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Resident urges action after years of recurring power outages on Maston
Summary
A long‑time resident told the council outages on Maston and a nearby Shawnee street have persisted for decades and said Evergy has provided inconsistent responses; staff said Evergy had been contacted and advised the resident to obtain a property survey to determine right‑of‑way.
Rick Jaeso, a resident who said he has lived at his Maston address for 25–26 years, used the public‑comment period to raise long‑standing concerns about repeated power outages affecting his neighborhood and asked whether the city had identified the responsible property owners or an update from Evergy.
Jaeso said he has contacted Evergy multiple times and described the utility’s responses as giving “a run around,” and he asked city staff how to check property lines and who to contact going forward. City staff said the city had previously contacted Evergy to inspect the problem and recommended a property survey to definitively identify property lines and any easements; staff noted that the area under the power lines is likely privately owned with an Evergy easement.
No formal action was taken at the meeting; staff offered to research further and the resident said he would continue to follow up with Evergy and consider checking property lines through a surveyor. The exchange was recorded during the public‑comment portion of the meeting.
