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Kansas communities receiving grants for street projects
The funding, as part of the Safe Streets for All program, is combined with more than $1 million in matching funds from the Kansas Infrastructure Hub and Build Kansas Fund toward two of the projects and local matching dollars. “Leveraging…
City says its making progress on recovering from recent Wichita cyberattack
It’s been almost a month since hackers got into the city’s computers, shutting down many of its operations along with stealing the personal data of some residents. The city says it has made good progress on recovering, but there’s still…
County manager warns JoCo’s 5-year budget forecast ‘not sustainable’
County commissioners begin their first budget meetings with department heads Thursday as they consider a quarter-mill decrease in the county’s property tax rate along with a sobering assessment by County Manager Penny Postoak Ferguson that revenues will not keep up…
Low water levels at Cheney Reservoir could mean mandatory water restrictions
As the City of Wichita waits for crews to finalize the latest water level readings at the Cheney Reservoir, we could be just around the corner from mandatory water restrictions. "Makes you think. Kind of eye-opening. Like, really? We could…
Like cities around it, Mission weighs new restrictions on AirBnbs
Another Johnson County city is considering stricter regulations for AirBnbs and Vrbos. The Mission City Council during a mid-May work session expressed support for two separate ordinances — one specific to short-term rentals and a second one about nuisance parties…
Prairie Village OKs $2M toward new city hall project. What happens next?
Additional design work can move forward on Prairie Village’s new proposed city hall, after the city council approved the biggest expenditure to date for the much-discussed project. In a 7-3 vote Monday, the Prairie Village City Council approved a $2…
Courthouse use fee waived for non-profits, school districts
The new hourly fee to use the Jackson County Courthouse grounds and facilities, such as the bathrooms or meeting room, for special events has been waived for non-profit organizations and school districts. The $40 per hour fee (per custodian), which…
Goessel hears wind farm concerns and opposition to firing
The Goessel city council met on May 20 and heard a request from resident Brian Stucky about setting a no-wind generator zone around the City of Goessel. He suggested a three-mile buffer zone. He mentioned the Sunflower wind project and…
Local forum held to discuss future of City Park and indoor aquatics
A public forum was hosted Thursday night by the League of Women Voters of Manhattan/Riley County to allow the public to learn more about a possible overhaul of City Park and a new indoor aquatics center concept that could end…
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