Month: May 2021

Virtual Democratic breakfast meeting to be Saturday morning

Guest speakers at the Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast Zoom meeting May 15 will be Kansas Treasurer Lynn Rogers, State Sen. Jeff Pittman, D-5th Dist., and State Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, D-36th Dist.

The internet meeting begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. The meeting is open to Democrats.

For details about how to connect to the meeting, email [email protected] or visit the Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast page on Facebook.

Mayor’s state of government speech to be Tuesday

Mayor David Alvey’s state of the government speech will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, at Memorial Hall.

Those interested may attend the speech in person or online. The speech is expected to be carried on YouTube.

The day to make reservations for the in-person speech is Friday, May 14. Reservations may be made to http://bit.ly/stateofthegovernment.

I-635 bridge replacement survey to begin May 17

A survey for a proposed bridge replace on I-635 over Metropolitan Avenue is scheduled to begin Monday, May 17. (KDOT map)

A bridge replacement survey is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 17, on I-635 over Metropolitan Avenue.

The Kansas Department of Transportation stated that the field survey for the proposed bridge replacement will gather information necessary for the detailed design of the proposed bridge. The survey should be completed by July 1, 2021, according to KDOT.

A map showed the location is I-635 over Metropolitan Avenue. It is near South 42nd Street in the Turner area.

John Sommers, survey project manager, will be in charge of this survey for KDOT.

A member of the survey crew first will contact property owners or tenants for permission to enter private property, the spokesman stated. Survey activities will include the use of survey instruments on the ground to determine locations of existing features within the survey corridor.