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Citizens could soon be seeing some changes to their water bill after some discussions by the Liberal City Commission at a special meeting Thursday afternoon.
City Manager Scarlette Diseker led the discussion with the commission.
International Pancake Day is less than a month away, and prior to the annual celebration with Olney, England, some Liberal businesses are taking advantage of the festivities to drum up business by inviting customers through their doors to find flapjacks.
After a great start in 2024, the Flapjack Find is back for this year’s festivities, and the fun starts Feb. 17 and runs through Feb. 21, and organizer Nora Rubio said the event is simply another activity to enjoy as part of Pancake Day.
“It’s a way to give thanks to the businesses who advertise with us,” she said.
Rubio said there is no cost for businesses to participate, but the Flapjack Find will get people through the doors of local business searching for a pancake.
Last Monday, Seward County commissioners moved forward with a bond issue Administrator April Warden said is now nearly complete.
The commissioners approved unanimously a bid from Piper Sandler & Company of Minneapolis, Minn., one of 11 bids received for the sale of $6.105 million in general obligation bonds to help the county with several road projects.
Seward County has been working diligently to put together a five and 10-year road plan that began with the hiring of the civil engineering firm, Kirkham Michael & Associates, to assist in reviewing county roads both gravel and asphalt.
During her time in office, Gov. Laura Kelly has made no secret of her desire to expand Medicaid in order to help Kansans.
That expansion could be a step closer to becoming reality as her proposal to expand Medicaid to 150,000 additional Kansans, the Healthcare Access for Working Kansans (HAWK) Act was introduced into both chambers of the Kansas Legislature earlier this week.
“The Healthcare Access for Working Kansans (HAWK) Act protects our rural hospitals, bolsters our health care workforce, and strengthens our economy — all while coming at no cost to Kansans. In fact, by waiting to expand Medicaid, we have wasted over $280 million and left $7.6 billion on the table in Washington D.C.,” Gov. Kelly noted in a release from the State of Kansas. “I encourage the legislature to advance Medicaid expansion this session so we can bring Kansas taxpayer dollars back home to support our health care system.”
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced Thursday $4.13 million in tax credits will be made available under the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Community Service Tax Credit Program (CSP).
“Revitalizing our communities and state requires targeted investments that make people want to live and work in Kansas,” Toland said. “CSP supports communities by substantially reducing the cost for donors to make contributions to charitable organizations that help fund important local projects.”
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