info2025-01-08T09:18:12-06:00January 8th, 2025|
After considering the technology for a few years, the Harvey County Sheriff’s Department decided this was the year to move forward with Flock cameras. Flock is a system that reads license plates on vehicles as they drive by the camera and stores the information that police can then look into. Gay said they can enter certain license plate numbers to be notified when they pass a Flock camera. Source: Harvey County Now
info2025-01-08T09:15:45-06:00January 8th, 2025|
A draft of proposed zoning regulations for commercial solar projects in Jackson County has been sent to members of the county planning commission for review. According to the current draft regulations, any commercial solar project here is limited to no more than 2,000 acres “in order to maintain the county’s rural character and preserve agricultural land.” The county commissioners can approve a modification for the acre limit “based on specific characteristics, which are determined to aid in the preservation of rural character or natural features or to promote the shared agricultural use of the property.” The current draft regulations state that [...]
info2025-01-08T09:14:10-06:00January 8th, 2025|
The city of Roeland Park is starting 2025 with a new police chief. After 25 years with the department — 11 of which he served as chief of police — and 45 years in law enforcement, John Morris retired from his position as Roeland Park police chief on Jan. 1. Morris told the Post on Monday that he decided to retire while he can still enjoy his family, traveling and taking some off-duty gigs here and there. Morris’ successor, Deputy Chief Cory Honas, was scheduled to be sworn in on Jan. 6, but the city is waiting to host that ceremony [...]
info2025-01-08T09:12:44-06:00January 8th, 2025|
The Leawood City Council may soon end the city’s standard pet licensing program, in part because the money it brings in does not cover the costs to administer it. Councilmembers, in a meeting held virtually Monday night due to Sunday’s blizzard, voted to move forward on staff’s recommendation to do away with issuing annual tags for cats and dogs. That would mirror a step that other Johnson County cities Mission and Shawnee have already taken, City Administrator Stephen Powell said. Ending the program would free the city of its administrative costs. However, pet owners would still have to identify their pets [...]
info2025-01-08T09:11:06-06:00January 8th, 2025|
As of Friday morning, forecasters were warning that parts of the Kansas City region, including areas of northern Johnson County, could see upwards of a foot of snow by Sunday night — an unusually high but not unprecedented amount for a single storm here. With that comes the responsibility for local homeowners to get their driveways and sidewalks adjacent to their properties cleared in a timely manner. Some Johnson County municipalities have rules about how soon you should get that done after a winter storm. Source: Johnson County Post
info2025-01-08T09:09:39-06:00January 8th, 2025|
On Dec. 10, the Kansas Supreme Court heard oral arguments from attorneys representing Austin Properties, a development company wanting to build the 29-acre Woodsonia West multi-family development off Kansas Highway 7, and the city of Shawnee, on whether it should overturn rulings from two lower courts. The arguments stem from a lawsuit filed by Austin Properties in 2020, alleging the city acted unreasonably and unlawfully by denying the project’s application. The suit contends that at least one councilmember, who is not named, “pre-judged” their decision by assisting neighbors with the protest petition and sharing statements on the project before the city [...]
info2025-01-08T09:07:49-06:00January 8th, 2025|
Some Wichita City Council members made a last-ditch effort Tuesday to prevent a revised ordinance for stronger enforcement against illegal camping from going into effect. The ordinance passed on its second reading along the same lines of its first vote. Council members Mike Hoheisel, Maggie Ballard and Johnson voted no. The new limits, which go into effect this month, allow for rapid removal of reported encampments by law enforcement, city workers and contractors by eliminating the need to post notices to vacate. A particular focal point will be locations that “pose health and safety concerns” such as doorways, sidewalks, areas near [...]
Henry Schmidt2025-01-08T08:55:24-06:00January 8th, 2025|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.
info2025-01-07T22:11:11-06:00January 7th, 2025|
Synopsis: K.S.A. 15-101, K.S.A. 14-101, and K.S.A. 13-101 do not provide for reclassifying a city based on a decrease in population. But K.S.A. 14-901 does allow for a city of the second class to be reclassified as a city of the third class if the population falls to 1,000 or less and a majority of voters approve of the reclassification. There is no similar mechanism for reclassifying a city of the first class to a city of the second class. Source: Kansas Attorney General Opinion 2024-8
Henry Schmidt2025-01-07T08:57:47-06:00January 7th, 2025|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.
