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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2005
Page
1
Kansas school districts face a funding squeeze as fuel costs rise. The 2005 06 boost was largely earmarked for programs, not transportation, prompting districts to seek reallocations to cover buses. Interim Education Commissioner Dale Dennis notes expected moves to transportation budgets amid volatile fuel prices.
Finney County commissioners moved to hold a Nov 8 special election on a quarter cent county wide sales tax to fund economic development for 10 years from 2008. The measure targets projects including an industrial park training and incentives and two professionals for the program. The move followed momentum behind a 20 year 17.16 million plan.
After four lean years Southwest Kansas districts craft budgets with $290 million in new state education funding and rising property values. Lakin lowers its mill levy from 38.72 to 35.915 due to a $3.48 million jump in property valuation, cutting bond and interest. A $413.02 tax on a $100,000 home replaces $445.28, while total district valuation nears $215.9 million and state money exceeds $290,000.
U S Rep Jerry Moran met about 30 residents in Sublette during his Big First Listening Tour. They pressed him on high gas prices and energy policy while Moran urged scrutiny of gas markets and discussed ethanol as a consumer saver. He also cited healthcare costs and defensive medicine as local concerns, noting $78 billion was spent on unnecessary tests last year.
Finney County Public Library will get interim leadership from Library Systems & Services Inc. after director Emily Sitz resigns to lead a Kansas library system. Cindy Delanty will arrive Aug 24 for about two weeks, followed by Steve Coffman from LSSI's See Company office around Aug 31.
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