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Two on Overland Park council prepare push to rescind tax abatement for Dimensional Innovations
Discord may be in store on the Overland Park City Council tonight as new member Scott Hamblin and mayoral candidate Faris Farassati try to rescind a tax abatement that was strongly favored by nine of the twelve-member council. Hamblin and…
Hoping to discourage climbers, Roeland Park approves funding for landscaping around R Park sculpture
The Roeland Park city council last week approved material, installation and maintenance fees of up to $8,000 for landscaping around the See Red Run sculpture located at R Park, 5535 Juniper Drive. The piece, by artist Jorge Blanco, was commissioned…
‘Can I afford staying in Kansas?’ Soaring property taxes prompt calls for state help
When Mary Coffman and her husband moved to Overland Park from Oklahoma City in 2014, they found a comparable home – and expected their property taxes to be about the same, too. They were wrong. The retirees went from paying…
Kansas City suburbs slowly lift their pit bull bans. But a few haven’t budged
A couple of decades ago, suburbs across the Kansas City metro rushed to ban pit bulls — or dogs that even looked like the breed — after some highly publicized attacks. But now, as animal rights advocates and dog owners…
Owning LED streetlights is saving Shawnee Mission area cities money compared to other Kansas towns
This is a tale of two types of Kansas cities: Those who had the foresight to own their own streetlights and those who do not. Those who do have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars — even, they say, with…
County discusses wind farm funding windfall to Galesburg and Thayer
As part of a road use agreement, developer Apex Clean Energy will provide Payments in Lieu of Taxes that would be created by the Neosho Ridge Wind electric-generation project in the southwest part of the county during the time the…
Municipal Bond Trends for January 24, 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 Advisors.
Senate bill requires state to pay for recount of close municipal races
State Sen. Randall Hardy knows agony of defeat and joy of victory of a razer-thin municipal election. The Salina Republican prevailed in a 2015 race for Salina City Commission after a recount of ballots resolved in his favor a 2,141…
Ranchers, landowners battle feds over conservation, property rights
Ranchers in Oregon, Washington and Kansas have been battling the federal government over property rights and conservation efforts for decades. The states argue that in most cases, land owners know best how to manage their own land, not bureaucrats in…
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