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<div style="color: #333;">Andover community speaks against new rehabilitation facility</div>
Members of the public showed up for the Andover City Council meeting on Tuesday night to voice opinions both against and in favor of a new facility that is set to open near Central and Andover Road on Thursday. The…
<div style="color: #333;">Clearwater to discuss fire protection at town hall meeting</div>
The City of Clearwater is hosting a town hall meeting on July 21 to discuss the future of fire protection in the city after the Sedgwick County Commission voted to terminate mutual aid agreements. In May, the Sedgwick County Commission…
<div style="color: #333;">Galena landfill fire extinguished</div>
Remediation steps to put out a smoldering fire at the Galena Landfill were successful, and the landfill operator will continue work to meet other state requirements, a health agency spokeswoman said Tuesday. The fire that has been alight at the…
<div style="color: #333;">Lawrence City Commission approves 2-year data center moratorium</div>
City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a two-year moratorium on large-scale data centers in Lawrence, extending an original one-year proposal, while city staff study longer-term code changes. The commission also initiated a text amendment to the city’s land development code…
<div style="color: #333;">Wichita suburbs adopting rules for new duplexes</div>
Wichita-area cities have moved to regulate duplex construction after community pushback over neighborhood density and design. Goddard just adopted new rules, and Derby approved its own in May. Maize might consider changes. Read more: Wichita Eagle
<div style="color: #333;">City wants data center moratorium</div>
A letter written by Marysville Mayor Todd Frye, asking Marshall County to join Marysville in enacting a moratorium on data centers in the county and in the city was approved Monday night by the Marysville City Council. Concerns Frye outlined…
<div style="color: #333;">Salina considers water bill relief for residents</div>
City staff began developing a possible framework to provide relief for those who have "verified water quality impacts" associated with the city's water system. Of the about 22,000 water customer accounts, the city said based on complaint history and staff's…
<div style="color: #333;">Topeka eyes landlord registry program</div>
A landlord registry presents itself in many forms across the state and country. However, the main intention is to keep a detailed list of rental properties and/or landlords within a community. Kansas communities that have landlord registries or a rental…
<div style="color: #333;">Lawrence City Commission to consider 1-year moratorium on data centers</div>
“The proposed ordinance provides time for staff to research Data Center uses and provide the City Commission with information so they may make a decision on altering the Land Development Code via a text amendment,” Jeff Crick, director of planning…
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