Pottawatomie County Commissioners spent a good chunk of their meeting Monday reviewing ongoing road and bridge projects during the monthly Public Works update.
Public Works Director Peter Clark says crews have been active trying to get in front of some of the areas of county roads impacted by wet weather this spring. Some road closures still remain.
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(Read more: 1350 KMAN)
Kechi needs to move quicker to be in compliance with state stormwater runoff rules. That’s the message the city council got July 25.
In January, assistant public works director Thomas Bevan spoke to the governing body about a report done by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
KDHE visited the city to inspect its stormwater practices. The attention was likely brought about due to the city’s recent growth and development. The results were that Kechi currently has some deficiencies in its stormwater system.
Read more: Ark Valley News.
The underlying story of strong demand and modest supply that has characterized the municipal market so far this year continues unabated into the summer, said Alan Schankel, managing director at Janney Montgomery Scott.
“Investors have added $53 billion to muni mutual funds plus almost $5 billion to muni ETFs so far in 2019,” he said. “In theory the $58B total of new 2019 cash is enough to absorb more than a third of the first six months of municipal new issue volume of roughly $166.8 billion.”
He continued to say that this illustrates the shifting trend in how investors seeking tax-free income are participating in the municipal market, with vehicles such as mutual funds and ETFs attracting a gradually growing share of the individual tax free investor pie.
Read more: Bond Buyer.
City leaders will soon consider a new growth policy that encourages infill development as the most cost-effective way for the city to grow, but some local organizations are concerned the plan’s growth restrictions would make housing in Lawrence even more expensive.
The Lawrence City Commission will soon consider the new comprehensive plan, Plan 2040, which lays out policies that will shape how the city grows for the next 20 years. Plan 2040 prioritizes development within the city’s boundaries and requires developers to meet several requirements to annex land to expand those boundaries. The city maintains that growth needs to be focused in certain areas to manage infrastructure costs, but the Lawrence Board of Realtors, Lawrence Home Builders Association and the local chamber of commerce have all expressed concerns about the annexation restrictions, saying they could make both new and existing housing more expensive.
Read more: LJWorld.com.
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider two requests related to the city’s first proposed development of small homes.
The city already allows the 3,000-square-foot single-family lots the project requires, but the proposed site requires a rezoning from industrial uses to that zoning type as well as an amendment to the comprehensive plan. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider both requests, as well as a letter of opposition from the neighborhood.
Read more: LJWorld.com.
Shawnee County will create a new “Family Park” featuring 20 pickleball courts just south of S.W. 21st and Urish Road.
County commissioners voted 2-1 Monday morning to approve Commission Chairman Bob Archer’s proposal that the county borrow $10 million to use to develop that park and continue to extend Deer Creek Trail in southeast Topeka.
Commissioners Archer and Bill Riphahn voted in favor of the move.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)
The late Dr. Richard Burke served as president of Dodge City Community College longer than almost anyone else who has held the job.
Only Charles Barnes served longer than Burke at the helm of DCCC. Working the three years prior to becoming president as a dean and program director, Burke influenced and changed Dodge City Community College for nearly 14 years.
Burke passed away July 26, in Dodge City. He was 76.
(Read more: News – Dodge City Daily Globe – Dodge City, KS)
Kansas corrections officers at the state prison in El Dorado will soon return to eight-hour shifts after a months-long emergency declaration meant mandatory overtime and 12-hour days.
Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday the state of emergency at El Dorado Correctional Facility would end in early October. She placed the prison on the heightened status in February. The decision gave officials the power to order longer shifts to deal with a chronic and severe staff shortage.
The announcement comes after lawmakers boosted pay for officers at the prison. The emergency declaration had reflected a crisis within the prison system, which has been dealing with staff shortages for years as the number of inmates continues to rise.
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Time is running out for patrons of most area swimming pools to get in that last splash for the summer.
The following are the season-ending dates for area pools:
(Read more: The Miami County Republic)
Throughout the day on Saturday, school supplies were brought on to school buses in support of USD 250 students who need supplies.
USD 250-P3, Walmart and the Pittsburg Salvation Army partnered for a donation event for school supplies called ‘Stuff the Bus’. USD250-P3 is a volunteer group which identifies needs of students within the Pittsburg Community Schools District. The organization connects students with items such as school supplies through partnerships in the community.
USD 250-P3 Co-Chair Dawn McNay said the event turned out great.
(Read more: Pittsburg Morning Sun)
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