Kansas Municipal News
Local government news, municipal finance updates and job openings, collected for city and county officials.
Latest
Latest headlines
Page 2303
Hutchinson Housing Commission seeking answers to rental inspection program
The Hutchinson Housing Commission is expected to make a recommendation to the city council within the next couple of months about the rental registration program. What that will be is still to be seen. “The committee is looking at how…
Moundridge applies to CDBG program to assist The Hub
Blaine Stucky, owner of UN Properties, LLC, asked the Moundridge City Council to apply to the Kansas Department of Commerce for a Small Cities Community Development Block Grant through the Downtown Commercial Rehabilitation category. Stucky plans to use the funds…
Patron surprises Erie library with gift
Small, rural town libraries usually operate on pretty tight budgets, and Erie City Public Library is no different. A few weeks ago, during the library’s summer reading program, the children had the opportunity to watch a movie on the little…
In response to resident concerns, Shawnee improves communication on strategic visioning process
After a Shawnee resident raised concerns about Imagine Shawnee, city staff is working to create “a more informed environment” around the strategic visioning process for the city. Imagine Shawnee is the city’s first ever strategic plan. As part of the…
YMCA celebrates grand opening of ‘Dome’ project in Garden City
The Garden City Family YMCA celebrated the grand opening of the YMCA Dome on Thursday morning, located just northeast of Kenneth Henderson Middle School at 1706 E. Mary St. The Dome began as a joint partnership with the City of…
Wichita on track for new water plant in 5 years, city says
Wichita is on track to receive a $270 million federal loan that would help pay for a new water treatment facility, Director of Public Works and Utilities Alan King said. The loan could save the city more than $70 million…
KDOT announces I-135 mill, overlay work in McPherson County
The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin a mill and overlay project on Interstate 135 in McPherson County. The project is scheduled to begin Monday one mile south of the Kansas Highway 61 junction and continuing north to the Saline…
Douglas County will continue using one herbicide for invasive plant in Lone Star Lake, discontinue another that’s likely killing trees
Douglas County will end the use of one herbicide and continue using another for the treatment of unwanted vegetation at Lone Star Lake. After hearing from public works director Keith Browning during their regular meeting on Wednesday, Douglas County commissioners…
Topeka Metro gets $1.7 million federal grant for electric buses
The financially strapped Topeka Metro bus service got a jolt of good news Thursday in the form of a nearly $1.74 million federal grant to help it buy or lease environmentally friendly electric buses. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal…
Get municipal news in your inbox every week
Talk to a municipal advisor
Contact Larry Kleeman or Henry Schmidt, call (316) 264-3400 or email info@ransonfinancial.com.
