Government

International group honors Lansing’s city administrator
November 2, 2009
Michael W. Smith, Lansing city administrator, recently received a 30-year service award from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA).
Wet grounds force cancellation of fall festival
By Staff Report
October 9, 2009
The city of Lansing announced Friday that the fall festival, Autumn in the Grove, has been canceled due to overwhelmingly wet and soggy conditions in Kelly Grove Park.
City council agenda set for Sept. 18 meeting
September 18, 2008
Lansing City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18
Council to meet in special session
Current staff reports
August 28, 2008
Lansing City Council will meet in special session at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28.
Decision to skip Leavenworth as NBAF finalist was unfair, angry lawmaker says
By Scott Rothschild
August 11, 2008
A state legislator on Monday expressed anger after a report indicated that Leavenworth had a high score as a possible location for a federal biosafety lab but was leapfrogged as a finalist by politically connected Mississippi.
County finishes anticipated planning, zoning ‘bible’
By Joel Walsh
June 19, 2008
A document that will guide development in Leavenworth County for the next 20 years has was approved Thursday by the County Commission.
Planning Commission to get month off
Current staff reports
April 7, 2008
There will not be a regular monthly meeting of the Lansing Planning Commission in April
City Council allocates DAZE revenue to prisons museum
By Joel Walsh
March 27, 2008
As warm weather approaches, Lansing City Council members are already looking ahead to the lazy ‘DAZE’ of summer.
Mayor makes house call with Meals on Wheels
By Joel Walsh
March 27, 2008
Lansing Mayor Kenneth Bernard delivered sack lunches to local seniors Wednesday, March 19, as part of the Meals on Wheels Association of America’s 2008 Mayors For Meals program.
Commercial wastewater rates to rise
By Joel Walsh
March 6, 2008
Following approval of a wastewater rate increase for Lansing residents and businesses in October 2007, city staff is now recommending further commercial rate adjustments in order to capture adequate revenue from the city’s highest volume users.
City takes more steps toward new park
By Joel Walsh
February 28, 2008
With a contractor in place, Lansing residents can expect to see work on a new city park begin in just a few short weeks.
City Council meeting agenda
February 21, 2008
The Lansing City Council could award a construction bid for the first phase of a new Lansing City Park, to be located on Gilman Road west of Kansas Highway 7 in a regular meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 800 First Terrace.
City Council supportive of regional airport study
By Joel Walsh
February 14, 2008
Lansing City Council members voiced their support for funding a study to determine the need for a regional airport in Leavenworth County but will delay taking the issue to a vote until the source of the money to fund the study is determined.
Mayor unsure of center’s tenants
Bernard updates business owners at luncheon
By John Taylor
February 7, 2008
Don’t ask Mayor Kenneth Bernard what’s going into Lansing Towne Center.
City’s debt may sink pool, for now
By Joel Walsh
February 7, 2008
As Lansing officials come closer to breaking ground on a new, 127-acre city park, they acknowledged plans for a state-of-the-art aquatic center to anchor the park could be put on hold longer than expected.

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