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City of Garden City Names New Fire Chief
The City of Garden City is pleased to announce the appointment of William “Bill” Beaty as the City’s new Fire Chief. Beaty will fill the position vacated by the retirement of Chief Allen Shelton earlier this year. “Bill’s enthusiasm for…
Wichita City Council approves up to $23 million in IRBs for Spirit AeroSystems
The Wichita City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the issuance of up to $23 million in industrial revenue bonds to Spirit AeroSystems Inc. The IRBs are being issued following the completion of construction on Spirit’s (NYSE: SPR) 150,000 square-foot Global…
Sustainability board now supports plastic bag ban or fee; Lawrence to consider both options
City leaders will now also be considering an outright ban of plastic disposable bags in addition to a previously proposed disposable bag fee. The Lawrence Sustainability Advisory Board previously recommended that the city charge a 16-cent fee for disposable plastic…
Affordable Housing Advisory Board recommends that Lawrence provide $475,000 to two housing projects
Faced for the first time with funding requests from multiple large-scale affordable housing projects, the city’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board recommended that the city fund senior apartments and mixed-income townhomes. As part of its meeting Monday, AHAB voted unanimously to…
Rural Kansas Loves Its Hospitals, But Keeping Them Open Only Gets Harder
Few things signal a rural community’s decline more powerfully than the closure of its hospital. Like shuttered schools and empty Main Streets, an abandoned hospital serves as a tangible reminder of the erosive power of decades of population loss and…
Kansas town holds longest-running Veterans Day celebration
The town of Kensington held its 100th Veterans Day celebration Saturday. Over the last 100 years, the town has only canceled twice. Once during World War II and once because of a blizzard. Kensington holds a Veterans Day parade, a…
This JoCo downtown could get ‘first big redevelopment.’ Will it force businesses out?
Olathe has been working for years to attract private development to its downtown — something other than government buildings, the Johnson County Jail and law offices. And finally, the city is poised to get it. But the announcement of the…
Century II activist wants a better explanation for tax district expansion
In its first meeting after a contentious election, the Wichita City Council is being asked to approve millions of dollars in improvements and incentives for some of the mayor’s signature projects. One community activist says the city should slow down…
More than 200 people participate in Kansas City and Topeka local consult meetings this week
The more than 200 northeast Kansans who gathered in Topeka and Kansas City emphasized the importance of flexibility during the second round of Local Consult meetings this week. KDOT used the input gathered at the first round of Local Consult…
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