Housing Need Rises After Garden City Fire
Garden City requires more housing as vacancy declines and population grows. RDG Planning estimates 30,350 residents and 10,549 housing units now, rising to 31,118 with 10,816 units by 2008 2013 and 32,223 with 11,200 units by 2014 2020. Main need is rental units, with 236 more rental units for Garden City 2020, and Holcomb 43, Finney County 140.
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ConAgra
Martin Shubert
RDG Planning & Design
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Neb
Shukert
Shubert
Holcomb
Finney County
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Black Hills Energy
Martin Shukert
Commission seeks cost savings for 2009 and 2010
Finney County commissioners and County Administrator Pete Olson urged department heads to cut costs for the 2009 budget to ease a tighter 2010. Sheriff Kevin Bascue considered delaying vehicle replacements for 2010, while noting 2009 reductions may be limited. Olson cited KCAC discussions on the economic downturn and directed managers to adopt proactive budget practices amid a still uncertain revenue outlook.
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Finney County
Pete Olson
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Sheriff
Olson
Kansas Association of Counties
Randy Partington
Topeka
Kansas officials discuss western highways plan
Kansas city and county leaders testified at the Finney County Fairgrounds on a new comprehensive transportation plan. The 17 member special committee, appointed by the legislative coordinating council, will present the plan to the Legislature in January as the current plan expires in 2009. The meeting location was moved from the Finney County Transit Center to the fairgrounds to handle a large crowd.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
House
Senate
Legislative Coordinating Council
Finney County Transit Center
Fairgrounds
Santa Claus visits Wee Readers at Finney County Library
Mattie Morales, 20 months, sits on her mother Dolores Morales’ lap as Santa reads Santa Duck during a Wee Readers Storytime on Monday morning at the Finney County Public Library. A puppet show and gifts were offered to children.
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Mattie Morales
Santa
Dolores Morales
Finney County Public Library
Santa Duck
Fed prepares to cut rates as recession deepens
The Federal Reserve signals a possible rate reduction to near zero amid plunging consumer prices and a drop in home construction. Government reports show a deepening economy, with Bernanke stressing readiness to act and explore tools beyond rate cuts at the two day meeting wrap up.
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Washington
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Bernanke
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