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City of Topeka, Shawnee County to work to use tax foreclosure to help revitalize neighborhoods
Shawnee County and Topeka's city government are partnering to use the county's tax foreclosure process to help revitalize neighborhoods in decline, County Commissioners Shelly Buhler and Bob Archer learned Thursday. Megan Barrett, office manager for county counselor Jim Crowl, spoke…
Douglas County considers whether to charge nonprofits to use fairgrounds
The Douglas County Commission agreed Wednesday to put off a decision on whether to start charging some nonprofits to use the county fairgrounds, citing confusion about what types of organizations the new language would affect. Under the current fee structure,…
Emporia once again discussing biodiesel plant
City officials expressed interest in allowing a little more time for the completion of a biodiesel plant in Emporia. Renewable Energy Group Executive Director of Corporate Affairs Scott Hedderich accompanied Regional Development Association President Kent Heermann to a study session…
STAR bond project for American Royal being modified
The Unified Government is modifying the STAR bond project for the American Royal because the state will not approve it as it was originally written, according to UG officials. Unified Government Administrator Doug Bach told the UG Commission Thursday night…
Parsons commissioner disapproves of closed session to discuss incentives
Parsons city commissioners met in an executive session during a Thursday work session, but the decision to meet in private wasn’t made unanimously. Commissioner Peter Cook objected to the closed session because the motion didn’t include enough information for the…
Sale of city-owned building in Chanute : Job retention vs. recruitment
Chanute commissioners received two offers, raised a counter proposal, and are now waiting to see if the other players will call or fold. The stakes are economic development and privatizing a manufacturing plant at 615 W. Cherry. The players are…
Supreme Court case could have major impact on law in Missouri, Kansas
A law that brings in millions of dollars for law enforcement in Kansas and Missouri could soon change. Under a law called civil asset forfeiture, a traffic stop could end with someone losing their car or life savings. Wednesday, the…
Kansas task force eager to finish stalled T-Works projects, invest in road preservation
The Kansas Legislature’s task force Thursday recommended completion of more than 20 highway projects suspended when the cash-strapped state government drained away highway funding to balance the budget and to place a high priority on investments preventing deterioration of existing…
Commissioner concerned lawsuit against drug makers could hurt local jobs
Cowley County commissioners have decided to drop out of a opioid lawsuit several months after they joined it. The commission approved a resolution Tuesday night removing itself from the suit initiated by Sedgwick County and joined by Cowley County in…
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