The Leavenworth Times
Allowing a Lansing mask ordinance to expire at the end of the month is reasonable, according to the city administrator.
Lansing City Administrator Tim Vandall said this assessment comes after speaking with the county health officer.
Vandall commented on the mask ordinance in a written city administrator report prepared in advance of a Lansing City Council meeting scheduled for Thursday evening.
The mask ordinance will not be on the agenda, but Vandall said he will be looking for direction from council members on Thursday.
If there is a consensus among council members to have a new ordinance drafted, they can consider taking action on the ordinance during a special meeting next week, Vandall said.
Port Authority sells land for company to move to Leavenworth
It looks like a Johnson County technology company may be moving to Leavenworth.
Members of the Leavenworth County Port Authority Board of Directors voted Tuesday to approve the sale of a three-acre lot in the Gary Carlson Business Park. The lot is intended for the new location of Modern Advanced Print Solutions.
According to the company’s website, MAPS is an “independent technology company featuring a comprehensive suite of leading imaging and printing products, services, software, and solutions.”
The company currently is located in Lenexa.
Company President and CEO Darrell W. Yoder said on the company’s website that “MAPS is well positioned for future growth and the next decade holds vast opportunities for MAPS to showcase our abilities to help our clients succeed in a complex world of data management.”
Members of the Leavenworth City Commission are taking exception with recent comments from a county commissioner.
During a Leavenworth City Commission meeting Tuesday, Mayor Nancy Bauder discussed remarks County Commissioner Jeff Culbertson made last week.
Culbertson’s remarks were made to the Lansing City Council as he discussed a proposal for a bridge project to connect Eisenhower Road in Leavenworth County with Missouri 152 Highway in Platte County, Missouri.
Culbertson said he believed there was hesitancy to support the project among some Leavenworth city commissioners because they are worried about losing the Centennial Bridge and they are worried the new bridge could lead to Lansing or even Basehor outgrowing Leavenworth.
County, city review state legislative priorities
Payments in lieu of taxes and property tax abatement for accessary buildings destroyed in tornadoes.
These are among the issues Leavenworth County commissioners would like for state lawmakers to address during their upcoming session.
County commissioners discussed their state legislative priorities during a meeting Wednesday.
And commissioners for the city of Leavenworth also reviewed their state legislative priorities this week.
Priorities for the Leavenworth City Commission includes expansion of Medicaid and support for the replacement of Centennial Bridge.
State lawmakers will begin their 2021 session Monday in Topeka.
County commissioners discussed their priorities during a work session Wednesday.