed dismay Tuesday evening that city manager Brent Trout plans to no longer let the city’s governing body vote on how to distribute financing for two programs that benefit neighborhoods. “I think it’s wise for us to be involved,” Ortiz said regarding the authorization of funding for Neighborhood Empowerment Grants and Stages of Resource Targeting. Trout told members of the city’s governing body — consisting of the nine council members and Mayor Michelle De La Isla — that because they had approved a 2019 city budget authorizing the funding amounts, he considered it within [...]
info2018-10-10T14:23:12-05:00October 10th, 2018|
Among the many public finance services that we provide, our firm also performs utility rate reviews. We will complete a detailed review of past, current and future expenditures and revenues to produce an analysis that provides informed decision-making for governing bodies and staff. Have a project coming up that needs financed? As registered Municipal Advisors, we are able to discuss, different financing options, structure, and timing. Wanting to look at revising the rate structure? We can offer suggestions for changes and account for them within the review. Needing to build up reserves for future capital improvement projects? We can do that [...]
info2018-10-10T12:26:36-05:00October 10th, 2018|
Ottawa recently adopted an Impact Fee Policy as part of their city code. As stated in the purpose section 13-701: The City of Ottawa encourages the development of each part of the City to its highest and best use for the maximum benefit of all citizens. The use of impact fees helps properly assess the costs of necessary infrastructure between the city at large and those specific properties which may derive a direct benefit. There are times that the use of impact fees is more desirable to the City than using the Kansas General Improvement and Assessment Law (K.S.A. 12-6a01 et [...]
info2018-10-10T09:58:02-05:00October 10th, 2018|
A township road grader operator rescued two people in a car stranded in floodwater in Reno County Tuesday evening. Then firefighters conducted a second rescue – after the equipment operator dropped them at a nearby house, which was unreachable to EMS because of the high water. The pair, an 83-year-old Abbyville man and his 56-year-old daughter, who lived on Sterling Road, were attempting to get the man home, but kept running into roads closed by high water, said Reno County Sheriff Sgt. Lance Smith. (Read more: Local - The Hutchinson News)
info2018-10-10T06:55:44-05:00October 10th, 2018|
With heavy rains affecting Osawatomie, please know the City of Osawatomie is closely monitoring its ponding areas near the levee as well as river levels. The city has received a tremendous amount of rain in a very short time. As a result, four stationary pumps have been running since yesterday, and three more have been brought in to handle excess water. Right now, the biggest concern is interior drainage since the Marais des Cygnes and Pottwatomie Creek are both full. The city’s storm water systems can no longer handle this large amount of runoff through gravity and discharge it into the [...]
info2018-10-10T06:53:16-05:00October 10th, 2018|
The Saline County Commission approved a disaster declaration Tuesday morning in anticipation of potential flooding in North Salina, New Cambria and Mentor. The declaration covers all of Saline County and is effective for seven days. “The Board of County Commissioners of Saline County, Kansas, finds that certain conditions have caused or imminently threaten to cause widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in disaster proportion and proclaim that a state of local disaster emergency exists in Saline County, Kansas,” the declaration states. “Flooding conditions have created obstructions or will create obstructions, which endanger health, safety, and welfare [...]
info2018-10-10T06:43:03-05:00October 10th, 2018|
The Ninnescah River was rapidly rising on Tuesday afternoon after heavy rains have inundated the area after the last few days. (Read more: Wichita Eagle)
