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City Of Shawnee A Few Good Words : The Weekly - February 20 - 26, 2023

Government and Politics

February 21, 2023

From: City of Shawnee

All City offices including the Civic Centre will be closed on Monday, February 20 for Presidents Day. City offices will reopen on Tuesday, February 21. As a reminder, many City services are available online at any time at cityofshawnee.org.

Mayor Distler's State of the City address is this Thursday, February 23! This year, we're holding the address at a happy-hour style event with a signature "Hometown Brew" from Servaes Brewing Company, appetizers and live music at the Aztec Shawnee Theater! To reserve your tickets today, visit shawnee-ks.com/chamber. For additional information, visit cityofshawnee.org/news.

The Shawnee Downtown Partnership will meet on Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. This meeting will take place at City Hall at 11110 Johnson Drive.

The new year is here which means it's time to prepare your rebates! The City of Shawnee offers low-income rebates for a variety of bills and senior rebates for landline telephone bills. To qualify for low-income rebates, you must be up to date on property taxes and special assessments and meet the HUD Very Low Income Guidelines (listed on our webpage) for your whole household. To qualify for a senior rebate, you must be 62 or older and have landline telephone bills.

Rebates will be awarded at the City Clerk's desk at City Hall at 11110 Johnson Drive. Applications are open until April 28, 2023. For a full list of required documents and additional information, please visit cityofshawnee.org/rebates.

It's time to start thinking about your summer job! Many of our seasonal positions are posted and we can't wait to grow our summer team! To view these and all of our openings, visit cityofshawnee.org/jobs.

Other Happenings...

Head to cityofshawnee.org/news to stay in the know about all happenings!

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A Glance Ahead

Grab your green and get ready for our St. Patrick's Celebration! Come to downtown Shawnee on March 12 and spend your afternoon watching the annual parade, shopping at the first annual Shamrock O'Market, and watching the Sister Cities Duck Race! All details can be found at cityofshawnee.org/news!

Next week, the City Council and Council Committee will both meet on Monday, February 27. By Wednesday, March will be here which means spring, daylight saving time on March 12 and warmer weather are right around the corner! Visit cityofshawnee.org/calendar for details on all City happenings. Have a great week, Shawnee! We will see you right back here at 6 a.m. on Monday.