Henry Schmidt2023-03-24T08:32:52-05:00March 24th, 2023|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, Beth Warren or Henry Schmidt.
Henry Schmidt2023-03-23T09:17:54-05:00March 23rd, 2023|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, Beth Warren or Henry Schmidt.
info2023-03-23T08:10:55-05:00March 23rd, 2023|
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas is planning to introduce newly hired County Administrator David Johnston with a public meet-and-greet Monday. The public, government staff and elected officials, including Mayor Tyrone Garner, are expected to be on hand as Johnston takes over the UG’s top hired position. ... Johnston will take the helm from Cheryl Harrison-Lee, the interim County Administrator for the past year. Johnston is the long-term hire to replace former County Administrator Doug Bach... Prior to being picked to lead Wyandotte County government, Johnston was the city manager for Covington, Kentucky... Source: KC Star Local News
info2023-03-23T08:09:38-05:00March 23rd, 2023|
Doug Gerber officially takes over as Shawnee City Manager next week, taking the oath of office during the regularly scheduled Shawnee City Council meeting on Monday. Gerber previously served as a deputy and interim city manager in Topeka. Before that, he also held high-level leadership positions in Goodland and Beloit, Kan., and most recently worked with JEO Consulting Group. Source: Prairie Village Post
info2023-03-23T08:08:42-05:00March 23rd, 2023|
Winfield property owners can now be reimbursed by the city for sidewalk repairs after commissioners approved a rebate plan at their Monday meeting in a 3-0 vote. In the past, property owners were responsible for the full cost of repairing sidewalks on their property. According to a questionnaire community members filled out several years ago as part of the city’s comprehensive plan update, 50% of respondents said the city and landowners should split the cost of sidewalk repairs, 47% said the city should pay the full cost, and 3% said the landowners should foot the bill. According to a copy of [...]
info2023-03-23T08:07:06-05:00March 23rd, 2023|
For a small town, Pawnee Rock holds a lot of history. Sadly, the years have taken a toll on the once -thriving community. But, with the help of a $50,000 infusion approved by the Barton County Commission Wednesday morning, the Pawnee Rock Revitalization Committee hopes to change that. There are plans to rejuvenate the city’s park and make it a nicer home for its growing younger population. “If you let a city go and you don’t care about it, you might have what Pawnee Rock kind of looks like today,” said Denise Penn, longtime Pawnee Rock resident and member of the [...]
info2023-03-23T01:18:28-05:00March 23rd, 2023|
Andover officials are looking to finish up the city’s new 10-year comprehensive plan soon, and residents and stakeholders have the opportunity to weigh in. The “Activate Andover” plan is set to begin in 2024 and go through 2034. The plan outlines future land uses and desired growth the city wants to accomplish over the span of the next decade. It is “one of the most important guiding documents the City utilizes,” according to a summary of the current comprehensive plan from an October 2021 city council workshop. Andover’s current 10-year comprehensive plan, which began in 2014, expires this year. That document [...]
info2023-03-23T01:16:37-05:00March 23rd, 2023|
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted a quarter percentage point interest rate increase, expressing caution about the recent banking crisis and indicating that hikes are nearing an end. Along with its ninth hike since March 2022, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee noted that future increases are not assured and will depend largely on incoming data. "The Committee will closely monitor incoming information and assess the implications for monetary policy," the FOMC's post-meeting statement said. "The Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to return [...]
info2023-03-23T07:58:34-05:00March 23rd, 2023|
While appreciating the plight of the threatened lesser prairie chicken, the Barton County Commission Wednesday morning approved participating in a Kansas Natural Resource Coalition lawsuit seeking to block a U.S. Fish and Wildlife rule protecting the bird. The LPC’s range covers much of southwest Kansas and nearby states, but it has yet to call Barton County home, commissioners noted. Source: Great Bend Tribune
info2023-03-23T07:59:25-05:00March 23rd, 2023|
Harvey County Sheriff’s Deputy Skyler Hinton introduced the Board of Harvey County Commissioners on Tuesday to the department’s 2-year-old German shepherd, which he said was trained to detect narcotics and track people. Hinton said Max, who was born in Poland, was purchased with just shy of $25,000 in private donations the department raised. He said most of the commands for Max were in Czech, and any new ones for the dog are in English. He said Max so far had been involved with 50 deployments and 10 arrests. He said Max, who lives at home with his family, already had a [...]
