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Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD) has information and training for local governments across Kansas

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Regional Planning Workshops – Join KOBD for engagement and training on using your voice to engage with providers across the state. Resources and toolkits on the website. View maps of eligible locations and dates/registrations for Workshops. Permitting Workshop in Salina on April 25 (full day) Who: ISPs, local governments, state and federal agencies, ROW owners, co-ops, permitting contractors, and other stakeholders interested in broadband deployment Informational Webinar for the open-access non-discriminatory Freestate Middle Mile Network on April 19 at 2 p.m. Anyone interested in learning more!

Great Bend’s ROW rules updated

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The space available in city utility right of ways is limited. Because more utility providers are requiring space in city right of ways, a new ordinance to manage that space was adopted by the Great Bend City Council on March 18. The city’s utility ROWs are becoming occupied by more utility providers and the space is becoming more crowded... Source: Great Bend Tribune

New tourism coordinator in Newton looks forward to highlighting the town

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Newton’s new CVB/Main Street coordinator, Jen Lehman, would like to hear from people about what they want to see in the community. Since she’s still getting her feet wet, Lehman doesn’t have a lot of new plans yet. “I’m trying to come up with things I’d enjoy seeing here in Newton,” she said. That might include things she’s seen in other counties and would like to implement for Newton. Source: Harvey County Now

Weeks after Lawrence enacts plastic bag ban, Kansas Senate advances bill to block it

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Just weeks after Lawrence enacted a ban on single-use, disposable plastic bags, the Kansas Senate advanced a bill that would prohibit cities and counties from regulating the sale of single-use plastic containers. The measure passed 24-16 Wednesday. The bill would prevent cities from regulating the sale of plastic containers such as straws, bags and other single-use plastic containers. Source: KC Star Local News

After Bird abruptly left, Overland Park to tap scooter rival Lime for new pilot

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Overland Park is preparing to tap Lime Micromobility for a new pilot for electric scooters and bikes after another vendor, Bird, left the city abruptly last summer. On Wednesday, the Overland Park City Council Public Works Committee will get a first look at the new pilot agreement during their regularly scheduled meeting. Source: Johnson County Post

Marysville hires new administrator

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Joshua Haverkamp, Marysville’s new city administrator, has been eager to move back to rural Kansas. Professionally, he said, he wants to take the next step to develop his skills as an administrator. “The Marysville position was the best of both worlds for us as a family,” Haverkamp said. Source: The Marysville Advocate

Shawnee hires veteran KC area official as new city manager

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The Shawnee City Council on Monday cleared the way for a veteran Kansas City area municipal official and Johnson County native to become the city’s next permanent city manager. During the city council meeting on Monday night, Mayor Mickey Sandifer formally introduced Paul Kramer as the new city manager. Kramer is currently the city manager in Leavenworth, Kansas, a position he has held for nearly a decade. The Shawnee City Council voted unanimously 8-0 to approve a negotiated contract between the city and Kramer. “Paul is a very qualified individual to come out and hit the ground running with our city,” Sandifer said. “This is [...]

‘Short Term Rentals’ top of mind for College Hills residents as they discuss improvements to neighborhood

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College Hill residents held their first open house meeting Monday night to discuss a plan to improve the lives of its residents. One of the issues top of mind is how the city deals with short-term rentals, through companies like Airbnb. "Short-term rentals have been a concern,' says city council member Brandon Johnson. "Not because of how great they are access-wise for people. But many of our short-term rentals have been rented out for parties, especially recently, some parents will rent those out for their kids, which shouldn't be happening." Some of those parties have ended in violence. Johnson said that [...]

Douglass fire adds new truck to their fleet

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Butler County Fire District #8, (Douglass), has recently got a new truck to add to their fleet. The fire department now has a total of nine apparatus: two engines, three grass trucks, one tanker, one rescue and water rescue, and two support trucks. The biggest obstacle is water,” said Fire Chief Aaron Guyot. That shouldn’t be an obstacle anymore with the new beast of a tanker the fire department received in late January. This truck is made by Fouts Bros out of Georgia with a 515 Horsepower engine and a 4,000 gallon tank that can pump 1,500 gallons per minute. The [...]

Lawrence school district looks to staffing incentives, other cost-saving ideas as enrollment declines

info2024-03-27T10:22:56-05:00March 27th, 2024|

As enrollment keeps trending downward, Lawrence school board members on Monday heard some additional details about possible ways to cut costs, including hiring specialized positions rather than going through contractors. Executive Director of Finance Cynde Frick gave the board a budget update on Monday, which included data from the district’s annual enrollment headcount, taken every Sept. 20. The district counted 9,820 students enrolled for the 2023-24 year, down 135 from the 9,955 total for 2022-23, according to the presentation. Frick said the district could consider incentives to hire speech language pathologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, plumbers, carpenters and other professionals as district employees [...]