Month: April 2021

Fairfax group to discuss natural gas prices on Wednesday

The Fairfax Industrial Association is holding a virtual meeting about natural gas prices on Wednesday, April 7.

The meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. online.

According to FIA, some large gas users who purchased natural gas from a third party gas market are probably already seeing an exorbitant increase in their bill from the February cold weather.

Those who would like to participate in a virtual round-table discussion about their bill may contact Melissa Clark, executive director of FIA, at [email protected].

Customers of Kansas Gas Service who are under their general sales service rate may not have yet seen a significant increase on their March gas bills.

The pass-through cost of gas per MCF that customers pay for natural gas will probably show up on bills at a later time, the company has stated on information provided to consumers. Gas Service is working with the Kansas Corporation Commission on the issue in a process that could take several months.

BPU to meet Wednesday

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will meet Wednesday, April 7.

The meeting will be on the telephone and the internet.

A work session will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, followed by the regular meeting at 6 p.m.

A finance committee meeting will begin at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday.

On the agenda for the work session are a board update, general manager update, vegetation management update and report on the Nearman bottom ash project.

On the agenda for the regular meeting are a public comment time, general manager and staff reports, a COVID-19 update, preliminary February financial report, American Public Power Association RP3 award, Kansas Municipal Energy Agency board appointment, miscellaneous comments and board comments.

The BPU facilities are currently closed to the public to reduce the risk of exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The public may access all three meetings through the telephone to listen in and if they have access to the Internet, they can also click on Zoom meeting.

The link to the Zoom meeting is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724

The toll-free telephone number is 1-888-475-4499.

The meeting ID is 845 2313 9724.

The board meeting information packet is at
https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-4-7-21.pdf.

Members of the community who wish to speak to the board during the regular session must be logged in to the Zoom meeting via the internet using their browser or the Zoom application. Members of the public will be asked to raise their hand to signal they wish to address the board.

During the public comment section of the agenda, community members will be asked to provide their name and address and will then have 5 minutes to speak.

Accident reported on southbound I-35 near 18th

An accident was reported at 1:04 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, on southbound I-35 near 18th Street Expressway, according to KC Scout. Traffic should be prepared to stop, according to KC Scout. (KC Scout photo)
An accident was reported at 1:04 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, on southbound I-35 near 18th Street Expressway, according to KC Scout. (KC Scout photo)