City debates pool improvements and funding approach
Garden City recreation figures discuss financing plans for pool upgrades noting bonds could be issued over five to seven years. City Manager Halloran warns against binding future commissions. Attendees urge prudent use of tax funds while civic leaders compare regional pool projects and public demand.
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Mesa
Recreation Commission
Bob Halloran
Garden City Recreation Commission
Donna Gerstner
GCRC
Duane West
West
Hays
Kansas City
Area jails house Sedgwick County inmates to ease overcrowding
Finney County Jail Administrator Mark Welch says space and staff allow housing Sedgwick County inmates at a cost under 30 dollars per day each, with Sedgwick paying 30 dollars daily and taking responsibility for medical care. The arrangement adds steady inmates across 19 Kansas counties, offsetting local costs and supporting jail budgets.
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Finney County
Mark Welch
Welch
Sedgwick County
Bascue
Sedgwick
Kansas
Finney
Grant
Hamilton
Stanton
Stevens
Seward
Kiowa
Greenwood
Labette
Wilson
Cherokee
Harper
Butler
Rice
Cloud
Mitchell
Osborn
Graham
Wichita
Maxwell
Grant County
Lou Henderson
County General Fund
Hamilton County
Mike Keating
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff’s Office
Stanton County
Bezona
Stevens, Seward
Firefighters Union forms improvement team with nine members
The union seeks bargaining power as nine members are appointed to an improvement team from six full time and one volunteer firefighters. The panel will tackle issues from job postings to a line of duty death package and training while costs for a facilitator rise to about 10000 dollars. City leaders expect a 10 to 12 month process with regular reports and possible progression toward broader union recognition.
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J.R. Behan
Behan
Wing
Marla Flentie
The
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Flentie
Wichita
Matt Allen
David Crase
Bob Halloran
International Association
IAFF
Gary Fuller
Commission
Janie Perkins
Perkins
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Garden City Retirement Village
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