As Panasonic’s battery plant prepares to supercharge job growth along Kansas Highway 10, Eudora has a plan to electrify the area’s tourism scene, too: a 5,000-seat entertainment venue and a slew of new retail and dining options. The proposed development, which would be just south of K-10 and could cost between $40 million and $50 million, is still early in the planning stages, Mayor Tim Reazin told the Journal-World — so early that it doesn’t even have a name yet. But he and other Eudora leaders have high hopes for this entertainment district project — they envision the entertainment venue hosting a variety of concerts and sporting events, and they say it could generate $5 million in annual revenue and attract half a million visitors a year.
Source: LJWorld

The chapter of Lawrence’s city code responsible for creating the local register of historic places and establishing the Lawrence Historic Resources Commission will soon get its first update in more than three decades, and city planning staff hopes those changes will make the code clearer and more streamlined. The Conservation of Historic Resources Code was first adopted nearly 35 years ago in late 1988, and the Historic Resources Commission is now seeking further public feedback before making any changes official. Historic Resources Administrator Lynne Braddock Zollner spoke with the Journal-World Wednesday and detailed a few of them.
Source: LJWorld

Lindsborg locals and visitors alike now have a new way to cruise around Little Sweden USA. A bike-sharing program through OCCK Transportation known as KANcycle officially launched in the small town this week. Lindsborg city leaders met for a ribbon-cutting and a celebratory “thank you” to partners who helped expand the program across rural Kansas. KANcycle got its start in June 2019, and now boasts 80 bikes and 16 stations located in Belleville, Beloit, Concordia, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Mankato, Minneapolis, Salina, and now, Lindsborg. The ride-share program aims to provide convenient, affordable access to bicycles as an easy, fun, healthy and eco-friendly means of transportation and recreation.
Source: Salina Journal

Kansas taxpayers paid more to tax collectors than expected over the past 12 months, and politicians are eyeing tax cuts next year after failing to agree on how to provide tax relief this year. Taxpayers paid roughly $10.2 billion in taxes to Kansas state government in the past fiscal year, with tax receipts to the State General Fund beating original projections by $874 million, according to newly released data from the Kansas Department of Revenue.
Source: CJonline