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The Unified Government is trying to keep the lights on at the T-Bones stadium, but the Board of Public Utilities says it won’t waive the baseball club’s utility bill. (File photo) by Mary Rupert An effort to waive utility payments that the T-Bones owe the Board of Public Utilities was rejected last week at a BPU board meeting. David Alvey, a BPU member who is running for mayor, made the motion, which passed 5-0, at the BPU meeting to reject the bailout request. According to Alvey, the Unified Government asked the BPU to forgive $172,700 of $314,000 that the T-Bones…

The Unified Government is trying to keep the lights on at the T-Bones stadium, but the Board of Public Utilities says it won’t waive the baseball club’s utility bill. (File photo) by Mary Rupert An effort to waive utility payments that the T-Bones owe the Board of Public Utilities was rejected last week at a BPU board meeting. David Alvey, a BPU member who is running for mayor, made the motion, which passed 5-0, at the BPU meeting to reject the bailout request. According to Alvey, the Unified Government asked the BPU to forgive $172,700 of $314,000 that the T-Bones…

The Unified Government is trying to keep the lights on at the T-Bones stadium, but the Board of Public Utilities says it won’t waive the baseball club’s utility bill. (File photo) by Mary Rupert An effort to waive utility payments that the T-Bones owe the Board of Public Utilities was rejected last week at a BPU board meeting. David Alvey, a BPU member who is running for mayor, made the motion, which passed 5-0, at the BPU meeting to reject the bailout request. According to Alvey, the Unified Government asked the BPU to forgive $172,700 of $314,000 that the T-Bones…

BPU says it won’t waive T-Bones’ utility payments by Mary Rupert An effort to waive utility payments that the T-Bones owe the Board of Public Utilities was rejected last week at a BPU board meeting. David Alvey, a BPU member who is running for mayor, made the motion, which passed 5-0, at the BPU meeting to reject the bailout request. According to Alvey, … Continue reading BPU says it won’t waive T-Bones’ utility payments Welcome to Wyandotte Daily!

The Kansas City, Kan., Board of Public Utilities was recently presented the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association. This national award is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting, and it represents a significant accomplishment by the utility and its management team. The award was presented to Lori Austin, manager of accounting and finance and chief financial officer of BPU, and her entire department, for the utility’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Judged by an impartial panel of experts, the utility’s CAFR demonstrated a “spirit of full disclosure” and…

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities administrative offices will be closed for the winter holidays on Friday, Dec. 25, and on Friday, Jan. 1. Although business offices will be closed on the holidays, emergency service will be available seven days a week, 24 hours a day. 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 913-573-9522 from midnight to 8 a.m. and during weekends and holidays.

The administrative offices and customer service lobby of the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17,  in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Although BPU’s business offices are closed on holidays, emergency service is available seven days a week, 24 hours per day. For power emergencies, customers should call 913-573-9522. The water emergency number is 913-573-9622 from 8 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, and 913-573-9522 from midnight to 8 a.m., and during weekends and holidays.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities administrative offices will be closed on Friday, April 10, according to a BPU spokesman. It is a usual annual day off in the BPU schedule of work days. Also, the BPU’s customer service lobby is currently closed because of COVID-19. Some kiosks are open in area grocery stores for walk-in payment of BPU bills. Although BPU’s business offices are closed on holidays, emergency service is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day. For power emergencies, customers should call 913-573-9522. The water emergency number is 913-573-9622.

The Board of Public Utilities has opened its BPU Community Solar Farm to commercial utility customers. The solar farm has nearly 4,000 photovoltaic solar panels. Commercial customers now will be able to have access to solar energy through the BPU’s solar farm program, that makes it affordable and accessible to everyone, a spokesman stated. Previously, the community solar farm program was available only to residential customers. “We are pleased to now offer BPU commercial customers the option of utilizing renewable solar energy that is produced right here in Wyandotte County,” said Don Gray, general manager of BPU, in a news…

Robert L. Milan Sr., Board of Public Utilities member, took the oath of office for his 1st District position on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Milan was the board secretary. (Photo from BPU) Jeff Bryant, Board of Public Utilities member, took the oath of office Wednesday after being re-elected to his 3rd District position. (Photo from BPU) A new member of the Board of Public Utilities, Rose Mulvany Henry, took the oath of office on Wednesday after being elected to the BPU member-at-large position No. 3. (Photo from BPU) Norm Scott spoke at the installation ceremony Wednesday. Scott is the outgoing BPU…