The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS “investment grade” yields. Every issuer’s credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
Prairie Village residents could receive reimbursements for a number of energy efficient home improvements with a new sustainability grant program that will be formally considered by the city council on April 19. Installing green energy systems, like solar panels, are replacing old windows and HVACs would be covered by the proposed grant fund. Photo credit Allan Henderson. Used under a Creative Commons license. The city of Prairie Village is considering adopting a new sustainability grant program to encourage homeowners to reduce their carbon footprint.
Source: Shawnee Mission Post
Leawood is considering becoming the latest Johnson County city to allow residents to keep chickens within city limits. This week, the city council voted unanimously to direct city staff to research how other area cities approach allowing chickens. They city will also seek citizen input through the city’s website and social media and then draft an amendment to the city code, which currently prohibits keeping chickens. After all that, the council would then consider the measure in a work session and send it to the planning commission, after which it would return to the council for final consideration.
Source: Shawnee Mission Post
It’s almost pool time, but a popular location in Olathe won’t open for the 2021 summer season. Because of COVID-19 impact on staffing, no one will be diving into Frontier Pool this summer. The city said there is a chance it could open late if staff determines there is enough personnel to safely operate. The pool had extensive repairs that forced it to close for part of the 2016-2017 season as crews worked to locate and repair a leak.
Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 – WDAF
The Department of Defense awarded a $24,387,000 grant to Geary County’s school district to replace the current school facility with a new Jefferson Elementary School on Fort Riley. The grant will be used to build a new elementary school in place of Jefferson Elementary on Custer Hill in Fort Riley. The funding for this grant comes from the Department’s Public Schools on Military Installations Program. A federal evaluation team determined the current facility was overcrowded and in desperate need of repair, meaning it was eligible for a grant for schools considered in poor condition.
Source: KSNT News
Shawnee is establishing two new task forces to enhance community engagement and public art opportunities in the city. The Shawnee City Council was divided last month on whether to set up the task forces. On the one hand, half of the council spoke in favor of any initiatives that draw the public further into conversations with the city’s future, as well as initiatives for public art to enhance their experiences living here. But some councilmembers opposed the two task forces’ creation, arguing that they lacked real purpose or goals. Some also suggested the task forces could cost money for the city at a time when Shawnee is on the tail end of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and should focus its finances on other issues.
Source: Prairie Village Post
For those struggling to afford housing or already experiencing homelessness, being approved for housing assistance can seem like a solution is finally at hand. The reality is that even with that money guaranteed, it can be months before recipients of housing assistance are able to find a landlord or property management company willing to rent to them. Dana Ortiz, executive director of the housing support program Lawrence Family Promise and member of the city’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board, said that a family who qualifies for a housing voucher is initially given 90 days to find a landlord, and sometimes that isn’t enough. Ortiz said it’s not uncommon for a family to need one or even two 90-day extensions, or six to nine months total, to find a landlord who will accept the vouchers.
Source: LJWorld.com.
The Topeka Fire Department is one of 200 departments nationwide to participate in the National Fire Protection Association’s second phase of a pilot program mapping out community risk. [Alan Stahl, public education officer with the Topeka Fire Department] said the website can provide the Topeka Fire Department with information it has never had before. He said the department has always known the downtown area can pose a great fire risk because it is a “swell population.” Not as many people live there, but over 18,000 people drive down to work every day. The fire department can use the information to tailor fire prevention programs to specific areas or populations of the city.
Source: CJonline.com.
Barns normally stay put. But a century-old stable in Wilson has the distinction of moving twice. The first time, was just after World War II ended. The second was last Tuesday. The barn was first housed in the center of Wilson, Kansas. After a little less than half a century, it moved to rural Ellsworth County, and now it is back in town. In 1906, this stylish structure wrapped in tin housed racehorses in the city center. When it moved to the country, it housed livestock. Starting on Memorial Day, this historic 40-by-60-foot structure will cater to humans.
Source: Salina Journal.
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS “investment grade” yields. Every issuer’s credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
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