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City of Hays may exercise its option to buy land north of I-70
Hays city commissioners Thursday will discuss exercising the city’s option to purchase property near Interstate 70 and Commerce Parkway. In April 2018, the commission purchased an 18-month irrevocable option to buy 91 acres in the northeast corner of the 27th…
City of Abilene seeks input concerning municipal building
The City of Abilene is seeking public input concerning the future of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Municipal Building. In a post on its Facebook page, the city is asking citizens for feedback. According to Abilene’s website, the city is “undertaking…
Hospital Committee moves forward on helping hospital with financial issues
Another step in helping the Hiawatha Community Hospital with its financial crisis was taken Monday when a joint committee voted to recommend to local governments an approval for a half-cent county wide sales tax and pursue a bond issue for…
City hears final word on hospital joint-commission
The joint-County and City advisory commission met prior to Monday night’s Hiawatha City Commission meeting, and City Administrator Mike Nichols, who is the chairman of the joint-commission, brought a final update to the City. Nichols stated that the group had…
Hiawatha City Commission hears tree inventory report
A representative from the Kansas Forest Service was present at Monday evening’s Hiawatha City Commission meeting, and had some suggestions for sweeping change on the city’s tree population. Kim Bomberger inventoried and rated the trees along Hiawatha’s city streets, and…
Olathe Council says no to LGBTQ ordinance. Advocates unhappy with weak resolution
The Olathe City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution affirming the city’s opposition to many forms of discrimination, including on the basis of a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. But that vote was not welcome by members of the…
Junction City approves license fee for trash haulers for hire
The Junction City Commission has approved a five percent license fee for non-city trash haulers, effective July 1st. City Manager Allen Dinkel said they will have to pay the fee based on five percent of gross revenues on a monthly…
Lenexa adopts resolution supporting push for LGBTQ legal protections at state and federal level
Lenexa city leaders on Tuesday approved a measure voicing their support for statewide and federal adoption of a legal protections for LGBTQ+ individuals. Rather than moving forward with a city-level non-discrimination ordinance, as other cities in northeast Johnson County have…
Town hall audience in Marysville favors using excess pool funds for rec projects
A show of hands at a town hall meeting Monday indicated that a majority of the 50 people attending would favor using some of the $2 million in excess swimming pool sales tax funds for other recreational projects as long…
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