Higher labor costs may raise Chanute refuse charges
City manager Bob Bunting proposes raising residential refuse rates from $2 to $3 per month to cover increased labor and operating costs and to make the sanitation department a self sustaining utility. The move aims to fund a new $17,690 refuse truck while balancing the department’s budget. The discussion followed a review of sanitation finances and revenue sharing options.
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John Brooks
City Sanitation Department
Chanute
Bob Bunting
City Commission
Bunting
Commission
Sanitation Department
John Orozco
Overland Park
Pittsburg
Chanute Historical Society plans week long program
Neosho County Historical Society members will host a Chanute celebration dinner for Octave Chanute and family on February 20 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices are 3.75 for adults and 3 for children, with registration through Robert Merritt. The program includes a slide show of Chanute’s flight contributions and a city founding depiction.
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Historical Society
The
Neosho County Historical Society
Octave Chanute
Don Tucker
Society
Chanute
Robert Merritt
Tucker
Murray Hill
USC
Johnny Litchenburg
Denver
Col
Ed Carey
Air Force
International Aerospace Hall of Fame
San Diego
William G. Lorenz
Long Beach
Calif
Robert Hosack
California
Carey
Lorenz
Colorado
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Neosho County Awards Bid Package for Tires and Trucks
Neosho County commissioners voted to spend about $65,000 on tires culverts and trucks for county use after reviewing multiple bids. The largest item is two diesel International trucks estimated at around $46,000 though county commissioner Bill Richman questioned the expenditure feasibility focusing on diesel versus gasoline options.
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Neosho County
Bill Richman
Eaton Metal Products Corp
Hutchinson
Eaton
Larry Miller
Harris meets farm bureau members in Erie
State Rep. Fred Harris, while visiting Neosho County Farm Bureau members in Erie, said ex governor Docking and governor Bennett brought professional staff into departments being organized. He argued for public education on decriminalization versus legalization of marijuana and discussed state water sales from Redmond Reservoir. Commissioners consider purchasing two diesel trucks for county work amid a special meeting to decide unanimously, after bids from Notestine Sales and Goodyear.
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Fred Harris
Neosho County Farm Bureau
Erie
Robert Docking
Robert Bennett
Harris
George Works
John Redmond
Redmond
Wheat’ Commission
Ewen Motor Company
Jim Guffey
Richman
Water sale plan unlikely to drain John Redmond reservoir
Kansas lawmakers heard a state water expert say the proposed annual 9.7 billion gallon sale to cool the Wolf Creek plant will likely reduce John Redmond Reservoir by about two feet in normal years. The 50 year sale to Kansas City utilities could net Kansas more than 139 million after costs and rent.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
John Redmond
Keith Krause
Kansas House
Wolf Creek
Burlington
House
Senate
Krause
Kansas
John Redmond Reservoir
Neosho River
Kansas City and Electric Co
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Neosho
Kg&e
Iola
Ford Proposals Draw Fire as Congress Considers Social Security and Medicare Increases
President Ford’s request for election year rises in Social Security taxes and Medicare costs for the elderly and disabled faced strong opposition before reaching his desk. Ford argued the Medicare plan shielded the aged and disabled from catastrophic medical costs and that the tax increase would safeguard the system’s finances.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Ford Welfare Plan Sparks Bipartisan Criticism In Congress
Ford proposed a Social Security payroll tax increase of three tenths of one percent for workers and bosses to shore up reserves. Democrats criticized the plan as political maneuvering aimed at the elderly in primaries, while supporters say the measures promote dignity security and health for all Americans.
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Ford
White House Oval Office
House
Ways and Means Subcommittee
Bert Seidman
Afl-Cio
Social Security Department
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Royster Junior High School
Chanute Public Library
Chanute Library Board
Rep. Harris
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Notestine Sales, Inc
Montgomery Ward
Goodyear Service Store
Utilities
Water Resources Board
Cha
New York
Santa Fe Park
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