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Building a bridge for ending homelessness
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - We’re getting an update from a Topeka organization that aims to build compassionate partnerships to help vulnerable ppulations and end chronic homelessness . Barry Feaker from Compassion Strategies joined Eye on Northeast Kansas, along with Jenny Falk, the director of the Compassion Impact Center. To...
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Crash slows traffic early Thursday on I-70 in East Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A two-vehicle crash was slowing traffic Thursday morning on Interstate 70 in East Topeka. The collision was reported around 8:35 a.m. Thursday on westbound I-70 near S.E. Carnahan Avenue. Initial reports indicated at least one person was injured in the crash, which was slowing traffic at...
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Topeka leaders eye tax breaks for 42 planned luxury homes
Topeka leaders took the first step to give tax incentives for a luxury housing development planned for southwest Topeka. The Topeka City Council approved on Nov. 10 sending a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District application forward to the Kansas Secretary of Commerce. The project referred to as Ardmore Walk Addition No. 1 is to build 42 luxury homes near the corner of SW Lakeside Drive and 45th Street. If the secretary of commerce's office approves the application moving forward, the council will vote on whether to make it a tax benefit district and then the tax breaks the project could get. The vote passed with Councilwoman Michelle Bradberry abstaining and Councilwoman Christina Valdivia-Alcala voting against it. Valdivia-Alcala said she would vote against it every step of the way because of the high price point. "If they're needing support for a price point this high, then maybe they shouldn't be building," Valdivia-Alcala said. What is Ardmore Walk Addition No. 1 The proposed benefit district covers 25.28-acre tract, which would be developed in three phases, according to city documents. The developed properties are expected to start at the cost of $350,000 and go up further depending on the home. The homes will also