Sunflower seeks zoning change for second power plant
Sunflower Electric Power Corp moves to re zone 1881 acres around its existing site in Finney County from agriculture to industrial as part of plans for a second 600 megawatt coal fired unit. The request comes before county commissioners Monday at 8 30 am.
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First-time visitors from Japan join Finney County Fair scene
Six Japanese language exchange students, including 12-year-old Naho Onodera, experience their first Finney County Fair in Garden City. Host families share chores, visits to buffalo range, bowling, and swimming as they learn English and adjust to rural Kansas life.
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Exhibition Building at Finney County Fairgrounds Weekend
Weekend trip through the Finney County Fair features a mixed attractions booth at the Exhibition Building. Nancy Garhart, president of the Finney County Humane Society, holds Betsy Velvet a 3 month old Dachs hund mix in need of a forever home. The Finney County Historical Society booth offers a bookstore and cook’s shop on Buffalo Jones grounds.
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Finney County and Holcomb Garden City budget hearings set
Budget hearings for Finney County and the cities of Holcomb and Garden City cover a new Buffalo Dunes Golf Course parking lot, 3 to 6 new firefighters, Holcomb Lane resurfacing, and tax savings funded through 2006 property taxes. County spending would rise to 29.84 million, a 16 percent increase, with taxes up 4 percent to 16.95 million. a 35.851 mill rate would slightly fall from 35.993. A public hearing is 11:40 a.m. Monday at the Finney County Administrative Center. A $100,000 home would pay about 412.29 to the county next year, down roughly 1.63 from this year.
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Holcomb USD 363 to discuss budget and expansion
The Holcomb USD 363 Board will review the 2005-06 budget at its regular meeting. Superintendent Skip Landis will propose keeping the local property tax levy at 39.734 mills and lowering the capital outlay levy from 4 to 1.4 mills to offset a 3 mill rise in the general supplemental budget.
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Holcomb Board discusses budget and tax shifts
Holcomb USD 363 Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m in the Holcomb High School room to discuss maintaining at least 50 percent of the general supplemental fund, enabling a tax increase for capital outlay and a mill levy cut from 11.032 to 10.008, with no major cuts, but proposed raises for classified staff. The board aims to stay competitive with Garden City, Holcomb, and Page AS.
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