Finney County OKs 2004 budget with 5.5 mill increase
The Finney County Commission unanimously approved a 2004 budget totaling 27.66 million dollars with a general fund of 15.2 million and a mill levy rise from 35.7 to 41.2 mills. A Garden City home valued at 75,000 dollars will pay about 356 dollars in county taxes, up 48 from last year. Betty Becker urged caution over rising costs while Irv Stephens attributed the strain to state actions and a 660,000 loss from state transfers and a 12 million drop in assessed county valuations.
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Finney County Commission
Garden City
Betty Becker
Finney County
Becker
Irv Stephens
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Finney County fairgrounds fee changes eyed by officials
Finney County Fairgrounds Manager Angie Clark urged changes to usage and security policies after locking in the 2008 fair. She presented eight concerns to commissioners, proposing security staffing minimums by room and exemptions for nonprofit groups or small gatherings, with details to be discussed further.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Angie Clark
Finney County
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Commissioners
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Exhibition Building
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Alan Fankhauser
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Weather hits Kansas crops as drought deepens
Kansas crops deteriorate under heat with light rain failing to relieve dry conditions. The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reports 42 percent of corn in poor to very poor condition and only 20 percent good or 3 percent excellent. Sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, and cotton also show drought effects with varying condition ratings.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kass
Negotiating teams reach tentative pact in Garden City
The Garden City Educator's Association and USD 457 reached a tentative agreement on 2003 04 negotiations with a federal mediator John M Doern of Wichita assisting. They discussed salary health benefits staff meetings leave time extra duty and planning time. The district offered a 3 01 percent salary rise including 300 base increase 50 per month health coverage and one step on the salary schedule. The pact amounts to 0 74 percent base rise 1 04 percent step rise and 1 22 percent health care increase. The GCEA will present the proposal to teachers for a vote and then the USD 457 Board of Education must vote before it takes effect.
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Garden City Educator's Association
USD 457
John M. Doern
Wichita
Doern
Garden City USD 457 approves 2003-04 budget with lower mills
Garden City USD 457 board approved the 2003-04 budget after a public hearing. The plan cuts the mill levy from 44.49 to 43.19 while the district valuation fell about 6.6 million to 247.36 million, with total spending around 70.39 million.
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Garden City
Board of Education
Garden City High School
Hugoton council trims police budget as talks of disbanding loom
Hugoton City Council approved a 7,151,960 budget with a 25,000 cut to the police force, delaying disbandment plans. The 2004 levy rises 2.99 mills to raise 598,197. Council discussed a nonbinding advisory vote on dissolving the seven-member police department, seeking guidance from the League of Kansas Municipalities and Stevens County officials. The issue remains under study with a possible advisory election.
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Hugoton
Stevens County
Sheriff’s Office
Tom Hicks
Visory
League of Kansas Municipalities
League
Hicks
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