Garden City Considers Electric Rate Hike Amid Budget Gap
Garden City faces rising power costs as the public utilities director seeks higher base charges and a uniform per kilowatt rate. He cites dwindling reserve funds from 4.1 million in 2005 toward 2.4 million next year and warns the ECA trend will push bills up for churches, schools, and businesses. Community leaders warn higher bills could strain ministries and retailers while offering energy conservation incentives.
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Muirhead
Garden City
Public Utilities
City Commission
Wheatland Electric Co-op
Mike Lake
Community Congregational Church
Third St
Lake
Emmaus House
Spirit of the Plains
CASA
United Methodist Mexican- American Ministries
Mary Fabin
First Baptist Church
N. 11Th St
Fabin
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Downtown Vision
Main Street
Glass
Area schools report success on AYP tests across districts
Lakin schools posted reaching AYP most years with one math subgroup missing in 2009. An after school program and dedicated staff attributed to gains as districts move toward Common Core standards. USD 482 Dighton elementary and junior high but not high school earned AYP and Governor Award noted previously. Ulysses district saw high school progress while other buildings did not. Garden City and district-wide AYP results varied with several middle and elementary schools missing AYP while some districts met the Standard of Excellence.
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Lakin
Lacock
Kansas
Corestandards.org
Joel Applegate
Applegate
Ulysses
Bonnie Deiter
Ulysses High
Kepley
Sullivan
Kansas Department of Education
Hugoton
Moscow
Stanton County
Syracuse
Satanta
Garden City
Abe Hubert
Kenneth Henderson
Bernadine Sitts
Charles O. Stones
USD 457
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