Other Community Info

Senior Living Help: https://www.seniorlivinghelp.org/assisted-living/kansas/ is an organization that provides senior living assistance to the elderly. Senior Living Help assists Kansas senior citizens, their family members and caregivers in finding appropriate senior living and care facilities.  Information and assistance with Medicare can be found here:  https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/medicare/kansas

The Kansas Department of Children and Families is providing funding assistance to qualifying households that may have drinking water and wastewater service disconnected or prevent them from being disconnected. The program is called Emergency Water Assistance Program (EWAP). See the EWAP Information or follow this link for more information http://www.dcf.ks.gov/EWAP/Pages/default.aspx

Dig Safe: 1-800-344-7233 or 811

Linn County Offices: 913-795-2668   www.linncountyks.com

Property Owners Association office: 913-757-4591    www.linnvalleylakes.com

Street Number Signs (911 Signs). Each residence or improved lot must post a reflective street number sign with numbers a minimum of 3 inches in height. The sign is to be positioned as to be readily visible to emergency responders and others from the street. Signs may be purchased at City Hall. Ordinance 160

Door-to-Door Sales, solicitors, peddlers and transient vendors of merchandise are considered a nuisance and are unlawful within the city limits. Ordinance 53

Littering and Illegal Dumping are prohibited on any public or private property. Both are in violation of Ordinance 98 and punishable by a mandatory fine.

Open Burning. Contact the Linn County Fire Department for details on open burning.

Evergy Electric Rates. Evergy is not providing accurate information to Linn Valley property owners with camping and multipurpose lots. The City does not provide zoning letters or occupancy permits.

The process to ensure an accurate Evergy rate is as follows:

1. Review and understand the Evergy tariff rates. See link below.

https://www.evergy.com/-/media/documents/billing/kansas-metro/detailed-tariffs/residential-other-use.pdf?la=en

2. Call Evergy at 888-471-5275 and ask for a Supervisor and request they read the Residential Other Use (ROU) tariff. If they won’t comply with their published tariff, let them know a complaint with the Kansas Corporation Commission will be filed.

3. Contact the Kansas Corporation Commission on-line or at (800) 662-0027 with a complaint against Evergy for inaccurate electric rate.