🌱 Could one legal tweak protect Gardner renters from another Aspen Place crisis?

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• Could one legal tweak protect Gardner renters from another Aspen Place crisis?

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• Thursday: Not as cool, with a high of 55 and low of 32 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy and colder, temps: high: 38, low: 21.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 34 and low of 9 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Hundreds of Gardner tenants lost their homes due to landlord neglect. One change in law could help (johnsoncountypost.com) — Gardner families forced from Aspen Place after the city condemned unsafe apartments are still struggling, while lawmakers consider tougher penalties for negligent landlords. A proposed change to Kansas law could give Gardner renters more leverage and compensation when basic services like water and sewage aren’t maintained. Local officials say they had little choice but to close the complex for safety.
   

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Friday December 12

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Friday December 12

• 50+ Lunch & Dominoes
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Tuesday December 16

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Special Chorus Holiday Tour
  Scarborough Elem Olathe, KS 66062
  9:00 am
• Winter Concert
  Forest View Elem Olathe, KS 66061
  2:15 pm
• Open Gym
  City of Spring Hill Calendar , 401 N. Madison St. , Spring Hill
  3:30 pm
• JH Boys BB @Altoona
  Oswego Nehi Elem Altoona, KS 66710, USA
  4:00 pm
• HS Girls BB Vs Riverton @ St Paul Tourn.
  Saint Paul High School , 118 1st St , St Paul
  4:00 pm
• HS Boys BB Vs Riverton @ St Paul Tourn.
  Saint Paul High School , 118 1st St , St Paul
  5:30 pm
• Winter Choir Concert- Doors Open at 5:40pm
  Tomahawk Elem Olathe, KS 66062
  6:00 pm
• Lunch & Learn
  5500 W 91st St , Overland Park
  6:00 pm
• Winter Band Concert (main gym)
  Frontier Trail Middle School Olathe, KS 66062
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We understand the importance of timely service at our Johnson County Motor Vehicle offices.
  To ensure customers get the service they deserve, our online waitlist closes after it reaches capacity for that day. Capacity can fill up quickly. … (Nextdoor )
• Regarding JR Painting LLC….
  I see many requests for recommendations for house painters on this website. Sadly, I am realizing that some independent contractors aren’t as… (Nextdoor St Johns Trace)

• Cosentino's Food Stores posted a job opening for Bakery Manager-In Training - Full Time Hourly with Excellent Benefits Cosentino's Price Chopper in Gardner, KS in Gardner. Apply here.
• Goodcents posted a job opening for Crew Member - 796 E Main St. in Gardner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gardner here.

🗞 Nearby News

Spring Hill

• Trapped by fast cash: How one woman escaped the payday loan debt spiral (bankrate.com)

Olathe

• Kansas judge denies JoCo's plan to ask voters to renew public safety sales tax (johnsoncountypost.com)
• Olathe West classes to begin as normal after police presence at the school early this morning (kshb.com)
• Former Johnson County Applebee's now a family-owned Italian restaurant (kansascity.com)

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