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Great Bend council pauses rezoning Baker Ave. property
Jack Manases, with Manases Enterprises, went before the Great Bend Planning Commission and Great Bend City Council requesting to rezone real estate at 1620 Baker Avenue. Manases purchased the R-2 (two-family) property and wants to rezone the lot to C-2 (general commercial) to park his trailers and equipment for his renovation and landscaping business.
Great Bend downtown owners: Grants available for loft renovations
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today $400,000 is available under the Residential Opportunities on Main Street (ROOMS) grant program to support new upper-floor housing in commercial buildings in Designated Kansas Main Street communities. “Main Street communities across the state long have been revitalizing their historic business...
Kansas home insurance costs projected to rise in 2024
KANSAS (KSNT) – Kansas home insurance costs are expected to rise faster than the national average in 2024. Insurify, an insurance shopping website, published its home insurance rate projections for 2024. The company is projecting a 6% increase in policy rates nationwide and projecting a 7% increase in Kansas. In 2023, Kansas had the 9th […]
INSIGHT KANSAS: Kansas needs affordable housing, not a football stadium
Kansas policymakers are abuzz about the recent defeat of a sports stadium tax in Jackson County, MO. Unfortunately, they’re saying all the wrong things. To paraphrase James Carville, “it’s affordable housing, stupid.”. If the tax had been approved, the money would have gone to renovate Arrowhead Stadium,...
REALTORS® of South Central Kansas pick up Salina, north central Kansas markets
WICHITA, Kan. — The REALTORS® of South Central Kansas (RSCK) general membership voted in April 2024 to approve the merger of the Great Plains Association of REALTORS® (GPAR) with RSCK. The Great Plains Association’s general membership voted to approve the merger earlier in the month. Effective...
INSIGHT KANSAS: Kansas needs affordable housing, not a football stadium
Kansas policymakers are abuzz about the recent defeat of a sports stadium tax in Jackson County, MO. Unfortunately, they’re saying all the wrong things. To paraphrase James Carville, “it’s affordable housing, stupid.”. If the tax had been approved, the money would have gone to renovate Arrowhead Stadium,...
New Funding Round Opens for Ottawa Housing Developers: Apply by May 17
The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) has released application materials for the 2024 Round 2 of the Kansas Housing Investor Tax Credit (KHITC) Program. This program supports housing developments in Ottawa and offers a valuable opportunity for developers.
Why Kansas must invest in energy efficiency for rental housing: It’s good for all of us
In the heart of America, Kansas stands at a crossroads where policy, ethics, and environmental sustainability intersect. With renters forming a significant portion of our population — 33% statewide, and even more pronounced in key urban centers such as Lawrence (56%), Wichita (42%) and Topeka (41%) — there’s an undeniable imperative that transcends the usual […] The post Why Kansas must invest in energy efficiency for rental housing: It’s good for all of us appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
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