Questions about enforcement by the Prairie Village city council on Monday stymied significant progress on the advancement of a new ordinance to regulate unmanned aerial drones. The council had directed
Two long serving members of the Lenexa council are retiring after their terms are up in 2020. Councilmen Andy Huckaba, serving Ward 4, and Steve Lemons, serving Ward 1, recently
The Leawood city council on Monday unanimously approved a community improvement district (CID) sales tax that will provide revenue to fund certain redevelopment costs for Ranch Mart North, located near
Mission Hills continued to wrestle with how to best apply non-discrimination language providing legal protections to LGBTQ+ individuals during this week’s council meeting. While governing body members generally agreed they
The Merriam City Council voted unanimously to create a new position within the city’s Public Works department during Monday’s city council meeting. The newly created position is for a Facility
Retiring Overland Park city councilmember Dave White has announced he is endorsing Tom Carignan, managing director and vice president at EFL Associates, an executive search firm, for his Ward 3
Shawnee resident Greg Sitzmann has entered the race for the Ward 3 seat on the council, triggering an August primary. Sitzmann faces incumbent Lisa Larson-Bunnell, who was appointed by the
Overland Park is moving toward a comprehensive new agenda and video system that will make it easier for people to watch city meetings remotely while keeping track of the accompanying
Peggy Dunn, the city’s top elected official for 22 years, has filed for reelection as Leawood mayor. Dunn came to the governing body in 1993 and served two two-year terms
A special sales tax district proposal to help pay for redevelopment of the Ranch Mart North shopping center is being written and will be up for review in a public
Merriam councilmember Robert Weems has resigned from his seat representing Ward 1. The Merriam council on Monday formally accepted his resignation and has begun the process to appoint someone to
Lenexa resident Julie Sayers has announced her plans to run for council in November. She seeks the Ward 4 seat currently occupied by incumbent Andy Huckaba. Sayers, who is a
In 2013, after years of preliminary investigation, Prairie Village officials scuttled the idea of moving ahead with a project that would bring a new community center and natatorium to the
A computer scientist and first-time candidate has filed to run for the Ward 6 seat on the Prairie Village City Council currently occupied by Ted Odell. Ian Graves said that
The city of Shawnee is moving forward with a public vote on a property tax increase to fund a proposed community center. After months of discussion, the council voted 7-1
