The Board of Public Utilities will meet Wednesday, April 2, at the BPU offices, 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan.
A work session begins at 5 p.m. On the agenda are a general manager and board update; and customer satisfaction survey results.
The regular BPU meeting will begin at 6 p.m. On the agenda are a visitorsâ time; appointments to the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency; preliminary February financial report; board comments; and general manager comments.
Kansas City Kan., Mayor Mark Holland, Edwardsville Mayor John McTaggart and Bonner Springs Mayor Jeff Harrington today recognized the Hillcrest Transitional Housing Center program with a joint proclamation. (Photo by William Crum)
by William Crum
Three mayors got together today to make a proclamation on behalf of Hillcrest Transitional Housing Center, 728 N. 31st St., Kansas City, Kan.
The event was packed with kids and community members who heard the proclamations from Kansas City Kan., Mayor Mark Holland, Bonner Springs Mayor Jeff Harrington and Edwardsville Mayor John McTaggart.
The Hillcrest program, according to information from the center, is designed to move families and youth from homelessness to self-sufficiency. It is designed to give homeless families and youth the motivation and training needed to break the poverty-welfare cycle and lead an independent life.
The program offers tough love with a caring environment, according to information from the center. It meets housing needs with a furnished apartment, and provides professional services such as medical, auto repair and legal assistance, weekly counseling sessions for problem-solving, employment, budgeting, and parenting.
After the homeless get on their feet with a new job and a new place to live, they are provided with continued counseling and encouragement, according to information from the center.
For more information, call 913-400-2573 or 913-827-8464 or visit the website, www.hillcresttransitionalhousing.org.
A fire at a home at 2330 N. 68th St. Tuesday morning is under investigation, according to the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department.
At 9:43 a.m. April 1, crews went to the fire and found light smoke coming from the one-story home.
They found fire in the basement and the attic.
No one was in the structure, the spokesman said.
The fire was brought under control in 15 minutes.
The fire investigator is looking into the cause of the fire. Power was already off at the home.
The estimated damage to the structure and contents was $20,000, the spokesman said. There were no injuries.
