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The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities is asking area businesses that are preparing to reopen to flush water lines. According to a BPU news release, there are some precautions businesses should take to retain water quality. Wyandotte County is under a stay-at-home order through May 10, then it could go into the “red zone,” where some offices and manufacturing plants are looking at reopening, although they still are encouraged to work from home. The county health officer will determine if the county can move forward into the “red zone” on May 11. The BPU stated that buildings that…

Board of Public Utilities and Unified Government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. BPU emergency service will remain available around-the-clock. For power emergencies, customers may call 913-573-9522. The water emergency number is 913-573-9622 from 8 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, and 913-673-9522 from midnight to 8 a.m. and during weekends and holidays. Waste Management of Kansas will collect residential trash in Wyandotte County as normal on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according to an announcement.

The Board of Public Utilities is planning a new program for a KERA application assistance service line. BPU General Manager Bill Johnson said during the Wednesday night BPU meeting that the BPU would help customers with their applications for the Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance program, which provides utility funding for Kansas residents who are renters. He said he was following up on recent board discussions where BPU members suggested more assistance for the program. KERA is a state program that distributes federal funds that were intended to go toward rental and utility relief for those with hardships caused by COVID-19.…

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities, which met Wednesday night, will review policies on its cold weather rule, according to BPU President Mary Gonzales. Both the BPU and Kansas Corporation Commission have cold weather rules, but the BPU’s rule is slightly different from the KCC’s. The BPU heard from a resident, Jared Emmons, who asked the BPU to adopt the same cold weather rule as the Kansas Corporation Commission. He said there were several advantages to adopting the KCC rules. According to Emmons, apply the same rule to BPU as other utilities will help eliminate confusion for customers.…

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3. The virtual meeting will be conducted by telephone and internet. To reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19, the BPU facilities have been closed to the public. On the agenda will be a time for public comments, general manager and staff reports, a COVID-19 update, setting a hearing date on a Kansas Department of Health and Environment resolution, utility bill pay options, miscellaneous comments, board comments, a closed, executive session on personnel and a closed, executive session on labor. The KDHE resolution concerns a…

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will meet Wednesday, Jan. 20, in a Zoom meeting. A work session will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 20. On the agenda for the work session are board updates, general manager updates 2019 employee survey results and the KDHE revolving loan program. On the agenda at the 6 p.m. regular session are the election of officers, public comments, COVID-19 update, marketing and communications update, Wyandotte County regional hazard mitigation plan adoption, miscellaneous comments and board comments. The BPU offices are not open to the…

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in a remote meeting. On the agenda for the meeting are a public comment time; general manager and staff reports; a COVID-19 update; Nearman plant fall outage update; October financial report; miscellaneous comments and board comments. There will also be a meeting of the BPU Finance Committee which will begin at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. The 6 p.m. meeting will be conducted by telephone and the internet. The public may access both meetings through the telephone to listen in, and if they have access to…

The Board of Public Utilities will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in a virtual meeting. A work session will begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by a regular meeting at 6 p.m. On the agenda for the work session are a board update, general manager update, a reporting on 2021 staffing and a report on 2021 fuel and purchase power. On the agenda for the regular meeting at 6 p.m. will be a visitors’ time, a COVID-19 update, internal audit update, a report on 2021 annual delegates for Western Fuels, miscellaneous comments and board comments. The meeting will be conducted through…

The Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in a Zoom meeting. On the agenda are a visitors’ time, general manager’s and staff reports on COVID-19, the American Public Power Association national update and the August 2020 financial report, board comments and a closed, executive session. The BPU meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 7 and will be conducted through telephone and the internet. The public may access the meeting through the telephone to listen, and if they have the internet, may click on Zoom meeting. The Zoom link is at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724 Or residents…

The Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, in a remote Zoom meeting. On the agenda for the meeting area are a visitors’ time, a COVID-19 update, CARES Act update, July financial report, electric operations update, open health care enrollment report, miscellaneous comments and board comments. Access to the meeting will be available through the internet and telephone. To access the Zoom meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724. Interested persons also may call, toll-free, 1-888-475-4499. The meeting ID number is 845 2313-9724. The board information packet is available at https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-9-2-20.pdf Members of the community who wish to speak…