Garden City airport restaurant eyes budget aided by growth
Garden City officials debate keeping the airport restaurant as passenger flows rise. Mayor and commissioners note past losses but support the service as the airport expands toward regional status. Esquivel and Hitz discuss staffing, possible independent operator, and a 2.26 mill levy hike to fund the budget.
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Gus Esquivel
Garden City
Reynaldo Mesa
Garden City Regional Airport
Jeff Whitham
Whitham
Janie Perkins
Kansas
Perkins
Esquivel
Melinda Hitz
Hitz
Garden City considers golf course funding and budget plan
City officials discuss Buffalo Dunes budget with transfers from the community trust fund and the special recreation fund, eyeing a 2.26 mill levy increase to 33.191 mills. They frame the course as a quality of life asset, balancing affordability with revenue needs while noting recent magazine praise.
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Community Trust Fund
Garden City
Eighth St
Buffalo Dunes
American Express Travel and Leisure Golf
Kansas
Jeff Whitham
Whitham
Recreation Commission
Lee Richardson Zoo
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
Melinda Hitz
Hitz
Sales tax fight over school funding sparks equal education debate
State revenue declines threaten budget cuts while districts debate using a sales tax to fund education. Johnson County and Kansas City Kan argue for local control and potential court challenges. rural districts warn of farm economy impact as districts weigh raising teacher pay and staying competitive. Local officials predict legislative pressure and creative budgeting ahead.
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Kansas City, Kan
Board of Education
Hutchinson
Wynona Winn
Mike Utz
Garden City
Johnson County
Utz
Jim Reece
Healy
Lane County
4-H fair participants showcase crafts and livestock efforts
At the Garden City fair many 4-H youth exhibited pigs and crafts while families note growth in responsibility. Cassie Dover describes shared farming duties with her husband and daughter, as others like Tanner Parr and Tiffany Hands prepare to take goods to the state fair in September.
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Cassie Dover
Tanner Parr
Garden City
Parr
State
Tiffany Hands
Hutchinson
Hands
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