The Wyandotte County Unified Government Board of Commissioners voted 7-1 early Thursday morning to reject a proposed ordinance that would have banned “unlawful camping” on public property, following more than four hours of impassioned testimony from residents, service providers, and business owners. The ordinance, which emerged with unanimous approval from […]
The Unified Government Commission will meet Thursday at 7:00 PM. With the wrangling of property taxes and the budget in the rear view mirror for now, commissioners still have some important issues on the agenda, including changes to key county ordinances and amendments to the Homefield project near 98th Street […]
Gary Bradley-Lopez brings personal experience with utility struggles to Board of Public Utilities race A lifelong Kansas City, Kansas resident and middle school teacher is running for the Board of Public Utilities At-Large Seat 1 with a platform centered on affordability, improved communication, and community-first decision making. Gary Bradley-Lopez said […]
The Kansas City, Kansas City Planning Commission met Monday night to consider zoning changes and special use permits. The most contentious item on the agenda, a special use permit for Reworld Solutions to operate a waste recycling facility in the Armourdale area near South 14th Street and Argentine Blvd., was […]
The Unified Government has two new ethics commissioners after the Ad Hoc Ethics Commission Appointment Panel selected Martha Jenkins and Adrion C. Roberson to join the Unified Government Ethics Commission. Jenkins and Roberson were sworn in on Aug. 14. The Ethics Commission is charged with reviewing violations of the UG’s […]
Wyandotte News Daily sits down with Dr. Carlos Pacheco to discuss his background, platform, and vision for representing the 5th District on the Unified Government Commission Dr. Carlos Pacheco has lived in Wyandotte County’s 5th District his entire life, and now he’s seeking to represent the area on the Unified […]
The Unified Government board of commissioners will hold a special meeting at 5:00 p.m. this evening to review the status of funds received under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Congress passed the law in March 2021 in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. The UG received a total of $87.5 […]
After nearly five hours of presentation, comment, debate, and discussion about the city and county budgets, a closely divided Unified Government commission voted 6-5 to accept a request from Mayor/CEO Tyrone Garner to table the revenue neutral issue until next Thursday, July 17 at 5:00 p.m. The mayor expressed reservations […]
The Unified Government Board of Commissioners is set to consider another hot-button topic this Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m — property taxes. Revenue Neutral Just two weeks after a nearly six-hour meeting resulted in approval of zoning changes for a proposed data center, the commission will vote on whether to […]
Retired officer seeks to bring community-focused policing back to Wyandotte County David Kearney’s path to running for Wyandotte County Sheriff began in the northeast end of Kansas City, Kansas, where he grew up as the only boy in a household with four sisters and his mother. It was there, he […]