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Reno County Commission approves sign project funded by KDOT
The Reno County Commission with little discussion approved an agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation for the 2021 High Risk Rural Road Sign Project grant. This grant will be used to identify and replace all signs on the county…
Buhler USD 313 mill levy increases slightly
The Buhler USD 313 School Board gave approval of the 2020 budget numbers and set a date for their public hearing on Monday, August 19. The budget totals $37,004,397 on total taxes levied of $2,058,853. The district’s mill levy climbs…
Bids Being Sought For Eureka USD389 Concession Stand
A new concession stand, including restrooms and a ticket booth, is currently in the bidding phase for Eureka USD 389. The Eureka USD 389 Board of Education approved to move forward with the masonry built structure back in May of…
Pottawatomie County receives road and bridge updates
Pottawatomie County Commissioners spent a good chunk of their meeting Monday reviewing ongoing road and bridge projects during the monthly Public Works update. Public Works Director Peter Clark says crews have been active trying to get in front of…
Kechi acts to comply with state runoff regs
Kechi needs to move quicker to be in compliance with state stormwater runoff rules. That's the message the city council got July 25. In January, assistant public works director Thomas Bevan spoke to the governing body about a report done…
Municipal Bonds Boast Strong Technicals for the Foreseeable Future
The underlying story of strong demand and modest supply that has characterized the municipal market so far this year continues unabated into the summer, said Alan Schankel, managing director at Janney Montgomery Scott. “Investors have added $53 billion to muni…
Critics say proposed growth plan that limits annexations will make Lawrence housing more expensive
City leaders will soon consider a new growth policy that encourages infill development as the most cost-effective way for the city to grow, but some local organizations are concerned the plan’s growth restrictions would make housing in Lawrence even more…
Lawrence City Commission to consider rezoning request for first small homes development; neighborhood opposes the project
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider two requests related to the city’s first proposed development of small homes. The city already allows the 3,000-square-foot single-family lots the project requires, but the proposed site requires a rezoning from industrial uses to…
County to borrow $10 million to extend trail, develop ‘Family Park’
Shawnee County will create a new “Family Park” featuring 20 pickleball courts just south of S.W. 21st and Urish Road. County commissioners voted 2-1 Monday morning to approve Commission Chairman Bob Archer’s proposal that the county borrow $10 million to…
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