info2022-09-16T07:36:07-05:00September 16th, 2022|
People are flocking to the Winfield Fairgrounds for the 50th anniversary of the Walnut Valley Festival. The past two years of the festival have been a little different because of COVID-19, but this year people say they are ready for a more normal year at the fairgrounds. People from all across the country and even the world come to the festival to enjoy all different styles of Americana music. Source: KAKE - News
info2022-09-16T07:35:45-05:00September 16th, 2022|
The Overland Park Farmers' Market soon may operate all year and could add office space plus a 240-space garage. On Monday, the City Council unanimously agreed to issue an additional $1.5 million to the Farmers' Market Improvement Project in its 2023-2027 Capital Improvements Plan, which adds to the $5.5 million originally allocated in the 2020-2024 plan. Additional or alternative economic development tools and structures also could be identified and used, such as STAR bonds, but none are part of the conceptual plan at this time. Source: Kansas City Business Journal
info2022-09-16T07:35:13-05:00September 16th, 2022|
A growing number of Johnson Countians are advocating for more spaces exclusively for smaller dogs at county-run dog parks, with a community petition urging that change now with more than 930 signatures as of Thursday. Olathe resident Sara Crane initially started advocating for small dog parks after her one of her two maltipoos — a breed that is a mix between a Maltese and a poodle — was attacked by a pit bull at Overland Park’s Thomas S. Stoll Memorial Park. Source: Prairie Village Post
info2022-09-16T07:34:49-05:00September 16th, 2022|
Overland Park is closer to finalizing new rules for “nuisance” parties within city limits following a deadly shooting earlier this year that took place at a home being used as a short-term vacation rental. The Overland Park City Council’s Public Safety Committee on Wednesday approved city staff’s recommendation for a nuisance party ordinance. The measure defines a “nuisance” party as a social gathering of five or more people on a residential property that leads to criminal violations disturbing surrounding properties. The ordinance would allow the city to penalize residents who create a “disturbance of the quiet enjoyment of residential property,” according [...]
info2022-09-16T07:29:57-05:00September 16th, 2022|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
info2022-09-16T07:28:18-05:00September 16th, 2022|
There are still a lot of questions to iron out when it comes to Wichita's new take on marijuana and fentanyl testing strips. Some are wondering if they can legally smoke marijuana in the streets, while some county leaders are saying not so fast. The City said people cannot walk around smoking marijuana. It is still illegal, as are fentanyl strips. Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple said the City is simply out of the business of small possession of marijuana and fentanyl strip cases. Source: KSN-TV
info2022-09-16T07:27:31-05:00September 16th, 2022|
An incentive agreement benefiting the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Topeka plant has been approved by the Topeka and Shawnee County's Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO) board. This investment, previously referred to as "Project Boomerang," is expected to result in an estimated economic impact locally of $480 million over the next decade. Goodyear is projected to make a five-year investment of $125 million and create up to 40 new full-time jobs. The performance-based JEDO incentive for this project is up to $585,000, resulting in a 713% return on investment for Topeka and Shawnee County. Source: KSNT 27 News
info2022-09-15T19:35:50-05:00September 15th, 2022|
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of COVID-19 relief funds spent by state and local governments could have violated federal rules or was ill-advised, a report released Wednesday by the Legislature's nonpartisan auditing office showed. The audit, which took into account funds spent under the CARES Act, comes as state officials are still grappling with how to spend millions in federal pandemic relief, with the process to dole out the money coming under fire over transparency concerns. Of the $18 million in expenditures by county governments, nonprofits and businesses reviewed by the Division of Legislative Post Audit, officials flagged $1.1 million in [...]
info2022-09-15T19:34:55-05:00September 15th, 2022|
Making Topeka's city government more transparent is key to new city manager Stephen Wade. So are improving customer service, making the city more developer-friendly and facilitating community conversations, he said. Ensuring that "voices that normally don't get heard have a chance to speak" is what Wade sees his role as city manager as being during such talks, he said. Source: CJonline
info2022-09-15T19:34:10-05:00September 15th, 2022|
A panel of three local government officials shared Thursday with participants in the Wichita Business Journal's Emerging Leaders program how public service has — and has not — changed over their years in the industry. What's remained steadfast, city manager Robert Layton said, is government's core mission of making life better for the people that it serves. The public's perception of government, though, has taken on a new tone the last few decades. "We have to work harder to earn the public’s trust, and when you see things in the media about the times that we stub our toes... People still [...]
