Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
The Spring Hill Planning Commission meets Thursday, Oct. 1, to consider a 6,000-square-foot Bucyrus Auto repair facility in Country Meadows Industrial Park and rezoning requests for Ozark Ready Mix on Webster Street.
Local Government
Susan Pekarek, general manager of Johnson County Wastewater, will retire Oct. 1 after 25 years with the utility, leaving behind nearly $1 billion in projected ratepayer savings from two major facility projects. Chief Engineer Tami Lorenzen will serve as interim general manager.
Local Government
Olathe families face a Tuesday, Sept. 22 public hearing at Olathe South High School — their last chance to speak before the board votes Oct. 1 on closing Indian Trail Middle School and five elementary schools, a plan affecting about 2,200 students.
Local Government
Chiefs president Mark Donovan confirmed Sept. 17 that the team's planned $300 million Olathe headquarters and training facility will carry a corporate sponsor name, with companies already in discussions for the naming rights.
Local Government
The Kansas City Chiefs and Hunt Midwest have formed Two-Point Development, a joint venture that will serve as master developer for the mixed-use district around the team's planned $300 million Olathe headquarters near College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road.
Local Government
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids announced $8.3 million in federal funding through the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program for the Kansas State Department of Education, aimed at recruiting and retaining teachers across the state, including in Olathe-area districts.
Local Government
Vice President JD Vance will speak at Webco Manufacturing in Olathe on Monday, Sept. 14, at a rally alongside Sen. Roger Marshall as the Kansas Senate race tightens.
Local Government
Olathe police say they are researching a public portal to track drone deployments, and Lenexa police are in vendor discussions about a similar tool, after Overland Park launched a drone transparency page Sept. 1.
Local Government
Johnson County leaders held a two-day planning session to design the Johnson County Family Safety Center, which would be the first family justice center in Kansas, consolidating courts, counseling and legal aid for domestic violence survivors under one roof.
Local Government
The Gardner City Council meets Tuesday, Sept. 8, to formally adopt its $150 million FY2027 budget, vote to exceed the revenue neutral property tax rate and consider eminent domain ordinances for three road projects totaling nearly $27 million.
Local Government
Johnson County commissioners voted 6-1 to adopt a $1.91 billion budget for 2027, keeping the tax rate flat but projecting a 4.3% increase in the average Olathe homeowner's property tax bill due to rising valuations.
Local Government
Olathe's City Council got its first look at a preliminary design for the $285 million Santa Fe/I-35 interchange rebuild, the largest infrastructure project in city history, with major road closures not expected until 2029 and completion targeted for 2030.
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