The Abilene City Commission was split on how to manage videos of the meetings once the equipment is installed.
Assistant to the City Manager Kara Titus updated the commission on broadcasting options last week.
Recently the city invested in updating the city commission meeting room with new technology to make meetings more accessible to the public.
Read more: Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
City leaders are interested in discussing potential changes to the local resolution governing city employee unions.
As part of its study session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received a report from the area union Teamsters Local 696 regarding Resolution No. 6817, which the commission can amend at its discretion.
Matt Hall, secretary-treasurer and business agent for Teamsters Local 696, told the commission that there is a group of city employees interested in unionizing, but that the city’s resolution creates barriers to unionization and needs to be reformed.
Read more: LJWorld.com.
Food for Fines (FFF) is a project that will not only benefit the community, but have a positive impact on the clients of the Valley Center Municipal Court. FFF is designed to emphasize the compassionate side of our judicial system and encourage charity within the community. The court has the potential to reduce the debt owed on active cases that meet the court’s criteria for eligibility at a time of year when the general population is struggling to make ends meet.
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The Reno County Commission on Tuesday approved a $24,300 contract with a Wichita company to make temporary repairs to damages in the dome of the historic county courthouse which officials blame on a pair of magnitude 4.2 earthquakes that occurred in August. The permanent repairs, which will likely be awarded in spring, are expected to cost several hundred thousand dollars. The county will seek insurance reimbursement for part of the cost, but it has a rather high deductible.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)
The Overland Park city planning commission unanimously approved a controversial plan to significantly expand the city’s arboretum.
The commission welcomed a packed house to Monday’s meeting. Those supporting the arboretum’s expansion plans see the proposal as critical to growing what’s considered a jewel of Johnson County.
“Think about the future to think about all the people that come to the arboretum and what they take away about the city of Overland Park because of it,” one woman supporting the plan said.
Although it’s a popular attraction, many who live near the arboretum do have frustrations, especially with its large-scale events.
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The Goddard City Council voted last week to pass a city ordinance prohibiting possession and sale of vaping products to anyone under 18.
(Read more: Area | derbyinformer.com)
Ashlynn Godown’s career pursuits have officially come full circle.
Having graduated from Derby High School in May 2015, Godown and the Derby Recreation Commission recently reached an agreement for her to take over as program coordinator.
Having served as an intern in the department since the spring, Godown had firsthand perspective of what the position needed. When Katie Dawes resigned in September, she felt it would be a good fit for her first full-time job.
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It was the space age: Sputnik had launched, the United States was trying to catch up, and the country was interested in futuristic decorations. That’s when aluminum Christmas trees took center stage at the holidays.
Sixty years later, a display at the Johnson County Museum’s 1950s all-electric house is bringing back those memories.
“Dreaming of a Retro Christmas” features 20 aluminum trees from the collection of Steve and Mary Pruitt of Overland Park. All are vintage items from the late ’50s and early to mid-’60s, but they showcase a variety of colors, sizes and other features.
(Read more: Joco 913 News)
Garden City Regional Airport officials expect to see 100-300 more outbound passengers this month than they do on average.
According to Rachelle Powell, director of aviation for the Garden City airport, the month of December — and specifically the week leading up to Christmas — is the airport’s peak travel period. During that time, flight capacities hit mid-90%. Outside of the peak period, flight capacities average about 80%.
“Typically in December, we range anywhere from 2,300 people departing to our peak, which was 2,500 people flying out of Garden City,” Powell said.
(Read more: News – The Garden City Telegram)
What will Wichita look like along the Arkansas River downtown? After weeks of public feedback, a committee is looking over all the input and soon will make a final recommendation on a design for the development.
Five plans range from about $970 million to $1.5 billion. With the overall plan, some worry about a tax increase as each idea varies in design and price.
(Read more: KWCH News)
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