Wyoming firm to lease county land for Garden City wind parts hub
Casper, Wyoming based Transportation Partners and Logistics LLC will lease 85 acres near Jennie Barker Road and US 50/400 for a wind turbine components offloading and distribution site. The one year lease could create 20 to 25 full time jobs, with most filled locally if skilled workers can be found. The move hinges on private Lee Industrial progress.
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Finney County
Garden City
Company
Casper
Transportation Partners and Logistics LLC
Jennie Barker
Jim Orr
Billy Brenton
Orr
City eyes alternatives to new utility fee for housing growth
Garden City commissioners rejected a plan for a $2.50 monthly utility surcharge to fund a Neighborhood Development Incentive Program. The proposal would have covered electricity water and sewer infra for new housing and offered cash incentives, but residents spoke against it and data show housing starts have fallen from the 1990s peak. Kaleb Kentner and Mike Muirhead pitched the program at the Nov. 15 meeting, citing a housing crisis amid declining home construction and rental shortages.
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Garden City Commission
Garden City
Kaleb Kentner
Mike Muirhead
Public Utilities
City Commission
John Doll
City Department
City approves electricity rate increase in Garden City
Garden City commissioners passed an ordinance restructuring electricity rates for the first time since 1998. The higher rates take effect next April for all utility customers, with churches and schools phased in over two years as the hardest hit. Residents and community stakeholders spoke at the Tuesday meeting.
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Garden City
City approves USD 457 electricity rate hike for schools
Garden City Commission voted 5-0 to raise city electricity rates over two years for schools and churches. Schools face base rates of 37.50 from April 2012 to April 2013 and 75 from April 2013 to April 2014, as officials cite rising energy costs and depleted utility reserves.
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USD
Garden City Commission
Health officials urge flu vaccination during National Vaccination Week
Health agencies urge vaccination as influenza season approaches with peak in January and February. KDHE and HHS urge all 6 months and older to vaccinate to reduce infection spread, especially protecting young and elderly. Officials note flu hospitalizations and past Kansan deaths, urging early vaccination.
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Centers For Disease Control
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
US Department of Health and Human Services
KDHE
HHS
ECHE
Robert Moser
CDC
Sunny today with milder 38 degree high and 14 low
The forecast calls for a sunny day with a pleasant rise in temperature to 38 degrees and a low of 14. Thursday will be partly sunny with a high near 34 and a low around 16, with details continued on page A8.
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Laura Wineinger
Veronica Foster
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Laurie Sisk
Church of the Nazarene
Rachael Gray
Gray
Ties
Muirhead
Annie
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Garden City Co-op
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