"Kansas counties are increasingly applying user fees to such 'nonessential' local government services as parks and recreation, libraries and public transportation, where they have more flexibility setting rates," [...]]]>
“We think that what we owe the city of Newton is yet to be determined,” said John Torline, North Newton’s city administrator. “… We should be paying basically for the services [...]]]>
Although delaying road maintenance saves money in the short term, Jim Meier, county road and bridge superintendent, said there is only so long projects can be put off before they start [...]]]>
WHAT IT IS: Proposed 2014 budget for the Harvey County Register of Deeds department. The budget is up from the 2013 budget estimate of $145,097 and the 2012 budget of $136,558.
WHAT IT DOES: The Harvey County Register of Deeds office provides accurate recordings of public documents in accordance with the laws of the state of Kansas. These documents include deeds, mortgages, oil and gas leases, easements, restrictive covenants, right of ways, power of attorney, surveys [...]]]>
He said public safety could be compromised without additional officers to patrol the streets. Understaffing is especially critical during a major crime or [...]]]>
Departments' 2014 budget requests came in at $17.9 million in expenditures with about $16.2 million in revenues, leaving the city about $1.7 million in the red.
“We just cannot adopt a budget that looks like this," said Lunda Asmani, assistant city manager for budget and finance, who provided an outlook [...]]]>
Although Jim Meier, county road and bridge superintendent, praises his crew for their hard work, he said they're able to do less work than they used to due to rising costs and decreasing funds.
According to Kansas State University's 2013 "Fiscal Conditions and Trends" report for Harvey County, road and bridge spending in the county [...]]]>
Health Ministries Clinic Executive Director Matthew Schmidt believes a more holistic approach is the future of health care, and he's excited about Health Ministries' efforts to offer multiple services to patients, all during one appointment.
"An integrated [...]]]>
During his budget presentation at Monday's Harvey County Commission meeting, Sheriff T. Walton reported he just couldn't keep his budget for 2014 flat without finding a place to make cuts.
"It's a good program," he said of senior patrol. "I know [...]]]>
WHAT IT IS: Proposed 2014 budget for the Harvey County Clerk department. The budget is up from the 2013 budget of $242,798 and the 2012 budget of $220,653.
WHAT IT DOES: The Harvey County Clerk's department serves a variety of functions, including recording and maintaining the proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners; recording receipts and expenditures for the county; preparing tax rolls for taxes [...]]]>
The Newton Activity Center will host the Kansas Optimizing Health Program from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, through June 23.
This free program developed by Stanford University is designed to help improve a person’s situation. All participants will receive a resource book titled "Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions."
This program is open [...]]]>
Dr. Colin Bailey, who the building is named after, said it was a huge milestone for the group. He has been board president for most of the fund-raising campaign.
"It is a great day," he said after the ceremony. "It is [...]]]>
Earlier this month, the city of Halstead passed a resolution declaring their intent to grant a five-year tax abatement to the company, which offers machining, welding, cutting, fabrication, sandblasting and powder coating services.
The property receiving the tax abatement is at 201 Industrial Road, [...]]]>
"Stop this."
"Don't take their voice from them."
Those were just a few of the notes written on a banner during a rally earlier this month in Topeka. Advocates for the intellectually/developmentally disabled hope the notes will send a strong message to state lawmakers, demonstrating why they think long-term care services for the disabled should be carved out of KanCare.
"I think families have good reasons to be afraid, [...]]]>
WHAT IT IS: The city of Newton's 2013 budget for the Meridian Center. The budget is up from the 2012 adopted budget of $508,231 and the 2011 budget of $344,387.
DEPARTMENT STATS: The Meridian Center is a 15,000 square foot facility available to rent for weddings, conferences, meetings and other events. The Meridian Center had its first full year of operation in 2012. The building has 8,000 square feet of meeting space that can accommodate up to 450 people. The facility [...]]]>
According to Newton resident Byron Warta, who serves on a water-related committee and attended the meeting, western portions of the state have been hit particularly hard by a lack of moisture, and problems are likely to continue into the coming year.
"Yes, we've gotten some rain, but the rains [...]]]>
The board of directors for the Harvey County Community Partnership announced the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization’s dissolution will be effective June 30. Paperwork for the intent to dissolve was mailed to the Kansas Secretary of State’s office at the end of March. The partnership no longer has regular office hours and has closed its public phone [...]]]>
After hearing comments from representatives on both sides of the issue at the Tuesday night commission meeting, commissioners unanimously passed the ordinance. The ordinance formally establishes what a "group residence," such as a homeless shelter, is, and how such residences will be authorized to operate in [...]]]>
"That's a huge difference," Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton reported during Monday's Harvey County Commission meeting. "The federal inmate program brings in a lot of money and reduces costs."
Walton shared statistics with the commissioners about the [...]]]>