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Rep. Davids requests $3.9 million for city hall projects which Prairie Village claims no details exist - The Sentinel

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Rep. Davids requests $3.9 million for city hall projects which Prairie Village claims no details exist - The Sentinel

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Calling it an “evolving project,” The City of Prairie Village claims it doesn’t have more than a general breakdown of costs for the $30 million “municipal complex project,” but Democrat U.S. Rep Sharice Davids, whose district includes Prairie Village, has requested millions in federal funds for the project. Davids asked Congress for a $3.9 million appropriation “to upgrade driveways, sidewalks and curbs, underground retention, drainage pipes, fe…See the Story

Lawsuit Filed Against Prairie Village for Trying to Build $30M City Hall without Public Vote

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Lawsuit Filed Against Prairie Village for Trying to Build $30M City Hall without Public Vote

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A resident of Prairie Village, Kansas, is suing the city, claiming it unlawfully approved a $30 million project to build a new city hall. Marc Vianello is asking the court to stop the city of Prairie Village from issuing $30 million in bonds without a public vote, as required by law, according to the lawsuit. Kansas mom sentenced to prison for crash that killed 1-year-old son On June 16, 2025, the lawsuit says the Prairi…See the Story

VillageFest 2025 brings bubbles, face paintings and smiles

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VillageFest 2025 brings bubbles, face paintings and smiles

VillageFest 2025 featured smiles, bubbles and special community awards. The city of Prairie Village’s annual Independence Day celebration kicked off at 7:30 a.m. on Friday with a pancake breakfast and a recognition ceremony for residents earning community spirit awards. Here’s a look at VillageFest 2025 through the Post’s lens. (See VillageFest 2024 photos here.) Lisa Elsener, a Special Olympics Gold medalist, receives a 2025 community spirit aw…Read Article

Will GOP Think Tank Hateration Help Prairie Village Fight City Hall?!?

It hasn't worked so far . . .Still, our 2nd favorite think tank blog spins this neighborhood dispute against a politico who keeps on defeating the GOP sausage fest that can't seem to win population centers. Check-it . . . Read more at tonyskansascity.comRepublican Party · Prairie Village Read Article

Prairie Village voters to answer question about city's government

This November, Prairie Village voters will be asked whether they want to do away with the city’s current form of government. The public vote, which the city has confirmed will occur this November, is the culmination of a years-long debate in Prairie Village, which began as a fight over zoning and housing and wound up in a legal battle over city governance. The question about the city’s form of government is also completely separate from the city…Prairie Village · Prairie Village Read Article

Utility worker shocked in Prairie Village while restoring power

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The 30-year-old man works for Par Electrical Contractors, a subcontractor for Evergy.Prairie Village · Prairie Village Read Article

George Taylor Hess, JD

Jul 22, 1925 – Jun 12, 2025 George Taylor Hess, JD, 99, of Prairie Village, KS (formerly of Leawood) died June 12, 2025 at Claridge Court retirement community. Taylor was born July 23, 1925 in Uniontown, PA to George Hibbs Hess, MD and Marguerite Taylor Hess. Taylor graduated salutatorian from Uniontown High School (1943). During summers he went to Culver Naval Summer School (1940-42). He enrolled in Harvard in 1943, but was drafted into the arm…Prairie Village · Prairie Village Read Article

Utility worker in critical condition after electric shock in PV

A man is in critical condition after a reported electric shock in a Prairie Village backyard. Firefighters from Consolidated Fire District No. 2 and Overland Park Fire were called to a backyard in the 7500 block of Norwood Street just before 1:30 on Saturday morning for a report of a utility worker injured by a power line and still in a raised bucket. Johnson County Med-Act Public Information Officer Captain Joe Folsom says the injured person is…Prairie Village · Prairie Village Read Article

Prairie Village Resident Sues City over $30 Million 'Municipal Complex' Bond Issue - The Sentinel

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A new lawsuit by a Prairie Village resident contends the charter ordinance the city is using to authorize $30 million in bonds is illegal. At issue is a new “municipal complex” the city wishes to build, which would combine the police and municipal court in one building and a new city hall on the other side of the property at 7820 Mission Road in Prairie Village. The city is using a charter ordinance passed in 2016 to finance a roughly $3 million…Prairie Village · Prairie Village See the Story

Prairie Village's $30M city hall project moves full steam ahead

The city of Prairie Village is locked in on a $30 million municipal complex project, despite some resident calls for a public vote on the issue. On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council in two separate 9-2 votes made critical decisions that moved the $30 million project — for a $23 million city hall and […]Prairie Village · Prairie Village Read Article

Prairie Village city hall project subject of new KPI survey

Supporters of an effort to put the new Prairie Village municipal complex project before voters say a new survey shows residents “overwhelmingly” back the idea. But roughly two-thirds of the 435 respondents polled in the survey, which was sponsored by a conservative Wichita-based think tank, live outside of Prairie Village. While some backers of a […]Prairie Village · Prairie Village Read Article