In a workshop prior to its regular meeting Monday, the Bonner Springs City Council discussed the possibility of smoke-free parks. The city’s Parks and Recreation Board recommended the move, citing the dangers of second-hand smoke exposure. Currently, smoking is allowed in all parks and at least 20 feet from entrances to the community center. The …
[Former city clerk, the late Phyllis] Freeman died Jan. 8, too soon to see the first annual Edwardsville Days, but [Jessica] Rogoza is making sure she is honored through a balloon launch, an event that she wants to be a mainstay of the new annual city festival. The Edwardsville Days committee readily agreed to add …
If you want to know why Google Fiber is such a big deal, talk to Matthew Marcus. Marcus, the chief technology officer for Local Ruckus LLC, owns the home at 4454 State Line in Kansas City, Kan. In addition to housing the social media calendar company he and CEO Adam Arrendondo run, the home was …
New apartment complexes may be popping up quickly in the next year, but the Unified Government is hoping housing across the county begins to grow at the same rate. The county and Board of Public Utilities this year are waiving certain fees for new home construction. The county also is moving forward with a plan …
City officials have decided to put the search for a new city administrator on hold temporarily until after city elections in April. Citing the low number of applications received and the upcoming election, Mayor David Breuer said city council members may revise the job requirements to attract more candidates and continue the search. (Read more: …
At its work session Monday night, Basehor City Council wrapped up an issue dating back to 2009 when the process of replatting several lots in Pinehurst South Subdivision wasn’t completely finished. The council agreed to reimburse homeowners Chad and Julie Hollings for about $900 for costs related to the misplatting of their lot in the …
Within the next few weeks the Basehor Planning Commission will take an in-depth look at the results of the 2012 community survey. Mailed to about 2,000 residents, the survey was completed by about 700 residents for a 35 percent response rate. City council and the planning commission used the survey to gauge citizen priorities, which …
For residents traveling out of town for the holidays, the Basehor Police Department offers to monitor homes for suspicious activity while they’re away. (Read more at the BasehorInfo.com stories)
As the search process for a new city administrator is under way, Basehor City Council members made it clear at their study session Monday there’s no reason to rush the process. The new city administrator will need to understand the dynamics of a small town, but one that is also growing and competing for new …
After nearly a year with the office vacant, the Basehor City Council is ready to find a new city administrator. Council members said during their work session Monday they believed the city had gone long enough without its top unelected official, and they were ready to begin searching for a new administrator now rather than …
A former Basehor police officer is suing the city and three current and former officials in U.S. District Court, alleging wrongful termination among other offenses. [The officer] who was fired from the Basehor Police Department in July 2010, alleges that the city … responded to his questioning of some of the department’s practices with hostility… …
The Basehor City Council on Monday agreed to pay a $200,000 settlement to former City Administrator Mark Loughry, 11 months after a surprise firing that sent the city tumbling into a period of political turmoil. (Read more at BasehorInfo.com stories)
The agenda for Monday’s Basehor City Council meeting calls for the approval of a $200,000 settlement payment from the city to former administrator Mark Loughry, who was fired 11 months ago. (Read more at BasehorInfo.com stories)
Though at the beginning of the summer, the Bonner Springs City Council was finding ways to make up for an expected budget shortfall in 2013, it now is voting on how to spend a slight surplus. (Read more at http://www.basehorinfo.com/news/2012/jul/18/bonners-budget-shortfall-turns-surplus/)
TThe Basehor City Council sent a message to the city’s police officers Monday night: Stay here. The council approved more than $100,000 worth of pay increases for city employees, with the bulk going to police. Most of the officers will receive increases of about 10 percent and about $3,000 per year. … Interim city administrator …