County Commission discusses new business and upgrades
Finney County officials plan a special 10 am meeting to review a potential contract with an expanding business that could create about 80 full time jobs. The panel also weighed architecture proposals for improvements at the Finney County Exhibition Building and approved zoning changes and a county wide mitigation plan.
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County Commission
Special Commission
Roman Halbor
Duvall
FCEDC
Randy Partington
Tom Burgardt
Halbur
Finney County Exhibition Building
County
Finney County Fairgrounds
N. Vfw Road
Manuel and
Bertha
Lozoya
Ralph Rojas
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Garden City teens push for indoor youth center and skate park
Health officials and the Garden City Recreation Commission map teen needs at Finnup Park Isabel Avenue skate park and city pool. They seek more indoor activities and a youth center while tackling funding barriers for a new skate park and year round soccer leagues. The effort is backed by a CHI grant and a coalition planning three to five years with a baseline in 2015 and progress by 2020.
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Finnup Park
Isabel Avenue
Donna Gerstner
Garden City Recreation Commission
Gerstner
Recreation Commission
City Pool
Hector Martinez
Garden City Community College
Garden City
Harness
Catholic Health Initiatives
CHI
Mail concerns rise as delivery changes hit small firms
Cookie Driscoll of Fairfield Pa designs animal stickers for gift shops and relies on the Postal Service for low cost fast delivery and paper checks. She warns the shift will be an irritant though not fatal. L L Bean faces similar headaches as it mails 250 million catalogs annually and depends on scheduled catalog arrivals for staffing.
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Cookie Driscoll
Fairfield
L.L. Bean
Sperry
Garden City Telegram
Telegram
Dena Sattler
Sattler
Rochelle Kinnes
Garden City
Kinnes
Postal Service plans cuts to save money nationwide
The U S Postal Service seeks to close 252 of 461 mail centers, moving Dodge City to Wichita and shifting others to Denver Amarillo and local hubs. The plan aims to save about 3 billion annually with a 20 hour sorting window in Wichita and a two to three day first class delivery standard, drawing concern from retailers and newspapers over potential delays.
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Sperry
Postal Service
Dodge City
Wichita
Liberal
Colby
Hays
Salina
Topeka
Hutchinson
Denver
Amarillo
Texas
Dodge City Center
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Finney County
N. Ninth St
Bruce Glass
Vincent Mancini
GMCN
Dale Blaine Davis
Architecture Plus LLC
Martinez
John Doll
Doll
Nancy Harness
Center For Children and Families
St. Catherine Hospital
Pinch
U.S. Postal Service
Michael Halbert
Halbert
Postal Regulation Commission
Emmaus
BYU Econ
Adva
Pelee Eae Ely
Ula Ta
NaTaylor
Gard
MEAG
Word of Life
Lee
Weil
Ottas
First Christian Church
First United Methodist Church
Iglesia Luterana
Barbara Robinson
Ad Mathodat
Community College
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