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Valley Center to start housing fix-up incentive
The City of Valley Center will unveil a program in 2019 designed to provide incentives for homeowners to fix up their properties. The Neighborhood Revitalization Program, which will run from 2019 through 2022, gives qualified owners of single-family residences a…
Shawnee County Commission listens to public comments, defers action on permits
After a pair of public comment sessions that became emotional at times, the Shawnee County Commission on Monday morning voted unanimously to defer action on two conditional use permit resolutions, each of which would allow for wedding and event centers…
‘Leave the trees’: Public expresses concerns over Topeka Zoo’s drainage project
Members of the public expressed concern Monday during a meeting about a storm water management project at the Topeka Zoo. Zoo director Brendan Wiley said the development of a detention pond and drainage swale, a shallow ditch with sloping sides,…
Saline County to consider special tax fund disbursement
Saline County Commissioners will be asked Tuesday to consider a request to disburse money in a special tax fund.According to information in the commission meeting packet, “the 1979 Kansas Legislature established a 10% gross receipts tax on the sale of…
City of Pittsburg to celebrate completion of Safe Routes to School Project
The City of Pittsburg will celebrate the completion of its Safe Routes to School Project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:00 pm Tuesday, December 4, at Westside Elementary School. The event celebrates the construction of new multi-purpose trails at Westside…
Shawnee planning commission to consider Veterans Park senior housing development plans
New plans continue this week for a senior housing development near Veterans Park in Shawnee. The developer’s plans call for the creation of an independent senior residential development with 60 attached villa units in 30 buildings as condominiums and 240…
Why have there been so many water main breaks?
A flood of water main breaks in Topeka this year has left some local residents wondering about the system of pipes tucked beneath the surface of the city that carry clean drinking water to homes and businesses. One reader asked…
Finney County becomes latest local government to raise tobacco-buying age
More local governments in Kansas aren't waiting for the state to raise the legal age to buy tobacco or e-cigarettes. Finney County Monday became the 23rd county or city in Kansas to raise the legal age to buy tobacco or…
Neighbors file protest petitions against tax districts; Lawrence city staff says that isn’t enough to stop the process
About 250 homeowners in the special taxing districts set to pay millions of dollars for improvements to Queens Road have signed onto protest petitions opposing the districts, but the city says the petitions are not enough to stop the process.…
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