Category: UG News

ARPA subcommittee plans to meet Thursday

The Unified Government’s ARPA Subcommittee plans to meet virtually at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 10.

The UG American Rescue Act Plan subcommittee will meet through a Zoom webinar.

The topics to be discussed, according to the meeting notice, are measures of success, infrastructure, facilities, parks and recreation proposals and community outreach.

The meeting notice is online at https://civicclerk.blob.core.windows.net/stream/WYCOKCK/77b82d46-c854-4f21-8a7b-4d06fe829a52.pdf?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&sig=2sZdWVLHsmN%2F3frtkju17VR92XwhJ4JUyykH0THKHdw%3D&st=2022-03-10T00%3A44%3A55Z&se=2023-03-10T00%3A49%3A55Z&sp=r&rscc=no-cache&rsct=application%2Fpdf.
The meeting notice includes the web address to connect to the Zoom meeting.

For more information about how to connect to the meeting, visit https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Engage-in-Public-Commission-Meeting.

There are plans to have the lobby of City Hall open for those who want to attend and watch the meeting from there.

Trash pickup delayed on Thursday

Residential trash pickup and recycling will be delayed on Thursday, March 10, according to an announcement from the Unified Government.

Waste Management will not pick up trash and recycling on March 10. A winter storm, with snow, is in Thursday’s forecast.

Trash and recycling will be delayed by one day the rest of the week.

Those whose normal trash day is Thursday should place their items at the curb or street edge on Friday, March 11, according to the announcement.

Those whose normal trash day is Friday should place their items at the curb or street edge on Saturday, March 12.

If trash and recycling services are delayed further, more information will follow, according to the UG.

For more information about solid waste management, including frequently asked questions, visit wycokck.org/Waste.

To report a service issue, dial 3-1-1 or visit mywyco.wycokck.org.

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Garner gives vehicle back to UG fleet

Mayor Tyrone Garner has turned in his Unified Government vehicle to be decommissioned and sold, according to an announcement by the UG on Monday evening.

According to the news release, the action was unsolicited, and the newly purchased GMC Yukon Denali will be returned to the UG fleet, decommissioned and sold.

The expense of the new vehicle, reportedly over $85,000, was criticized by some local residents and was the subject of news stories recently. The vehicle was bought in Missouri.

According to the news release, the UG charter allows for a vehicle to be purchased for incoming mayors.

“Mayor Garner wants to put his service to this community above himself by making a promise to refuse any new vehicle purchases afforded to his office by the Unified Government,” the news release stated. “The Unified Government is confident that this action will allow for the fleet center to recoup any expenditures it incurred in its obligation to provide the Mayor’s office with a fleet vehicle as mandated by the Unified Government charter ordinance.”

“As a new Mayor, I am being proactive in recognizing that I need to move in a different direction when it comes to the utilization of resources provided to me by the Unified Government,” Mayor Garner said in the news release. “I really want people to know that I want this Mayor’s office to be something other than politics as usual.”

He stated he remained committed to reducing the community’s tax burden, ensuring residents have an affordable BPU bill that better reflects utility usage, and attracting responsible development countywide.

“I reaffirm my pledge to be community-driven,” Mayor Garner said. “I want to do my part to help facilitate making Wyandotte County a great and safe place to live, work and raise a family.”