City hosts flood plain public hearing amid FEMA deadline
Holcomb city officials push back on flood map revisions as FEMA delay requests loom. Planning director schedules hearings for Sept 21 county and Sept 23 city while urging residents to act by Sept 25. LO MAs rise to 43 with 42 likely approval as Brownback presses FEMA for a quick, favorable response.
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Finney
FEMA
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Matt Allen
Fema Region VII
Allen
Commission
Kaleb Kentner
Holcomb
Kentner
U.S
Sam Brownback
Craig Fugate
John Doll
David Crase
Reynaldo Mesa
Commissioners approve 9.23 acre rezoning for Shaw move
On Tuesday the commissioners rezoned 9.23 acres bordered by Shortgrass Street Campus Drive and U.S. 50 West Bypass from agricultural to general commercial. They also approved plan amendments and a development agreement with Shaw, who seeks waivers of about 105000 in special assessments tied to utilities and site work. Shaw aims to relocate a longtime local business to 3502 N Campus Drive, with expected annual sales tax of 40000 to 50000.
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U.S. 50 West
Shaw
Kaleb Kentner
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
KDOT
Crazy House
C Bar H. Shaw
GCCC Expands Enrollment Amid Low Tuition Appeal
GCCC emphasizes cost savings drawing students from state universities where tuition runs 98 to 218 per credit hour. Director Steve Quakenbush notes rising class registrations as outreach continues across nine locations with late hours and contact numbers 276-9608 and 800-658-1696.
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GCCC
Steve Quakenbush
Quakenbush
Unruh
New county administrator gears up for flu season
New Finney County administrator Goss faces a tight budget as she prepares for the coming flu season. She aims to guide the health department through swine flu with help from Kemmerer and staff, as vaccine arrival timelines vary and state officials plan for increased H1N1 cases. The department readies mass immunization for priority groups once vaccines arrive, while doctors across the county coordinate on response efforts.
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Jason Eberhart-Phillips
Eberhart-Phillips
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
North America
Finney County
Newman University
Finney County Extension
Health Department
Kemmerer
Kansas
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