The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan. Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting Thursday evening, tackling housing tax incentives, celebrating statewide recognition for the county’s parks department, and approving a slate of board and commission appointments. Commission strikes compromise on property tax rebate The meeting’s most […]
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 […]
The Unified Government Board of Commissioners approved the increased STAR bond package for the American Royal project 8-1 after a lengthy meeting that included nearly two hours of commentary from the public and commissioners. Commissioners Andrew Davis, Melissa Bynum, Tom Burroughs, Gayle Townsend, Bill Burns, Christian Ramirez, Evelyn Hill, and […]
Voters in the Piper USD 203 school district rejected a $32.5 million bond issue and corresponding mill rate increase that would have paid for another round of expansion and improvement in the district’s facilities. For a $300,000 house, the increase would have been approximately $83 per year. The 63.4 percent […]
Beginning Monday, February 10, the Unified Government of Wyandotte and Kansas City, Kansas (UG) Clerk’s Office will extend appointment hours at three sites to assist with processing applications for the seniors and persons living with disabilities rebate programs. [Read more]