Town Hall · Lansing

Lansing, KS town hall & government

Lansing spent $15.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,419 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lansing's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Lansing

Tony McNeillMayorSince 2020 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Meetings

Coming up at Lansing's town hall

  • Oct 1Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular Meeting800 1st Terrace Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 15Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular Meeting800 1st Terrace Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 21Wed · 7:00 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission Regular Meeting800 1st Terr Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 29Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Work Session800 1st Terr Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 5Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular Meeting800 1st Terrace Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 18Wed · 7:00 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission Regular Meeting800 1st Terr Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 24Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Work Session800 1st Terr Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 17Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular Meeting800 1st Terrace Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 16Wed · 7:00 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission Regular Meeting800 1st Terr Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 3Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular Meeting800 1st Terrace Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 27Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Work Session800 1st Terr Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 20Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular Meeting800 1st Terrace Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 19Wed · 7:00 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission Regular Meeting800 1st Terr Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 6Thu · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Regular Meeting800 1st Terrace Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Lansing's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Lansing's money goes

Spent
$15.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,419
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$22.2 million
$1,980 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.1 million26%
Roads & transportation
$3.8 million24%
Parks & libraries
$2.6 million17%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million14%
Police
$2.2 million14%
Interest on debt
$520,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$229,0001%
Paid to other governments
$81,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lansing

Full-time staff
72
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
20 full-time
Parks & libraries
14 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time11 part
Fire
10 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
4 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lansing Unified School District 469

Lansing's K–12 school district, shared with Delaware and High Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,637
Kansas: $14,966
Students
2,511
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 20%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,637 per pupil, $7,882 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Lansing pay

Typical tax bill
$3,603
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$270,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Lansing's government

🏛️ Official websitelansing.ks.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lansing →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lansing

Lansing is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Lansing's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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