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Eudora City Commission now working with local company to redevelop old school site

info2018-06-20T07:08:07-05:00June 20th, 2018|

The city of Eudora has started working with a local firm to redevelop the old Nottingham school property on the city’s Kansas Highway 10 gateway. On June 11, the Eudora City Commission approved a predevelopment agreement for the Nottingham property with Alcove Development, of Lawrence. Eudora City Manager Barack Matite said the agreement committed the city to working exclusively with Alcove for the next six months to redevelop the 15-acre site on Church Street just north of K-10. The predevelopment agreement is a step toward a much more detailed and binding development agreement, which will provide details of the property’s development [...]

Streetscape work on Shawnee’s largest ever capital improvement project to begin soon

info2018-06-20T07:06:24-05:00June 20th, 2018|

The centerpiece of Shawnee’s major work on Nieman Road will soon go out for bid. The streetscape phase to Nieman Now, the city’s biggest capital improvement project, will reduce Nieman Road to three lanes and add a bike and pedestrian path on one side as well as a sidewalk on the other. Paul Lindstrom, senior project engineer for Nieman Now, said construction on this phase is expected to go out for bid in the next month or two. Nieman Now, which includes the streetscape work and four stormwater projects to Nieman Road between Shawnee Mission Parkway and 55th Street, is Shawnee’s [...]

Prairie Village exploring options to address growing concerns about construction noise

info2018-06-20T07:04:23-05:00June 20th, 2018|

The wave of teardown-rebuild projects working through Prairie Village isn’t just a concern to residents who worry new, larger houses are changing the character of their neighborhoods. It’s also become a headache for homeowners hoping for a little peace and quiet. In a presentation to the city council Monday, assistant city administrator Jamie Robichaud said staff have noted a growing trend of complaints from residents who say they’re hearing sawing, hammering and loud music from construction sites early in the morning. As presently written, Prairie Village’s noise ordinances don’t allow construction to begin until 7 a.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. [...]

Parsons enacts smoking ban in parks

info2018-06-20T07:02:11-05:00June 20th, 2018|

Beginning July 15, smoking will be banned in most city parks other than in designated areas. The Parsons City Commission quickly approved the smoke-free parks ordinance Monday evening after discussing and refining the proposal with city staff over the last several weeks. Commissioner Bill Hogelin introduced the idea last year after Commissioner Tom Shaw began discussing a proposed ordinance to raise the legal age to buy tobacco to 21. The commission passed that ordinance in April but grandfathered in people who were 18 before the ordinance took effect. The ordinance passed Monday will cover Forest, Clark, Lopez, Glenwood, Winway and Circle [...]

Salina, Saline county agree to agree on roads

info2018-06-20T07:00:41-05:00June 20th, 2018|

“We accept your proposal,” Saline County Commission Chairman Robert Vidricksen told Salina city commissioners. “We’ve talked it out.” With that, nine years of legal wrangling between the city and county are coming to an end. Vidricksen made the comment at the beginning of a joint meeting Monday afternoon between city and county commissioners. The county had sued to force the city to annex some roads that officially were in the county but were effectively city streets. The county also wanted the city to help pay to maintain some streets, such as West Water Well Road, that deteriorated because of heavy city [...]

Hutch City Council approves pollution monitoring contract

info2018-06-20T06:59:11-05:00June 20th, 2018|

The Hutchinson City Council held its first evening meeting in years to honor repeated requests to give the public a better chance to attend. A few people did show up for what was a light agenda. The council approved an annual contract with Burns McDonald for monitoring the Obee Landfill and 4th and Carey pollution sites. The cost of the service is $96,600. Both sites have been under the responsibility of the city since a settlement was reached with the companies responsible for the pollution. The city received a total of around $11 million and used that money to help fund [...]

Topeka, Shawnee County elected officials to move ahead with trying to acquire high-speed broadband

info2018-06-19T07:27:33-05:00June 19th, 2018|

After voicing concern last month about the high cost of acquiring high-speed broadband access for this community, local elected officials voted Monday evening to move ahead with trying to accomplish that. The board of directors of the Joint Economic Development Organization voted 7-0 to conduct outreach to broadband service providers, including doing interviews and putting out a “request for information” from companies interested in helping meet the needs of residents of Shawnee County, including Topeka. JEDO board members also voted 7-0 to appoint Topeka City Councilman and Deputy Mayor Brendan Jensen and Shawnee County Commissioner Shelly Buhler to review a draft [...]

Reno County EMS awarded Lifeline Gold Plus award

info2018-06-19T07:17:18-05:00June 19th, 2018|

For the third consecutive year, the American Heart Association has named Reno County EMS winner of the Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Award designation. An AHA spokesman said the award is in recognition of outstanding care provided by Reno County EMS personnel for patients suffering from a STEMI heart attack, which is imperative to increase the odds for a favorable outcome. The achievement illustrates his staff’s commitment to providing guideline-based care while meeting high standards of performance. Reno County EMS is one of four to receive the Gold Plus designation in Kansas from among the 174 providers of emergency medical care. “Reno [...]

Sunday beer discussion back on Reno Commission agenda for Tuesday

info2018-06-19T07:15:46-05:00June 19th, 2018|

The Reno County Commission will take up a petition Tuesday to allow Sunday beer sales in unincorporated parts of the county. The commission discussed the issue last week after owners of O’Brien’s Marina on Cheney Reservoir petitioned for it, and they agreed to bring it up for a vote. Initially, however, the board talked about tabling the item until closer to the November general election, to prevent having to call a special election on the issue. The law requires publication of a legal notice about the proposed action, and then 60 days for residents to gather signatures of 5 percent of [...]

Lawrence City Commission to review new proposal to regulate massage businesses

info2018-06-19T07:14:40-05:00June 19th, 2018|

As part of an effort to deter human trafficking, the city may soon take on the responsibility of regulating the many massage businesses in Lawrence. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider a new draft of the ordinance to regulate massage and other bodywork businesses, which typically number more than 50. The original draft, which was proposed in March 2017, was strongly opposed by a group of massage professionals, and the new version does away with several provisions. Those include provisions that allowed law enforcement to inspect business premises, banned businesses from operating overnight and required businesses to [...]