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City addresses water billing concerns
Water usage by Great Bend residents and concerns over how the city bills customers were on tap during the City Council meeting Monday night. Administrator Kendal Francis explained the procedure and assured all present that the city is dedicated to…
Primary municipal bond market sees strong demand
After an impressive rally in May, municipal participants have hit a pause button, particularly as U.S. Treasury yields rise, pushing municipal to UST relative value ratios lower. “Instead, it appears the focus has shifted to primary offerings, which are being…
Fed Expands Municipal-Lending Facility to (a few) More Localities
The Federal Reserve said it would again broaden the number of local governments eligible for a new lending program as Illinois announced it would be the first borrower to access the facility. The central bank said Wednesday it would allow…
In a time of unrest, the Garden City community comes together as one with the GCPD in a ‘Unity Gathering’
The nation is experiencing a time of unrest as cities are plagued by protests, riots, and violence over the death of George Floyd. However, in Garden City, the community is bringing to light racial injustice but in a unique way.…
Municipal Bond Trends for June 3, 2020
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.
Kansas Attorney General Opinion 2020-7: Ranked-choice voting methodology
Synopsis: Article 4, § 1 of the Kansas Constitution prescribes the methods by which votes may be cast but is silent on the method to be used for allocating votes and therefore does not prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting…
Burrton considers how to attract new housing
At Monday night’s meeting, Mayor Rodney Redinger told the Burrton City Council that he saw the issue as central to “the survivability of our town, and our school, quite frankly.” Redinger announced that he had been “meeting with some potential…
Sedgwick takes a step toward better walkways
At last week’s City Council meeting, City Adminstrator Joe Turner presented the council with a bicycle/pedestrian master plan that a dozen residents helped put together by walking every street in town. In his analysis, Turner stated that Sedgwick must approve…
Team of firefighters, school nurses take to the road to help Olathe families in need
The sudden shift to distance learning in light of the pandemic has left many families adrift without their usual resources. The Olathe School District and Olathe Fire Department have been trying to right that ship with the Mobile Integrated Healthcare…
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