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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 2008
Page
1
Miranda Taylor of Garden City and Dillon Quint of Independence Missouri celebrate their graduations in a brief note.
Holcomb City Council approved pursuing a half percent sales tax to relieve property tax burden. The measure would apply to purchases at local businesses and raise Holcomb's total sales tax to 6.7 percent for the November general election. Local officials, led by City Administrator Robin Pena, cited five to six businesses as examples and noted current rates are 6.2 percent with state and county taxes.
Finney County Clerk Elsa Ulrich to receive a drafted notice as attorney Bill Heydman oversees the process. The last publication must occur 21 days before election, with city leaders confirming a 2009 budget adoption and mill levy adjustment.
In Garden City USD 457 elementary schools Jennie Barker and Plymell expand to include kindergarten through sixth grade for the first time in about 17 years. Superintendent Rick Atha notes the move follows earlier grade expansions as districts adjust to new intermediate centers finished in 1997.
Senator Pat Roberts observes continued excavation at Horse Thief Reservoir in Hodgeman County as construction progresses on the 450 acre lake. The $143 million project received local sales tax funding in 2005 and highway access support through a $561,000 allocation. Project manager Nathan Ritter says construction is moving smoothly and the lake is expected to fill in four to five years under normal conditions, though drought may affect timing.
U S Senator Pat Roberts says the nation must move beyond fossil fuels and adopt a comprehensive energy policy including drilling and conservation. He toured Horse Thief Reservoir in Hodgeman County and warned that reliance on foreign oil threatens economy and national security while Congress stalls.
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